Employee profile
What was the name of your video store?
Fitse Video
Where was the store located?
Addis Ababa, (Ethiopia)
When did you start working at this store?
1996
In your own words, how did you get started working in video retail? What
led you to choose the video industry, and this store in particular?
I was eager to work in the entertainmet sector eventhough it is limited to work here. I chose the video industry because it is getting accessible in our country these days, previously it was forbidden to watch or buy videos. I chose this particular store because it is easy to get new releases easily.
Describe your store - what did it look like? What were its distinguishing
features?
What were your customers like? What particularly memorable customers or events do you remember?
What was your boss like? How did he or she divide the work in the store?
What video formats did your store offer (i.e. VHS, Beta, Laserdisc)? Where were
different formats kept in the store?
In addition to mainstream Hollywood movies, what other kinds of videotapes
(children's videos or X-rated tapes, for example) did you rent/sell? Where were these
videos found in your store, and how important were they to the business?
What other services/products did you offer besides the rental or sale of
programs? Did this change over time?
Did you ever rent VCRs or other hardware to your customers? If so,
how important were hardware rentals to the business?
During the period that you worked at the store, what changes did you see take place?
Is this store still open? If not, when did it close?