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Sears Plans Film-Download Store in Challenge to Best Buy, Apple
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Sears Holdings Corp., owner of the Sears and Kmart retail chains, will start an online store to compete with Apple Inc. and Best Buy Co. in selling downloads of movies and TV shows as Web-connected devices become more common.
The digital store will use an online service and technology operated by Sonic Solutions Inc., the companies said today in a statement. Sonic’s RoxioNow system will be installed on televisions, computers, Blu-ray disc players, set-top boxes and mobile phones sold by the biggest U.S. department store chain.