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March 21, 2007 by Dane Carlson | 1 Comment

A reader wrote:

The equipment that I own is made by Buster24 in Italy. I purchased it through the Canadian franchisor Cinematic 24/7. The machines have been functioning in a location for one year and are in excellent condition. The franchisor is always looking to expand his brand and he needs people in the United States to help him set up some infrastructure. Normally a store would cost over a 100K in machinery alone but I’d be willing to sell mine for 25k U.S. I also have an inventory of 1,200 DVD’s which I could sell for around 8k. I’ve enclosed more information about the franchise below but I’m sure that this opportunity could lead to you being an affiliated distributor for this concept. I think that you could profit from this venture by being a store owner and as a franchisor. Please contact me for more details.

The Cinematic 24/7 Concept

Cinematic 24/7 is a chain of automated movie rental stores rapidly expanding across Canada. Cinematic 24/7 provides the most high tech robotic machinery coupled with a fully developed branding strategy to achieve maximum profitability at every location. Our stores rent movies and sell products (through a prepaid membership card). No other automated movie rental system offers equipment with the same sales capabilities and automatic credit card recharging. Our membership system promotes customer loyalty and quick cash flow. Our turnkey system competes with traditional video rental stores by providing the customer with lower prices for rentals and greater convenience.

Cinematic 24/7 stores are open 24 hours a day with a virtually unassailable customer affinity and loyalty program. The customer is given a free membership card that is prepaid in a manner similar to a phone card. Movie selection and reservations can be made in the store or online at our website. New releases rent for as low as $1.00 for 6 hours, $2.49 for 12 hours and $3.49 for 24 hours. A flat fee subscription service offers unlimited monthly rentals to effectively compete with the mail order services. Pricing of the rental can be changed at the store level as the market conditions dictate.

The automated dispensing (pickup/return) unit gives the customer their selected DVD, game or product in under 15 seconds. Upon returning the DVD, the dispenser puts it back in inventory. making it available for the next customer to rent, and subtracts the amount owed from the member’s account. A linked vending machine accessible through the same prepaid membership card is available to sell snacks and cold beverages.

As little as 10 hours per week are required to manage a store. There is relatively little overhead because the store only needs 700 to 1000 square feet of floor space and the automated system minimizes the need for costly personnel. The in-store staff role is to sign up new members and educate them on the use of the system in order to increase revenues.

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