PHOENIX -- Circle K has signed an agreement with Redbox Automated Retail LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Coinstar Inc., to expand the presence of the redbox fully automated DVD rental kiosks. Redbox kiosks are currently installed at select Circle K stores in Arizona, California and Ohio. The agreement will expand redbox kiosks to more locations throughout the Circle K network.
"Redbox continues to expand our footprint nationwide as consumers seek the convenience and value of redbox fully automated DVD rentals," said Mitch Lowe, president of Oakbrook Terrace, Ill.-based [image-nocss] redbox. "The convenience store channel provides new opportunities for redbox to service more consumers, and we are proud to expand our presence at Circle K, an industry leader."
Redbox is available at more than 15,000 locations nationwide, including select McDonald's restaurants, leading grocery and convenience stores and Wal-Mart and Walgreens stores in select markets. The company has served millions of customers and has rented more than 380 million DVDs to date, it said.
Each fully automated redbox kiosk holds approximately 700 DVDs, representing up to 200 of the newest movie releases. Consumers use a touchscreen to select their favorite movies, swipe a valid credit or debit card and go. Customers can keep the DVD for as long as they would like for $1 per night plus tax, and return it to any one of redbox's more than 15,000 locations nationwide. After 25 nights, rental charges cease and the DVD is the customer's to keep.
For added convenience, customers also can visit www.redbox.com to choose their DVD online and pick it up immediately at the redbox location of their choice.
There are more than 2,100 Circle K stores across the United States, with more than 4,000 international locations. Circle K is part of the Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc., Laval, Quebec, which currently has a network of 5,444 convenience stores, 3,607 of which include motor fuel dispensing, located in 11 large geographic markets, including eight in the United States covering 33 states and three in Canada covering 10 provinces.
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