K-Mart goes hd-dvd exclusive

[ganthc]

http://www.tvpredictions.com/kmart103107.htm

According to Toshiba, KMart will now be hd-dvd exclusive, although it will sell PS3's. This is the kind of retail deal that I have been saying hd-dvd should be making. Kmart will help provide that shelf space that is critical during this upcoming Christmas season.

[videoworx]

KMart will now be hd-dvd exclusive, although it will sell PS3's.

So, not quite HD-DVD exclusive, then. Will they continue to sell Blu-Ray software (as they had Spiderman 3 for $6.99 on Blu-Ray yesterday)?

[ganthc]

Originally Posted by videoworx

So, not quite HD-DVD exclusive, then. Will they continue to sell Blu-Ray software (as they had Spiderman 3 for $6.99 on Blu-Ray yesterday)?

I think it goes along with the mentality that hd-dvd doesn't consider the ps3 an actual blu-ray player.

[Mr. Furious]

If HD-DVD wants to win, it needs a two part strategy.

1) Make cherry deals with retailers (consumer end).

2) Make cherry deals with studios (supplier end).

The trick is finding the right mix right now... Though I gotta say, isn't K-Mart pretty irrelevant now?

[jbat31]

K mart is no longer relevant in todays market

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by videoworx

So, not quite HD-DVD exclusive, then. Will they continue to sell Blu-Ray software (as they had Spiderman 3 for $6.99 on Blu-Ray yesterday)?

Basically same terms as BD/Target deal, it seems.

Also for others, keep in mind that Sears owns Kmart.

[ganthc]

I'd say any exclusivity deal with retailers is beneficial at this point. I would also look for hd-dvd to make an exclusivity deal with Hollywood Video to get a brick and mortar presence established. But that's just me.

[littlebib]

Originally Posted by ganthc

I think it goes along with the mentality that hd-dvd doesn't consider the ps3 an actual blu-ray player.

It all depends on product placement. The PS3 will be sitting next to the Wii and Xbox360, not by the DVD and HD-DVD players. That, and most people still consider the PS3 to be a gaming machine and not a movie machine.

[Dogg]

Originally Posted by Ruined

Basically same terms as BD/Target deal, it seems.

Also for others, keep in mind that Sears owns Kmart.

Actually, K-Mart bought Sears http://money.cnn.com/2004/11/17/news...0/sears_kmart/

not that it matters much in this context.

Being only in K-Mart doesn't really seem like that big of a deal. There aren't even that many K-Mart stores around any more (at least in my area). But since K-Mart and Sears are technically one and the same, I suspect Sears is also HD exclusive, which makes this equivalent and/or better than Target. Now if it was Wal-Mart on the other hand...

[sub780lime]

Originally Posted by ganthc

KMart will now be hd-dvd exclusive,

To sell to their 25 consumers a day. I don't think anyone believes that Kmart going exclusive will really affect the sales totals. They don't compete with Walmart or Target on any level anymore.

[ganthc]

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news...re_Purple/1137

Well, that was shortlived.

[MooglePorn]

Yeah, proven to be bogus.

It's funny because I was in Kmart the other day for some lightbulbs and they had only Transformers on HD DVD, while they had a whole row of BD movies... I figured this was untrue.

[Ruined]

Originally Posted by ganthc

http://bluray.highdefdigest.com/news...re_Purple/1137

Well, that was shortlived.

Looks almost identical to Target's backtracking the day after the BDA announcement. I think the retailer deals are very similar: Kmart only sells HD DVD standalones, but also sells the PS3; they sell both BD & HD DVD software. Similarly, Target only sells BD standalones, but also sells the 360 HDAO; they sell both BD & HD DVD software. Therefore, while each has a standalone skew to either side, they are both dual format supporters.

[dugpa]

I think the biggest surprise from all this is the fact that K-mart still exists. News to me. They closed all their stores here years ago.

[MooglePorn]

The one here is like zombie-land... I stop there sometimes for something quick because it's on my way home and there is NEVER anyone there, like 3 cars or some shit... Wal-Mart and Target are always packed.

In my "other home" of Pittsburgh though there are quite a few Kmarts still rocking, many of them with some decent business. I think there's a lot more people without personal transportation up there that shop at Kmart simply because it's the closest thing.