NCR adds Sheetz convenience store chain as Blockbuster DVD kiosk partner

NCR adds Sheetz as Blockbuster DVD kiosk partner

DULUTH, Ga. — Kiosk operator NCR Corp. said Monday it would place Blockbuster Express-branded DVD rental kiosks at nearly all 365 Sheetz convenience stores by the end of March.

The partnership represents the first Blockbuster kiosk deployment in six new markets located throughout North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania and West Virginia, it said. DVDs from the kiosks can be rented for $1 a night with the swipe of a credit card.

Blockbuster, a struggling video rental chain, is setting up video rental kiosks to better compete with those operated by Coinstar Inc.’s Redbox even as it shuts down brick-and-mortar stores.

Blockbuster added 2,000 kiosks last year and plans to set up another 7,000 of the vending machines this year in a partnership with NCR Corp.

NCR shares were up 10 cents at $13.90 in afternoon trading Monday, while Blockbuster shares were up 3 cents, or 8 percent, at 44 cents.