Alaska To Close Last Of Its Blockbuster Video Stores

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/ Yelp Blockbuster's last locations in Alaska are finally closing , the video rental chain announced in July.

Alaska was Blockbuster's last frontier, thanks to the state's long winters and generally slow WiFi.

Now, it appears that only a single Blockbuster will remain open in all of the United States: one store in Bend, Oregon.

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