NORTH GROSVENORDALE, Conn. -- Xtra Mart Convenience Stores is adding NCR Corp.'s Blockbuster Express DVD rental kiosks at 80 convenience stores. Xtra Mart has 150 locations throughout Maine, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York, Pennsylvania and Maryland. Kiosk deployment will begin in May and is expected to finish this summer.
Customers can rent new or classic movies conveniently and affordably through NCR's Blockbuster Express-branded kiosks, which offer standard DVDs for $1 a night with no membership required. Customers use their credit card [image-nocss] at the machine and are charged $1 per night until they return the DVD to any Blockbuster Express kiosk. The kiosks will be stationed outside Xtra Mart locations, allowing customers to rent a movie any time day or night, making the DVD kiosks even more convenient.
"Xtra Mart is constantly striving to provide premium services and products to our customers. Installing DVD kiosks outside our stores accomplishes just that," said Robert Sanft, category manager for the North Grosvenordale, Conn.-based retailer. "We knew that we wanted to partner with a company that was as dedicated as Xtra Mart to providing customers with fast and reliable access to products and services."
NCR's outdoor unit is a secure, highest-capacity, weather-protected DVD-rental kiosk. With capacity for more than 900 DVDs each, the kiosks can provide consumers a wide selection of new and classic DVDs available.
"By partnering with NCR, Xtra Mart is providing its customers with a total shopping experience, including fuel, food and entertainment at convenient locations with flexible hours," said Alex Camara, vice president and general manager of NCR Entertainment. "Our DVD-rental kiosk deployments are continuing to grow as more retail partners decide to incorporate entertainment options into the everyday shopping benefits they offer customers."
Duluth, Ga.-based NCR is a global technology company. Its assisted- and self-service solutions and comprehensive support services address the needs of retail, financial, travel, healthcare, hospitality, entertainment, gaming and public sector organizations in more than 100 countries.
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