Civic Video

CIVIC (formerly known as Civic Video) was a VHS, DVD, Blu-ray, Ultra HD Blu-ray, and video game rental store chain which operated franchise and corporate-owned video stores in Australia and New Zealand.

CIVIC
IndustryVideo rental
Founded1985
HeadquartersAlexandria, New South Wales, Australia
Area served
Australia and New Zealand
ParentCivic Retailing Pty Ltd
WebsiteCivic Video
Civic Video reward cards


Australia
Civic Video store in Wagga Wagga, New South Wales.

Civic Video was formed in Australia in 1985. The head office is located in Alexandria, Sydney, with state operations offices in Canberra, Brisbane and Perth. As of April 2018, 13 stores remained in Australia.[1] In November 2019, only three Civic stores remained in Australia, and none in New Zealand.[2]

New Zealand
Civic Video, Ponsonby Road, New Zealand

CIVIC New Zealand (formerly Civic Video) was launched on 1 December 1998 with 28 stores. Their homepage lists 20 outlets remaining in New Zealand.[3] In January 2019, it was reported that only a half-dozens outlets still existed, and one of them was about to close.[4] The New Zealand head office is located in Auckland. CIVIC are New Zealand's most "liked" DVD and Blu-ray stores with over 22,000 followers on Facebook.

Corporation

Civic Video is a trade name used by Civic Retailing Pty Ltd, based in Alexandria, New South Wales.[5] The principal shareholders of Civic Video also own VOD Pty Ltd.[6]

Slogans
  • Its A Civic Video Night Tonight (1988-1995)
  • Get It Switched On, Get Into Civic Video (1994-1996)
  • C it at Civic (2003)
  • Have a hot night in with CIVIC (2012)


Closures

In April 2019 the stores at Five Dock and Bondi Beach closed their doors due to lack of customers from competing companies such as Netflix and Stan. They sold out ex-rental Blu-Ray and DVD discs at heavily discounted prices.

References
  1. Civic Video's closing credits | Busselton-Dunsborough Mail
  2. Windsor Civic Video still trading as another video shop bites the dust
  3. Final credits for Te Awamutu's last DVD store - NZ Herald
  4. New Zealand's largest DVD rental store closes - Newstalk ZB
  5. "Civic Video Privacy Policy". Civic Video Entertainment, Inc. Archived from the original on 19 July 2008. Retrieved 5 March 2008.
  6. "Concurrent Computer and VOD Pty Ltd Take Video-On-Demand 'Down Under' with Australia's First Commercial Deployment" (Press release). Concurrent Computer Corporation. 27 June 2001. Archived from the original on 15 December 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2008.


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