Civic Video


CIVIC 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.

Australia

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. In November 2019, only three Civic stores remained in Australia, and none in New Zealand.

New Zealand

CIVIC New Zealand was launched on 1 December 1998 with 28 stores. Their homepage lists 20 outlets remaining in New Zealand. In January 2019, it was reported that only a half-dozens outlets still existed, and one of them was about to close. 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. The principal shareholders of Civic Video also own VOD Pty Ltd.

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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.