Dallas, Texas-Area Walgreens Stores Offer Redbox® Fully Automated DVD Rental Kiosks

New Release DVDs for $1 Per Night Offer Adds Convenience for Local Walgreens Customers

For immediate release: February 12, 2009

Oakbrook Terrace, Ill. – Renting movies in the Dallas, Texas, area is more convenient than ever as select Walgreens locations now feature redbox fully automated DVD rental kiosks. Following an agreement signed in February 2008, redbox is now available at the majority of  the Dallas, Texas, area’s 143 current Walgreens locations. Consumers can check out redbox DVDs for $1 per night at Walgreens, and can return DVDs to any redbox kiosk nationwide. For a redbox locator, visit www.redbox.com.

“Redbox’s $1 per night price point, rent and return anywhere policy and prepaid online reservations offer a terrific value and convenience to consumers and provide a perfect compliment to Walgreens stores,” said Gary Lancina, vice president, marketing, redbox.  “We’re thrilled to bring the redbox experience to Walgreens customers in the Dallas area.”

Each fully automated redbox kiosk holds approximately 700 DVDs, representing up to 200 of the newest movie releases. Consumers simply use a touch screen to select their favorite movies, swipe a valid credit or debit card and go. The complete rental transaction takes only moments. Customers can keep the DVD for as long as they’d like for $1 per night plus tax, and return it to any one of redbox’s more than 12,000 locations nationwide.  After 25 nights, rental charges cease and the DVD is the customer’s to keep. For added convenience, customers can also visit www.redbox.com to choose their DVD online and pick it up immediately at the redbox location of their choice. 

“Redbox has been hugely popular with our Dallas customers,” said Aleese Ekola, Walgreens Assistant Category Manager, Front End Services. “It gives families a fun night for less than $5. When a movie is just $1 a night, the rest can go towards soda, popcorn and candy from the store.”

Redbox is now available at nearly 415 convenient sites in the greater Dallas area including select Albertsons, 7-Eleven, Walmart, Walmart Neighborhood Markets and Walgreens locations.

About Redbox

Redbox Automated Retail, LLC offers new release DVD rentals for $1 per night through its nationwide network of conveniently located, self-service kiosks. Redbox is available at more than 12,000 locations nationwide, including select McDonald’s restaurants, leading grocery stores and Walmart, Walgreens and 7-Eleven stores in select markets. For more information about redbox, visit www.redbox.com.

About Walgreens

Walgreens is the nation's largest drugstore chain with fiscal 2008 sales of $59 billion. The company operates 6,636 drugstores in 49 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico. Walgreens provides the most convenient access to consumer goods and services and cost-effective pharmacy, health and wellness services in America through its retail drugstores, Walgreens Health Services division and Walgreens Health and Wellness division. Walgreens Health Services assists pharmacy patients and prescription drug and medical plans through Walgreens Health Initiatives Inc. (a pharmacy benefit manager), Walgreens Mail Service Inc., Walgreens Home Care Inc., Walgreens Specialty Pharmacy LLC and SeniorMed LLC (a pharmacy provider to long-term care facilities). Walgreens Health and Wellness division includes Take Care Health Systems (www.takecarehealthsystem.com), the largest and most comprehensive maanger of worksite health and wellness centers and in-store convenient care clinics, with nearly 700 locations throughout the country.