RAO Video Archives

The former RAO Video on Main Street in Little Rock is being renovated.

Chandler Makes Plans for RAO Site

When Robert A. Oliver put his venerable video store up for sale last year on Main Street in Little Rock, developer and businessman John Chandler could just envision the vast but cluttered space as a new home for his international textile company. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - April 4, 2022, 12:00am

Robert Oliver is expecting to close RAO Video after 43 years, but his Main Street run gives him a unique perspective on the rise and fall of the video rental industry.

Media & Marketing / Real Estate / Retail

RAO Video Ready to Eject

Roll the credits: This is the end for RAO Video, which is calling it a wrap after nearly 45 years as a retail fixture on Main Street in Little Rock. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - September 13, 2021, 12:00am

Robert Oliver is still trying to sell the downtown Little Rock home of RAO Video, which he has owned since 2001.

Real Estate / Retail / Small Business

RAO Video Still for Sale

After 43 years as Main Street’s video man, Robert Oliver is still renting and selling movies at RAO Video, but you may have heard he’s selling out, seeking $1.2 million — or perhaps a little less — for his three-story 18,400-SF building downtown. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - October 5, 2020, 12:00am

But with his building at 609 Main St. in Little Rock listed for $1.3 million, Robert Oliver is looking to end the store’s 43-year run.

Media & Marketing / Real Estate / Retail

After 43 Years, RAO Video Nears ‘The End’

RAO Video, a 43-year fixture on Main Street in Little Rock, is going down as one of the first and last outlets in an American industry driven and eventually killed by technology. read more >

by Kyle Massey - March 30, 2020, 12:00am

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