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Blockbuster Vacancies Bring Hope -- In Canada

Blockbuster store closings obviously weren't a good thing for the industry, but in Canada there seems to be more hope of filling them the in the US.

By Ian Ritter | Updated on September 13, 2011

Blockbuster store closings obviously weren’t a good thing for the industry, but in Canada there seems to be more hope of filling them the in the US. About 250 Blockbusters will close in Canada by the end of the year, not nearly as many as the thousands south of its border.

For the most part, according to a Globe and Mail article, this is being seen as an opportunity. “We have a shortage of retail space. We need the space,” said one observer, commenting that suburban pad sites are really in demand in that country.

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