Blockbuster Inc. has begun testing vending machines that rent new movies for $1 a night in Papa John’s International Inc. and Family Dollar Stores Inc. locations this week in Lexington, Ky.
That’s $3 less than a 5-day rental at Blockbuster stores.
Blockbuster Express boxes, each offering 250 movies, are in 3 Papa John’s locations and 7 Family Dollar sites, Blockbuster spokeswoman Karen Raskopf said.
The vending machines may help Dallas-based Blockbuster fend off DVDPlay Inc. and Redbox Automated Retail LLC, jointly owned by McDonald’s Corp. and Coinstar Inc. The 2 companies have been offering $1 DVD movie rentals at supermarkets, drugstores and McDonald’s.
Blockbuster has ‘an opportunity’ with the self-serve stations, said Arvind Bhatia, an analyst at Sterne Agee & Leach Inc. in Dallas, who recommends investors buy the shares. ‘It’s a question of whether can they execute. Almost overnight, without having to go any place, they can very, very quickly put these kiosks in their stores to start with.’
Blockbuster To Test $1 DVD Vending Machines
November 30, 2007 by Cris | 43 Comments
In Franchises, News, Trends
Lloyd Foreman on July 28th, 2009 at 3:43 pm
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Joseph Hilo on September 25th, 2009 at 12:57 pm
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Orin Carpenter on March 14th, 2010 at 10:45 pm
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I, too , want info on owning several of these machines. I have locations. Vera
GLENN MOLTRER on August 23rd, 2010 at 2:46 am
Has anyone got an answer from these people or any info to find out about it
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dawn on August 29th, 2010 at 7:20 pm
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Ken A. on April 28th, 2011 at 2:26 pm
I would like more information on BB express kiosk franchisee ownership/participation.
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Please send information about adding BlockBuster Express Kiosks to our exisiting businesses.
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