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'''[[Wikipedia:Redbox|Redbox Automated Retail, LLC]],''' was a company founded in 2002 by Gregg Kaplan which primarily focused on kiosks, often found in grocery stores or gas stations, where customers could rent DVDs or video games.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dandoadvisors.com/post/from-zero-to-2b-lessons-from-redbox-founder-gregg-kaplan|title=From Zero to $2B: Lessons from Redbox Founder Gregg Kaplan|date=2019-01-14|work=Dando|access-date=2025-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411014548/https://www.dandoadvisors.com/post/from-zero-to-2b-lessons-from-redbox-founder-gregg-kaplan|archive-date=2025-04-11|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2020, Redbox also offered a streaming app, where customers could purchase and stream content.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/17/redbox-enters-the-free-ad-supported-streaming-market/?guccounter=1|title=Redbox enters the free, ad-supported streaming market|first=Sarah|last=Perez|date=2020-02-17|work=TechCrunch|access-date=2025-04-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250411015210/https://techcrunch.com/2020/02/17/redbox-enters-the-free-ad-supported-streaming-market/|archive-date=2025-04-11|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2022 Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment acquired Redbox while the company had $300 million in debt.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/business/chicken-soup-for-soul-bankruptcy.html|title=Chicken Soup for the Soul Entertainment Files Chapter 11|first=Sara|last=Ruberg|date=2024-06-30|work=The New York Times|access-date=2025-04-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20250225100748/https://www.nytimes.com/2024/06/30/business/chicken-soup-for-soul-bankruptcy.html|archive-date=2025-02-25|url-status=live}}</ref> In June 2024, its parent company filed for bankruptcy, and the following month, the company was liquidated.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reddit.com/r/movies/comments/1dxn7p9/a_redbox_retrospective_from_an_employee/|title=A Redbox Retrospective from an Employee|author=u/AzothHg|date=2024-07-07|work=Reddit|access-date=2025-04-10|archive-url=https://archive.ph/27pO2|archive-date=2024-07-25|url-status=live}}</ref>