NCR installing Blockbuster DVD rental machines at Tom Thumb, Randalls stores in Texas

NCR adding Blockbuster DVD rental kiosks in Texas

DULUTH, Ga. — Blockbuster’s DVD vending machines will be installed at more than 100 grocery stores in Texas.

NCR Corp., which operates the rental kiosks for Blockbuster, said Wednesday that the machines will come to 105 Tom Thumb and Randalls stores in Dallas, Austin and Houston by the end of May as replacements for existing DVDPlay kiosks.

NCR bought DVDPlay in December, and since then has been working to replace DVDPlay kiosks with Blockbuster Express kiosks.

The kiosk rollout is part of Blockbuster’s effort to catch up with Redbox, the Coinstar Inc. subsidiary that pioneered $1-per-night rentals from vending machines.

NCR shares rose 12 cents to $13.25, while shares of Blockbuster Inc. fell a penny to 34 cents.