Blockbuster Withdraws Circuit City Bid
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 7/2/2008

For the last few months, investors and analysts have been talking about Blockbuster's unsolicited offer to purchase Circuit City (CC: Charts, News, Offers). It is a deal that seemed to have both positives and negatives for both companies. The offer was officially announced to the public back in April, but the two companies had already been talking for a couple months before that point. The economy has greatly changed since Blockbuster first decided to make this offer, and as a result, Blockbuster's executives have realized that their strategy needs to change as well. So late last night, Blockbuster announced its decision to withdraw its offer to purchase Circuit City. What are all the reasons for this, and how will investors react? More >

Blockbuster Reveals Unsolicited Bid for Circuit City
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 4/14/2008

What are the similarities between Blockbuster and Circuit City (CC: Charts, News, Offers)? Each deal with electronics, but an electronics retail store and a video rental store don't seem obviously compatible. This is the issue analysts and investors are struggling to comprehend this morning, as news has broken that Blockbuster has been bidding to purchase Circuit City. Not only that, but Blockbuster has taken the bid directly to the shareholders. Why all of a sudden is this the first time that anyone has heard about this offer? More >

Blockbuster Acquisition Too Little Too Late?
Excerpt from the InvestorGuide.com Stock of the Day on 8/9/2007

Movie rental giant Blockbuster announced an acquisition it hopes will give it the necessary edge to woo would-be customers away from the competition. The Dallas-based chain confirmed that it purchased film download service Movielink in an effort to provide the same offerings as rival Netflix (NFLX: Charts, News, Offers). Netflix has boasted the exclusive ability to offer instant movie and television show downloads to a computer, but Blockbuster has stripped them of that designation with today's news. Will the added service give Blockbuster the final ingredient it needs to make the Total Access package irresistible to consumers or will it continue to dawdle behind Netflix. More >

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