Blockbuster Analysis

Throughout the next few years, Blockbuster faces a many number of firms hoping to cash in on the new technological advances of late. There is also the possibility of competitors infiltrating the organisation and gaining key business knowledge, which for many has become the difference between success and failure in the past.


Political factors affecting Blockbuster are the deregulating of broadband and the fact that any competitors can enter the market, as there are no legal regulations stopping them.
The economic situation means a huge market is available abroad offering opportunities for expansion.

Lots of technological advances have meant that with the development of DVDs and pay per view technology there are new markets for Blockbuster to develop into. Internet development and faster download speeds have lead to videos being downloaded from Internet affecting Blockbuster.

In social terms there has always been tendency to locate stores in heavily populated areas, now ther...