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2008 EMA RETAILERS OF THE YEAR

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Accepting the EMA Video Chain Specialist award for Hastings Entertainment are Alan Van Ongevalle, Victor Fuentes and John Marmaduke, flanked by MGM's Eric Doctorow and EMA Chairman Bob Geistman.

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MGM's Eric Doctorow (l) and EMA Chairman Bob Geistman (r) congratulate Ted Sarandos of EMA online retailer of the year, Netflix.

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Chuck Porter accepting for
EMA Mass Merchant/Grocer -
Giant Eagle - Pittsburgh, PA

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Jeanne and David Chamberlain accepting the iDEA Single Store Retailer award - Video Plus & Tanning, Rice Lake, WI

iDEA's Multi-store Retailer award went to Island Video, Inc in Seattle, WA.

Past Awardees of VSDA's Retailer of the Year 1990-2004

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 WA

Mid-Sized Video Store Chain (6-20 stores):               Video Depot, Palm Desert CA

Large Video Store Chain (21+ stores):                       DMK Entertainment, Inc., Birmingham AL

International 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
                                       Video Quest, Joliet, IL
                                       Video Zone, S Deerfield, MA
                                       People's Choice, Waukegan, IL
                                       Backstage Video, Bridgewater, VA

 

2007

Rental Specialist                           Netflix, Chicago, IL

Mass Merchant/Grocer                        Target, Minneapolis, MN

Online Retailer                            CinemaNow, Marina Del Rey, CA

iDEA Chairman's Award                       Video Isle, Seattle, WA