Video stores purchase their movies and video games from local and national wholesale distributors. Movie production companies produce the movies as well as the video tapes and DVDs you purchase off the shelf. They also determine the release date of each. Video game manufacturers do the same. National and local distributors such as VPD, Baker & Taylor and Ingram Entertainment carry virtually every movie and video game available.

VendVision, Inc can provide you with a list of both national and local distributors that best fit for your area. Your purchasing power will depend on the amount of DVD kiosk you deploy and operate. If you start with less than 3 DVD kiosks, a more economic solution can be to purchase movies at discount retailers such as Costco or Wal-Mart. These retailers carry a wide selection and price similar to wholesale distributors but do not have a minimum number of orders you must purchase to sustain a low price. Selecting movie titles for your DVD Kiosk is an extremely important task. The owner/operator must tailor the selections to fit the local demographics. However, it is much easier than selecting titles for a video store that carries over 10,000 titles.

The initial stocking of the DVD kiosk will be roughly 25-75 titles consisting mostly of new releases and all time favorite movie titles from the comedy, action and drama genres. Movie title selection will depend on a preliminary demographic analysis of your customer base. Once your DVD kiosk has been operating for a period of time, you will be able to better assess what type of movies and games your customers are purchasing. You can base this on the analysis of reports of past sales habits produced by the DVD kiosk machine.