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Bury St Edmunds DVD shop owner vows to be ‘last man standing’

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Sitting on the corner of Northgate Street in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, it is a blink-and-you’ll-miss-it shop.

But for those who head inside, it is like stepping back in time as customers are greeted by walls of shelves packed with thousands of DVDs for sale and rent. And a movie is always playing on a TV by the window.

Mr Webber, 72, says while he has some regulars, he gets passing trade from people intrigued by the idea a video or DVD rental shop still exists.

“It’s just nice to see people come in and say, ‘Oh wow, I didn’t realise places like this existed’,” he said.

“I had a lad come in months ago, a real film buff, and he was gobsmacked by it.”

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