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The Entertainment Merchant Association |
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2009 EMA RETAILERS OF THE YEAR |
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The following retailers have been selected as EMA's Retailers of the Year for 2009: DVD/Blu-ray Retailing Award - an award given by peers (voted on by members of EMA's Retail Advisory Council), based on commitment to the category, creative merchandising and innovative supply chain activities: AMAZON.com, Seattle, WA
Video Game Retailing Award - an award given by peers (voted on by members of EMA's Game Retailing Council), based on commitment to the category, creative merchandising, and innovative supply chain activities:GAMESTOP, Grapevine, TX Independent Retailer Award - an award given by peers (voted on by members of the iDEA Advisory Council), based on outstanding retailing practices and industry support: HOLLYWOOD AT HOME, Overland Park, KS Chairman's Award - an award based on service to the industry through EMA (specifically based on level of participation in Association activities) - HASTINGS ENTERTAINMENT, Amarillo, TX |
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Past Awardees of VSDA's Retailer of the Year 1990-2008 1990 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): Movies Unlimited, Philadelphia PA Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): Applause Video, Raleigh NC Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): RKO Warner Video, New York NY
1991 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): Video Adventure Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): Video Superstore Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): Wherehouse Entertainment, CA
1994 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): Country Home Video, Clovis CA Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): Movie Stars,NY Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): Video Watch, Deerfield FL Non-Video Specialist: Wegman's, Rochester NY Canadian: Steve's TV, Ltd, Kitchener ON
1995 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): Planet Video, WI Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): Pacific Video Entertainment Corporation Video Droid, Mill Valley CA Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): Hollywood Entertainment, OR Non-Video Specialist: Stop & Shop Supermarket Co., Quincy MA Canadian: Rogers Video, Vancouver BC
1996 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): Chimney's Video Superstore, Cicero NY Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): All Star Video, Taunton MA Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): Middle Tennessee Video, Memphis TN Non-Video Specialist: Best Buy, MN Canadian: Ambassador Video, Ajax ON
1997 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): Champagne Video, New York NY Video Headquarters, Keene, NH Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): New York/New England Video Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): West Coast Entertainment, Langhorne PA Canadian: Rogers Video, Vancouver BC
1998 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): 49'er Video, Davis CA Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): Massive Video, Norton MA Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): Hastings Video, Amarillo, TX Canadian: Le Superclub Videotron, Montreal PQ
1999 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): The Video Connection, Pembroke Pines FL Movie Madness, Portland OR Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): Movie Magic, Lindale TX Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): Family Video Superstores, N Little Rock, AR Canadian Family Video
2000 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): Video Room, New York, NY Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): Tommy K's Video, Hamden CT Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): Tower Records/Video, Sacramento CA Canadian: That's Entertainment, St. Catherine's ON
2001 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): Videos & More/Spotlight, Brookings OR Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): TLA Video, Philadelphia, PA Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): Movie Gallery, Dothan AL Canadian: Video Difference, Halifax NS Special Award: The Zone, U.S. Marines Corps
2002 Independent/Small Chain Video Store (1-5 Stores): First Run Video, Brattleboro VT Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): Bradley Video, Petaluma CA Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores): Rogers Video, Vancouver BC Canadian: Video 2000, Niagara Falls ON
2003 Independent Video Store Beyond Video, Charlottesville VA Small Chain Video Store (2-5 stores): Rain City Video, Seattle WAMid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores): Video Depot, Palm Desert CALarge Video Store Chain (21+ stores): DMK Entertainment, Inc., Birmingham ALInternational Retailer: Beverly Hills Video, Poland
2004 Independent Video Store: The Video Station, Alameda, CA Small Chain Video Store (2-5 stores): Video Factory, Redmond WA Chain Video Store (6 or more stores): Silver Screen Video, San Rafael CA
2005 Grocer / Mass Merchant: Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA International: Tsutaya, Tokyo, Japan Retailer (20+ stores): Newbury Comics, Boston, MA Retailer (6-19 stores): DVD Station, San Francisco, CA Single Store Retailer - George Atkinson Award: Emerald City Video, Auburn, NY 2006 Entertainment Specialist: Circuit City, Richmond, VA Non-Traditional Retailer: BMG Columbia House, New York, NY Online Retailer: Amazon, Seattle, WA Rental Specialist: Netflix, Los Gatos, CA iDEA Retailers: Movie Merchants, Sonoma, CA
2007 Rental Specialist redbox, Chicago, IL Mass Merchant/Grocer Target, Minneapolis, MN Online Retailer CinemaNow, Marina Del Rey, CA iDEA Chairman's Award Video Isle, Seattle, WA
2008 Video Chain Specialist Hastings Entertainment, Amarillo, TX Mass Merchant/Grocer Giant Eagle, Pittsburgh, PA Online Retailer Netflix, Los Gatos, CA Single Store Specialist Video Plus & Tanning, Rice Lake, WI Multi Store Specialist Island Video, Seattle, WA |
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