Article 5PPW3 ‘You can’t close’: Melbourne’s last video store determined to stay open in streaming era

‘You can’t close’: Melbourne’s last video store determined to stay open in streaming era

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Caitlin Cassidy
from World news | The Guardian on (#5PPW3)

Picture Search owner Derek de Vreught aims to stick around as browsing for DVDs becomes a niche experience

The last DVD rental store in Melbourne sits in an unassuming wooden shopfront in Richmond between a trendy fish and chippery and a tapas bar.

For the past 20 years, Picture Search has been run by Derek de Vreught, an eccentric man who wears his grey hair long, his clothes baggy, and doesn't like interviews.

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