Unlike its competition, Redbox does not have stores with overhead, and currently does not stream videos over the internet or mail them to customers. Instead, Redbox has small kiosks in a variety of stores, like your local grocery or drug store.
The concept is simple. Customers go can go online to find a movie and a kiosk near them and reserve their DVD or Blu-Ray movie. They go to the location and get the movie from the kiosk. They can then return the movie to any other kiosk in the 27,000+ network of Redbox kiosks nationwide – a really great option for travelers.
Most movies rent for as low as $1.00. Customers can also rent from the kiosk without a reservation if they just happen to see one in their store. The company has even released apps for smart phones to help you locate a kiosk near you and make a movie reservation.
To date the company has rented over 1 billion movies, and has just announced that it will also offer video game rentals starting in June of this year.