NCR adds more Blockbuster Express kiosks
NCR Corp., the Duluth company that licenses the Blockbuster name for its own DVD rental kiosks in stores, announced it is adding more of the kiosks in Georgia and elsewhere.
Blockbuster Express kiosks will be added in 207 BI-LO grocery stores in Georgia, Tennessee, North Carolina and South Carolina. They will replace 168 competitors' rental kiosks that were already in some stores.
While Blockbuster filed for bankruptcy late last month, NCR said the bankruptcy would not affect its relationship with the company. Prior to the announcement, NCR had about 200 rental kiosks around Atlanta and more than 7,000 nationwide. It intends to have 10,000 by the end of 2010.
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Arielle Kass covers Gwinnett County for The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She started at the paper in 2010, and has covered business and local government beats around metro Atlanta. Arielle is a graduate of Emory University.
