Blockbuster shops survive latest chop

Blockbuster locations in Luton, Dunstable and Leighton Buzzard will remain open despite the video rental giant announcing the closure of a further 164 stores.

By The Newsroom

Published 14th Feb 2013, 10:43 BST

A spokesman confirmed that the shops in Marsh Road, Luton, West Street, Dunstable, and Waterborne Walk, Leighton Buzzard had survived the latest re-structuring since Blockbuster went into administration last month.

The company had 528 locations across the country before appointing administrators Deloitte in January – that total now stands at 204.

Lee Manning of Deloitte said: “We have continued to review the performance of individual stores since our appointment a month ago and have concluded that further closures are necessary in order to restructure the company for sale.”