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The once iconic video renting empire Blockbuster has whittled down to one last store. 

As of this week the second-to-last Blockbuster location in Australia announced it will close its doors later this month, meaning there will be just one franchise video store left.  

A Blockbuster located in Bend, Oregon is now the last store location on the planet. 

Blockbuster was once the lead video renting franchise boasting 9,000 locations worldwide before going bankrupt in 2010. By 2017 there were just 10 stores left in the U.S.  

This Blockbuster located in Bend, Oregon is the last Blockbuster location in the world

A look inside: The Bend Blockbuster has been in business for over 20 years and owner Sandi Harding credits its success to the demand for old classic movies they have that aren't available on streaming services Netflix 

'I don’t foresee the store closing. I think we are good for a while,' Bend general manager Sandi Hardings said on the future of the shop

Following the closure of several Blockbuster locations in Alaska in 2018, Bend became the last Blockbuster location in America and boosted business by selling these shirts boasting of their asccomplishment

On Friday the last Blockbuster in Australia located in the Perth suburb of Morley, announced it will close down by the end of this month. 

Owner Lyn Borszeky posted signs on the storefront window on Friday announcing the shut down and a going-out-of-business sale starting on March 8.

'We put in a pretty good effort to be the last one in Australia, I suppose, but it was going to happen eventually and now is the time,' Borszeky said to the Australian Associated Press.  

Sandi Harding, the general manager of the Oregon Blockbuster, is excited to be running the last Blockbuster on the planet but is sad to hear of the Australian branch's closure.

'We're proud to still be open,' Harding said to CNN, while lamenting the closure of their sister location Down Under adding, 'We all have a kinship with the other Blockbusters.'  

Bend Blockbuster general manager Sandi Harding said: 'We probably open up 10 accounts a day. It’s crazy the amount of people that come in and want a Blockbuster card'

The Blockbuster in Bend shared this post on Twitter on Monday after learning they were the last store location in the globe

A tourist pictured taking a selfie in front of the Bend Blockbuster after it became the last franchise location in the U.S. in July 2018

The Bend Blockbuster is a popular stop for nostalgic tourists seeking to revisit the once-popular video renting store 

While Blockbusters across the globe have close their doors, the Bend location seems to be doing just fine business-wise. 

'We just got off the phone with an Australian radio station. The last Blockbuster in Australia is closing at the end of this month making our Bend Oregon Store the Last Blockbuster on the Planet!!! #LastBlockbuster #InTheWorld,' the branch wrote on Twitter on Monday.

The Bend shop has remained open for more than 20 years, with most of its sales coming in thanks to classic old movie titles - the shop's 'bread and butter'. 

'You can go to Redbox and you can get the new titles, but they don't have the older ones. Netflix and Amazon don't have everything, either,' she added.  

The Bend location celebrated being the last Blockbuster in the U.S. after Alaska closed its last couple of shops in 2018 by selling T-shirts and hats. 

Now Harding hopes being the last location on the planet will be good for business and attract tourists craving a walk down memory lane. 

'We probably open up 10 accounts a day. It’s crazy the amount of people that come in and want a Blockbuster card,' Harding said to the Bend Bulletin.

'I don’t foresee the store closing. I think we are good for a while,' she added.

The Oregon location became the last in the world after this location in Perth, Australia announced it will close by the end of the month

The store announced it would close by the end of March, closing its doors due to competition from other video streaming outlets like Netflix

The Perth location once boasted by the last in the country, until this month when it announced its closure 

For many Blockbuster fans, the closure of the last Australian location is a sad one. 

'We knew change was coming but were a bit surprised how quickly it affected our customer base once Netflix hit the Australian market,' owner Lyn Borszeky said last year on the effect of online movie streaming services.  

'We get customers all the time pleading for us not to close as they still enjoy the experience and service that we provide. It is sad to see where our industry has gone for a number of reasons,' she added. 

Blockbuster flourished in the 1980s and 1990s but shut down its last corporate owned stores in 2014.  

 

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The once iconic video renting empire Blockbuster has whittled down to one last store. 
As of this week the second-to-last Blockbuster location in Australia announced it will close its doors later this month, meaning there will be just one franchise video store left.  
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