Owner of Britain's oldest DVD rental store shares how business still booms 40 years on The owner of Britain’s longest surviving DVD rental store is surprised that business is booming - 40 years after they opened.
The video store is believed to be the last video store in the UK but Colin believes they have stayed open because they have ‘diversified into other things.’ Alongside renting DVDs, the dad-of-two also sells stationary, repairs scratched DVDs discs and runs a successful photocopying and printing service.
But while the rise of streaming services like Netflix largely killed off the movie rental business, Colin says he has a steady flow of loyal customers who keep him in profit.
Colin Richards, 71, opened TVL Allstar Video in Haverhill, Suffolk, in 1984 and it originally started as a company that leased video tapes to other shops.
And his store in Haverhill, Suffolk, is still renting out DVDs to families for £2 a week - 11 years after Blockbuster shut down.
