Best Buy is exiting the physical media business and will no longer carry movies, including 4K Blu-rays — gutting the shrunken department that was one of my first and favorite jobs. Best Buy is ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Fans of physical media have been dealt another blow, as big box retailer Best Buy has reportedly made the decision to cease sales of DVDs and Blu-rays in-store and also online.

The days of walking into a store and spending hours slowly exploring aisles of movies new and old are ending, as Best Buy’s previously reported plans to stop selling physical media begin in 2024.

Best Buy will continue to sell movies and TV shows on physical discs ... As of mid-2023, Best Buy had 1,129 store locations, with 969 of those in the U.S. The move comes as Netflix, 25 years ...

Best Buy told CBS MoneyWatch Friday that it will ... Digital video discs emerged in the mid-'90s as a new way to store and watch movies, with the the first DVD players appearing in Japan.

Physical media took another body blow this week, announcing that Best Buy will no longer carry DVD/Blu-ray in stores or online as of January. For the last few years, their in-store section has ...

RICHFIELD, Minn. — It's the end of a movie-watching era. Minnesota-based Best Buy confirmed Monday that the electronics retailer will phase out DVD sales, both in-store and online, early next year.