Zipcar DC Partners With 7-Eleven - NACS Online
( NACS Magazine first wrote about the potential of Zipcar and convenience store partnerships way back in December 2008, “Convenience in a Car. The arrangement provides Zipcar members with choices on where to pick up and return vehicles at the 7-Eleven locations while they purchase food and essentials for a weekend getaway, a road trip or running errands around town, according to 7-Eleven. “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, in a press release. The 18 new Zipcars include a variety of makes and models, such as a VW Golf named “Glisten,” a Nissan Sentra named “AJ” and a Ford Escape named “Calgary. The new vehicles located in Deanwood and Huntington will be the first Zipcars offered 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 new 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. Source: www.nacsonline.com
