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FACT SHEET
 
Company Name: Rogers Video, a division of Rogers Cable Communications Inc.
   
Company Vision: Que le fun commence !
   
Mission:

To Be Canada’s first Choice in Home Entertainment and Communication Solutions
   
Head Office:

Unit # 100 10991 Shellbridge Way,
Richmond, B.C. V6X 3C6
Telephone: (604) 270-9200
   
Locations: 279 stores located throughout Ontario, New Brunswick,
Nova Scotia, Saskatchewan, British Columbia, Manitoba, Alberta and the Yukon
Distribution Centre: Calgary, Alberta
Regional Office: Toronto, Ontario
   
Average number
of titles in stores:

6,000
   
Return time
for rentals:

11:00 p.m. the next day
   
Employees: Total Employees: 4,000 Richmond Head Office: 112
   
President and CEO: Chuck van der Lee
   
Media Contact: François Cartier, Torchia Communications
fcartier@torchiacom.com
Direct Line: (514) 288-8290 ext. 214
Mobile: (514) 594-1678
   
Website: www.rogers.com/video
   
Rogers Video Facts:
  • Founded in 1988
  • Largest Canadian owned and operated specialty video retailer
  • The first outlet in Canada to carry DVDs.
  • First Canadian retailer to deal directly with the big six Hollywood studios.
  • Fifth largest video chain in North America
  • Over 800,000 customers are served each week; including 60,000 Rogers Cable and Rogers AT&T Wireless customers
   
Product Offering:
  • VHS and DVD movies for rent and sale
  • Nintendo TM, Sony TM, X-Box TM games, and console equipment
  • Rogers AT&T wireless phones, plans, and accessories
  • Rogers Hi-Speed Internet (in Rogers cable licensed areas)
  • Rogers Cable TV and Digital Cable (in Rogers cable licensed areas)
  • Rogers Business Solutions
  • Confectionery, magazines, and accessories for sale
   
Rogers Video -
Shows To Go:		 Rogers Video is the leading provider of video rental systems to rural and remote communities in Canada. Rogers Video - Shows To Go are in over 450 communities across Canada.
   
Jolly Trolley
Movie Caboose:		 There are 31 Rogers Video Jolly Trolleys in children’s hospitals and care facilities across the country. These trolleys are equipped with a television and VCR and are stocked with an extensive library of family and children’s movies provided by Rogers Video for the enjoyment of Canada’s sick children.
   
Pledge to Parents: Parents have the ability to add restrictions to their accounts, ensuring that their children rent parent-approved material.
   
Awards:

Canadian Entertainment Network (CEN), Canadian Retailer of the Year 2003.

Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA), “Retailer of the Year 2002” (large chain category).

2002 BCAMA Marketer of the Year.

Retail Council of Canada, “Retail Marketing Award of the year 2001”

Video Software Dealers Association (VSDA), “Canadian Retailer of the Year” (1993, 1995 and 1997).

Premiere Magazines “Canadian Retailer of the Year” (1992, 1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997).
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