One of Australia's last DVD rental stores is closing - this one is out in regional Western Australia. I do wonder if adorning your store with faded posters of movies 10 or so years-old may not have helped matters.

How many video stores could be left? And would that number be higher or lower than people who made it through the first episode of Netflix's show Blockbuster?

Off the top of my head, I can think of just one video store in suburban Brisbane where I live and considering the limited hours that store is ever open, I'm 100% certain it is a front for something shady.

Credits roll for one of the last video stores in the country
The Assaads opened a video store in the outback 40 years ago. Now, it’s one of the last video stores in Australia, but it’s closing.
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