Last Local Blockbuster Closing

Blockbuster is closing more than 300 stores across the country, including its last Mount Plesant location, according to media reports.

The video store chain has struggled in recent years as home entertainment habits shifted, and competitors such as RedBox and Netflix swiped at its customer base.

Blockbuster will keep only about 500 stores in the U.S., according to reports. It will continually monitor those for profitability and close stores that aren't in the black, according to a spokesman.

Blockbuster had a similar wave of closures in 2012. A second store near Towne Centre was shuttered along with 500 other stores in the U.S. Dish Network purchased the struggling video chain in 2011.