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Blockbuster May File for Bankruptcy Protection
March 17, 2010

Dallas-based Blockbuster Inc. reported that it may need to file for bankruptcy protection, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). The movie-rental retailer said in a filing that its "declining sales and cash flow, coupled with increasingly competitive industry conditions, 'raise substantial doubt about our ability to continue as a going concern,'" the paper reported. About a year ago, Blockbuster made a similar warning before it refinanced its long-term debt last fall. The company said it plans to sell international operations, modify terms of its senior notes and possibly swap senior subordinated debt with Class A common stock in an attempt to boost its balance sheet, according to the WSJ.

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Video: Inside JCPenney’s Manhattan Mall Store
DDI visited the new JCPenney department store at Manhattan Mall in New York and spoke with store manager Joe Cardamone. Below is video of that conversation paired with a walk-through tour of the new store. For more on the JCPenney store, look out for DDI's November/December issue mailing out at the end of November.



 
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