Some video stores stay alive as technology changes

Published July 17, 2012 5:07pm ET



HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — It’s no secret that the number of video stores in the United States is diminishing. The culprit? The World Wide Web. The big shot players of video streaming like Netflix, YouTube and Hulu are the top spot holders when it comes to viewing movies and TV episodes online.

In 1992, there were about nine video rental stores in Hagerstown. Today, there is only one.

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