Blockbuster Inc.’s local franchisee has closed another of its local brick-and-mortar rental stores.
The store at 9005 Highway 64 in Lakeland is holding a “store closing†sale and directing customers to stores near Germantown and Bartlett for future purchases.
The closing comes about four months after Blockbuster Inc. announced it had filed for bankruptcy protection, a moment that cemented the venerable rental chain’s decline amid the rise of DVD-by-mail services like Netflix.