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As Speedy Video’s flagship store shutters, is this the death knell for film collectors, local industry? | Malay Mail

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As Speedy Video’s flagship store shutters, is this the death knell for film collectors, local industry?

visited the store a few days before it closed down, and the chain’s former retail manager Irene Hew, 52, and her best friend, the branch’s supervisor Bridget Yeow, 54, teared up seeing the tributes on social media."We had more than 80,000 titles.

In comparison, Hew said Speedy had even managed to survive the hey days of pirated VCDs in the early 2000s. Customers are pictured perusing CDs at Speedy Video Mid Valley Megamall September 10, 2019. — Picture by Hari AnggaraThe closure is a damning indicator of how the internet, through streaming and downloading platforms, has affected physical audio visual sales, and nostalgia can do little to stall the inevitable.that the closure is another blow to movie buffs in the country, especially those who collect physical versions of films, such as DVDs.

"You don't need to have a TV, DVD player, cabinet to store the DVDs, enough room in your house to enjoy them in," he said.

 

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