abstract:A triple squeeze is a squeeze against one player, in three suits; a more explicit definition is "three simple squeezes against the same player."
Blockbuster has in common with Jessops and HMV - the other two, high-profile retail casualties of the first two weeks of the year - that it has failed to adapt to the triple whammy of digital technology, competition from discounted online sales and the continuing squeeze from economic downturn.
The charity said it was facing a "triple whammy" of shoppers' decreased spending power, a drop in public sector funding and the squeeze from charity sector competition.