Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs. The consumer electronics retailer plans to phase out its DVD and Blu-ray sales by early 2024 — with physical movies set to be sold in-stores and online as they are today through the holidays.
  • xyzzy@lemm.eeEnglish
    501·
    1 year ago

    “Making this change gives us more space and opportunity to bring customers new and innovative tech for them to explore, discover and enjoy.”

    Yeah, because that’s what I think when I go into a Best Buy: “they could really use more space.”

    • Facebones@reddthat.comEnglish
      15·
      1 year ago

      more tech for them to explore, discover, and enjoy

      Like what? Unless they’re going to become a free Lan center with a bunch of rigs and vr headsets set up on one side with couch console gaming setups on the other to “drive hardware sales” what big innovative tech is going to make sense in that old retail consumer space?

      • rvd2k4English
        16·
        1 year ago

        We do this where I work, we call it the teen space. The only difference is we don’t want to sell you anything, but ask you to signup for a library card.

    • somegadgetguy@lemdro.idEnglish
      4·
      1 year ago

      Last one I went to was trashed and most of the shelves were empty. I keep thinking they could make more cash sub-letting kiosk spaces to smaller tech brands. If there’s funds rock the flea market look, they might as well go all the way.