Best Buy plans to phase out sales of physical movies in the coming months
Speculation about the fate of Best Buy’s physical movies began swirling around this week after several media outlets reported on the company’s plans.
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Speculation about the fate of Best Buy’s physical movies began swirling around this week after several media outlets reported on the company’s plans.
The consumer electronics retailer plans to phase out its DVD and Blu-ray sales by early 2024 — with physical movies set to be sold in-stores and online as they are today through the holidays.
Netflix mailed its last red-enveloped DVD last month. Now Best Buy will stop selling DVDs and Blu-ray discs at the end of the 2023 holiday season, too.
Last month, Netflix’s DVD-by-mail service officially came to a close as the company’s iconic red-and-white envelopes made their final trip.
Best Buy is saying goodbye to movie-watching with physical discs.