101.   Thorward said that date was too close to Labor Day, after which all video rentals tend to fall off sharply.

102.   To make matters worse, Blockbuster tried to sell everything from T-shirts to candy to supplement video rentals.

103.   To further boost the format, electronics companies, retailers, video rental chains and studios are offering deals through the holidays.

104.   Twenty bucks starts cutting into the fluff money, the spare change spent on soft drinks, video rentals and other non-essentials.

105.   Users can avoid driving to the video rental store, waiting in lines and dealing with poor-quality videos or DVDs.

106.   Viacom is struggling with few film hits and competition faced by its video rental business, Blockbuster.

107.   Video rental chain Grupo Video Visa SA, grocery wholesaler Grupo Corvi SA, Grupo Financiero Banamex-Accival SA and BBV-Probursa led the decline.

108.   Viacom Inc. said second-quarter results at its Blockbuster Entertainment Group unit will be a bust because of slower-than-expected video rentals and spiraling costs.

109.   Video rental income is especially crucial to the profitability of less popular titles.

110.   Video rental shops did a brisk business, and some bookstores found it worth their while to open.