EPR Retail News, Zipcar to place vehicles at 7‑Eleven® stores via the Washington, D
EPR Retail News
Zipcar to place vehicles at 7‑Eleven® stores via the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area
Vehicles available for reservation at nine locations across the district
Washington, D.C., 2015-8-20— /EPR Retail News/ — Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, today announced a fresh agreement with 7‑Eleven, Inc. to place a total of eighteen Zipcars at nine 7‑Eleven® stores across the Washington, D.C. metropolitan area. These vehicles are now available for reservation by the hour or by the day at affordable rates which include gas, insurance and one hundred eighty miles per day. The arrangement provides Zipcar members with more freedom and choices on where to pick up and come back vehicles at convenient locations while they purchase food and essentials for a weekend getaway, a road-trip or to run errands around town.
“Both 7‑Eleven and Zipcar are synonymous with convenience, so placing vehicles at 7‑Eleven stores is a natural fit for us,” said Zipcar D.C. General Manager Scott Hall. “Our members regularly take Zip trips and need to stock up on snacks and supplies before heading out on their next escapade.”
The eighteen fresh Zipcars include a multitude of makes and models, such as a VW Golf named “Glisten,” a Nissan Sentra named “Aj” and a Ford Escape named “Calgary.” The vehicles are located in various neighborhoods including Anacostia, Shady Grove, Cheverly and the H Street/Atlas District. The fresh vehicles located in Deanwood and Huntington will be the very first Zipcars suggested in these neighborhoods, providing more district residents with access to Zipcar’s “wheels when you want them” service.
“7‑Eleven works with established and start-up companies to provide fresh ways to bring convenient solutions to time-pressed consumers’ everyday needs right in their neighborhoods,” said Raja Doddala, 7‑Eleven’s vice president of innovation. “Our partnership with Zipcar will help customers who want effortless access to vehicles when, where and for how long they choose.”
Zipcars are available twenty four hours a day, seven days a week for reservation via the company’s mobile app, through www.zipcar.com or over the phone. For more information on Zipcar in D.C. visit www.zipcar.com/DC.
Zipcar, the world’s leading car sharing network, has operations in urban areas and college campuses via Austria, Canada, France, Spain, Turkey, the United Kingdom and the United States. Zipcar offers more than fifty makes and models of self-service vehicles by the hour or day to residents and businesses looking for brainy, elementary and convenient solutions to their urban and campus transportation needs. Zipcar is a subsidiary of Avis Budget Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CAR), a global leader in vehicle rental services. More information is available at www.zipcar.com.
Public Relations Manager, Zipcar
About 7‑Eleven Inc.
7‑Eleven, Inc. is the premier name and largest chain in the convenience retailing industry. Based in Dallas, Texas, 7‑Eleven operates, franchises or licenses almost Ten,500 7‑Eleven® stores in North America. Globally, there are more than 56,600 7‑Eleven stores in sixteen countries. 7‑Eleven has been honored by a number of companies and organizations recently. Accolades include: #Two on Franchise Times Top two hundred Franchise Companies for 2013; #Two on Entrepreneur magazine’s two thousand fifteen Top Global Franchise list; #Ten spot on Entrepreneur magazine’s Franchise five hundred list for 2015, and #Trio in Forbes magazine’s Top twenty Franchises to Begin. 7‑Eleven is No. Three on Prompt Company magazine’s two thousand thirteen list of the “World’s Top ten Most Innovative Companies in Retail.” 7‑Eleven places among Top Veteran-Friendly Companies for two thousand fourteen by U.S. Veterans Magazine and is among GI Jobs magazine’s Top one hundred Military Friendly Employers for 2014. Hispanic Magazine named 7‑Eleven among its Hispanic Corporate Top one hundred Companies that provide the most opportunities to Hispanics. 7‑Eleven is franchising its stores in the U.S. and expanding through organic growth, acquisitions and its Business Conversion Program. Find out more online at www.7‑Eleven.com.
Margaret Chabris, PR Director, 7‑Eleven, Inc.