December 5, 2005 (Ottawa) On December 5 at 1:45 p.m. ET, Zip.ca (www.Zip.ca) shipped The Lion King, its 3 millionth DVD rental, to James Skeggs of Toronto.
“It is an honour to be associated with Zip.ca as the recipient of their 3 millionth shipment. As Canada’s leading online video rental service, they have greatly complimented the hectic professional schedules that my wife and I lead, and have allowed us to enjoy countless movies from the comfort of our home without the hassles associated with the traditional rental retailers,” said Mr. Skeggs when contacted at his home.
Zip.ca offers video entertainment lovers the country’s largest selection of films, TV shows, documentaries, music videos and more a selection ten times that of traditional rental stores. A variety of great-value monthly subscription plans allow members to enjoy home-delivered DVD rentals - without deadlines. For instance, members on Zip.ca’s most popular 4-DVD plan enjoy an average of
8.5 rentals a month, with their rental cost therefore averaging less than $3 per rental home-delivery included, with no late fees.
From automated distribution centres now operating in Calgary, Toronto and Ottawa, Zip.ca has shipped DVDs throughout Canada at an accelerating pace:
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# Shipped
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As of date
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3,000,000
2,500,000
2,000,000
1,500,000
1,000,000
500,000
11
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Dec 5, 2005
Oct 5, 2005
July 29, 2005
May 11, 2005
Feb 21, 2005
Nov 10, 2004
Feb 11, 2004
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“On February 11, 2004, we shipped our first handful of members a grand total of 11 DVDs,” said Rick Anderson, President and CEO of Zip.ca. “It took us nine months to ship the first half million, a year to ship the first million. It took only ten months this year to ship the most recent two million. These days, we routinely process 30,000 DVDs a day, receiving and shipping out 15,000 or more DVDs to members in every corner of Canada.”
About Zip.ca: Zip.ca (www.zip.ca) is Canada’s leading online video service, offering the largest selection, best service and best value in DVD rentals. Zip.ca offers Canada’s most extensive DVD library (40,000 titles and growing) and best prices for DVD rentals. Zip.ca provides members with 24/7 online convenience for creating and managing their own personal ZipLists of must-see DVDs, and daily delivers thousands of DVDs right to members’ doors across Canada. With a variety of low-priced monthly membership plans, Zip.ca provides DVD rentals with no deadlines, no late fees and prepaid two-way shipping. DVDs can also be purchased at discounted member prices. Since opening its virtual doors to Canadian movie lovers on February 11, 2004, Zip.ca has shipped over 3 million rental DVDs to members, from automated distribution centres in Ottawa, Calgary and Toronto. Zip.ca is part of the Momentous.ca family of online enterprises, providing customers with high-quality high-value online services.
For more information on Zip.ca, please visit www.zip.ca
