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Sign of the Times: Media Wave in Fairfield to Close
The store is selling its entire stock of DVDs and video games as it prepares to shut its doors.
One of the last of a dying breed will be closing its doors.
Media Wave in downtown Fairfield has announced to its customers that it is no longer renting DVDs and video games and is instead selling its entire stock as it prepares to close, according to the Fairfield Citizen.
Paul Jordanopoulos, who opened the store 17 years ago, told the Citizen that the peak of the market was around 2008 or 2009 but the influx of streaming platforms, such as NetFlix, hasn’t boded well for business.
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“It’s been a slow progression,” Jordanopoulos told the Citizen. “There’s so many other ways to be entertained now.”
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