Netflix vs Blockbuster - Origins | 2
Business Wars6 Feb 2018

Netflix vs Blockbuster - Origins | 2

After Hastings pleaded with Antioco to buy Blockbuster Online, Antioco agreed to present Hasting’s proposal to the board. What he didn’t tell him was that he was pushing the board to reject the offer so Netflix would wither and die. Meanwhile, Netflix was struggling to gain legitimacy in Hollywood. Netflix quickly realized that before it could take on the Hollywood gods, it would have to slay Blockbuster.


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Toys R US vs KB Toys | Toy Hunter | 2

Toys R US vs KB Toys | Toy Hunter | 2

It’s 1990 and Toys “R” Us rules toy retail. But when big-box retailers Walmart and Costco threaten to intrude on its territory, Toys “R” Us uses toymakers to wage retail war.And as the clash of the gi...

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Toys R US vs KB Toys | Category Killer | 1

Toys R US vs KB Toys | Category Killer | 1

It’s the 1950s and in Washington D.C., Charles Lazarus is running a small baby furniture store in the house he was born in.But when a customer comes seeking toys, Lazarus starts on the path towards cr...

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Best of Business Wars Daily | Toying Around | 6

Best of Business Wars Daily | Toying Around | 6

We're talking about legendary toy stores and how they can compete today with comedian Gianmarco Soresi, who's in the new Netflix series "Verified Stand-Up" and editor-in-chief of The Toy Book, James Z...

9 Nov 202335min

CVS vs. Walgreens | Trouble Behind the Counter | 5

CVS vs. Walgreens | Trouble Behind the Counter | 5

Between overworked pharmacists, healthcare consolidation, and rising drug costs, pharmacies are constantly having to adapt. Dan Weissmann, host of the An Arm and a Leg podcast, joins David to talk abo...

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CVS vs. Walgreens | The Doctor is In | 4

CVS vs. Walgreens | The Doctor is In | 4

It’s 2013 and CVS boss Larry Merlo is formulating a plan to wipe two-billion dollars off of the company’s sales by stripping cigarettes from the chain’s shelves.But while Merlo seeks to forge a tobacc...

1 Nov 202336min

CVS vs. Walgreens | A New Prescription | 3

CVS vs. Walgreens | A New Prescription | 3

It’s 2009 and Walgreens is in crisis. It’s just lost its CEO and surrendered its top-dog status to CVS.But it’s about to fightback. It’s got a plan to launch itself onto the world stage and sock it to...

25 Okt 202333min

CVS vs. Walgreens | Clinic Bait | 2

CVS vs. Walgreens | Clinic Bait | 2

It’s the late 1990s and CVS and Walgreens are battling for control of the nation’s best street corners and there’s a huge prize at stake.Tens of millions of boomers are about to turn grey and thanks t...

18 Okt 202335min

CVS vs. Walgreens | Powerful Medicine | 1

CVS vs. Walgreens | Powerful Medicine | 1

It’s 1895 and Chicago’s a boom town that’s overflowing with pharmacies. But one drugstore is about to emerge from the city’s mass of small-time drugstores and become a national force. It’s name is Wal...

11 Okt 202336min

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