Article: Grocery store first in Decatur with machine renting DVDs.

Byline: Paul Huggins

Mar. 22--Amy Patterson wanted to rent "The Nativity Story" when it came out Tuesday, but all copies were rented by the time she started her search at about 4:45 p.m. But stopping to check on its availability cost her only about 30 seconds after she pushed her shopping cart away from the checkout at Publix. The wife with a part-time job simply used the touch screen on a new DVD rental-vending kiosk to see what movies were available. If a copy of her movie choice had been available, she could have had it in her hands within 2 minutes. No searching the aisles. No waiting in line. No one asking you to buy rental insurance. And most of ...

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