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continued to produce and sell Super 8 mm content to customers around the world. In the late 1980s, Derann began selling home electronics, video and audio equipment in particular, to increase their financial strength. By the 1990s, Super 8 had nearly disappeared as a format for most users, remaining only in the collections of film fans and those who already had the necessary, and expensive, equipment required to project such a format. With the entrance of the internet in most homes during the late 90s/early 00s, Derann expanded their film sales division online, although they had already been selling to foreign markets via postal order for many years. However, the market for Super 8 was still shrinking, and home electronics soon became their main business.
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cease operations before the end of the year. After paying host to their last ever "Open Day" on 11 September 2011, Derann closed their doors for the last time. At the time of closure, it was one of four professional retailers still selling
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