Rogers Plus
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| Type | Division of Rogers Cable Inc. |
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded | 1988 |
| Headquarters | Richmond, British Columbia |
| Products | Blu-ray Disc, DVD, Video game rental and other Rogers Products |
| Revenue |  $317 million CAD (2004) |
| Owner(s) | Rogers Communications |
| Employees | 4,500 |
| Website | www.rogersplus.ca |
Rogers Plus is the overall banner for the retail operations of the Rogers Cable subsidiary of Rogers Communications. It was formed in early 2007 from the merger of the Rogers Plus chain of telecommunications stores previously operated by InterTAN under licence from Rogers, and the company-owned Rogers Video chain of video stores. Rogers is currently in the process of retiring the Rogers Video and Rogers Wireless brand names from its stores and is re-branding them as Rogers Plus. Rogers Video is the largest Canadian-owned chain of video stores, and 5th largest in North America. It operates over 300 stores, second only to Blockbuster Canada (which had over 400). Rogers stores also provide sales and service for Rogers cable TV, Internet, Home Phone and cellphone service in markets where Rogers offers these products. The chain grew considerably in the 1990s through take-overs of smaller, local chains. For example, in Saskatchewan and Manitoba, Rogers took over the TVS Video Superstore and Family Video (not to be confused with the Saskatoon-based Family Video chain that became VHQ.) chains.
The Rogers Plus stores previously operated by InterTAN are located mainly in shopping malls, as a retail venue for Rogers's communications products.
Rogers Video has also partnered with ZIP.ca to provide a DVD-by-mail service, Rogers Video Direct, which allows users to rent online and have DVDs delivered by mail. As of December 2011, Rogers Video Direct has closed and customers were redirected to zip.ca.
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