Coinstar, Inc.
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Coinstar, Inc. Company Profile

There's big money in spare change, and Coinstar has turned the previously underutilized "fourth wall" area between the cash registers and the door in retail stores into a potential profit center. Perhaps best-known for its coin-counting machines, Coinstar underwent a major transformation when it acquired Redbox in 2008. Since then the DVD kiosk business, which generates about 85% of its sales, has grown to eclipse Coinstar's namesake segment. Redbox operates some 38,500 DVD rental kiosks located at supermarkets, big-box retailers, drug and convenience stores, and restaurants across North America. Coinstar's 19,000 coin-counting and cashing machines span the US, Canada, Puerto Rico, Ireland, and the UK.