Never underestimate the power of Wal-Mart! The retail juggernaut has the power to destroy a product line’s sales by deciding not to sell it - or simply pushing it to the bottom shelf. Wal-Mart recently trimmed down its DVD shelf to free up space for better selling items. Now tremors are being felt across the entertainment industry. But is Wal-Mart contributing to a consumer paradigm shift or simply responding to one?
Discuss "Wal-Mart Shrugged – DVD and Blu-ray Fell" here. Read the article.
Kind of weird to post an editorial as news. While Wal-Mart is making shifts of products, as they always have been, they are best known for their cheap-as-can-be discs, not necessarily for putting out the best price on a product on opening day.
What is really stupid is that the article does pull up numbers for current DVD sales in 2009, but does not actually break out how BD sales are doing compared to 2008. I would think that if they are going to include BD as part of the editorial then it would have helped to show that it remains to be seen how this move by Wal Mart will affect BD sales which are up XXX% compared to last year.
Kind of silly editorial IMO.
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Kind of weird to post an editorial as news. While Wal-Mart is making shifts of products, as they always have been, they are best known for their cheap-as-can-be discs, not necessarily for putting out the best price on a product on opening day.
What is really stupid is that the article does pull up numbers for current DVD sales in 2009, but does not actually break out how BD sales are doing compared to 2008. I would think that if they are going to include BD as part of the editorial then it would have helped to show that it remains to be seen how this move by Wal Mart will affect BD sales which are up XXX% compared to last year.
Kind of silly editorial IMO.
I think digital downloads are nice, but I want my physical media for now.
I will always want my physical media, with the option to make it digital to use as I see fit for whatever device(s) I choose.
Hells yea, how else you gonna impress da ladies!
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Blu-Ray will never take off until the ridiculous premium over standard DVDs is reduced or even eliminated. I only buy Blu-Ray when selected items are on 60-70% sale. These are usually box sets of TV series or occasionally films plus sequels. And of course there is always the used market on Amazon and eBay for some greatly discounted discs. Not only does the premium have to disappear, but the fictitious "list" prices have to come down to reasonable starting points, say $19.95 rather than $39.95 or even $29.95
Wal-Mart Shrugged - DVD and Blu-ray Fell
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