Aaron’s Helps NFL Players Make Dreams Come True for Deserving Single Moms; St. Louis Ram Torry Holt surprises Missouri mother of 4 with complete house of furniture
"Aaron’s is so thrilled to partner with generous NFL players like Torry Holt who go out of their way to give back to their communities" - Ken Butler, President, Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership...more

Darden Opens Premier Rents in Charlottesville, Virginia
“I got into RTO when I was eight years old,” says Christopher who spent time after school in his parents’ rent-to-own store. “I learned proper care and upkeep of product as well as how to interact with the diverse customer base...more

D&H Distributing Appoints John Alifano Manager Of Consumer Electronics Division
"Leveraging our strategic partnerships with resellers and vendors has put the division on a very strong growth curve" - Jeff Davis, VP Sales, D&H Distributing...more

GE Introduces New Frontloading Laundry Pair
"The frontload market has grown from approximately 625,000 washers in 2001 to an estimated over 2 million units this year -- about 25% of the industry -- and we see more growth on the horizon" - Jennifer Mintman, Product General Manager - Cleaning Products, GE Consumer & Industrial...more

New Study Raises Retailers Expectations For Holiday Season
"American consumers have had to contend with some unsettling developments in recent months, certainly enough to dampen their expectations about future economic conditions; but the rebound in those expectations speaks to the underlying strength of the economy" - Vince Boberski, chief economist for RBC...more

Musician Aaron Neville Pays Surprise Visit To Sealy Headquarters; Shares Appreciation for Company's $1 million Donation for Katrina Relief
"We were blown away with Aaron's visit at Sealy this morning. We're big fans of Aaron Neville's music -- now more than ever" - Dave McIlquham, Sealy chairman and CEO...more

Top 500 US Minority Owned Businesses in the United States
Top Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S. by state, Top 100 Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S., Top 500 Diversity Owned Businesses in the U.S., Top Small Businesses in the U.S. by state, Top 500 Small Businesses in the U.S....more

ColorTyme's Schaller Acquires Second Franchise
ColorTyme franchisee John Schaller believes his success with ColorTyme stems from finally investing in his most valuable asset: himself. Schaller’s latest achievement is purchasing a second ColorTyme store, in Newport News, Virginia...more

TARA Reaches Across State Line; Texas Association Takes Situational Leadership Training Seminar To Louisiana
"Our goal is to have dealers from Louisiana, Oklahoma, and New Mexico at the TARA Convention and Southwest Buying Show in March of 2006" - Robert Briley, President, Texas Association of Rental Agencies...more

Rentcash Announces Record First Quarter Results; 76% Same Store Increase
"Despite the challenges which we encountered in the fourth quarter of 2005 we were able to maintain our focus on delivering solid financial performance" - Gordon J. Reykdal, Chairman, President & CEO...more

RTO Excellence; Big Ideas In  A Small Town
Each issue of RTO Magazine (Print Edition) recognizes one rent to own owner or operator that has built a successful business through a day-to-day commitment to excellence. Our goal is to recognize achievement, find out what drives success, and to share hints we can learn from and emulate. The November 2005 issue's success story is Joe Burchfield, Right Choice Rentals...more

Why RTO Customers Leave Unhappy And Empty-handed
An irrefutable fact: Lost rentals are costing you money. It happens all the time to every rent-to-own store in the country...more

RentCash Names Edward C. McClelland To Board
McClelland previously held positions as VP of CIBC Finance and President of Transamerica/Borg Warner Group of Companies, Canada, Australia, and Europe...more

Furniture Manufacturers Look Forward To Increased Foam Production As Chemical Facilities Come Back Online After Katrina
Huntsman Corporation, a major supplier of ethylene used in the production of upholstery foam, announced today its Port Arthur, Texas facility has returned to production...more

Cavaliers and Rent-A-Center Launch Recreation Room Remodeling Program; Forward Drew Gooden to Unveil Cavaliers “RAC Rooms” at Cleveland’s Boys & Girls Clubs
"The Cavaliers’ relationship with Rent-A-Center is another excellent example of the good that can be done in a community and for our children when we partner with organizations that share our vision" - Cavaliers President Len Komoroski...more
 

dpi Teleconnect Pays Out Thousands To Store Managers During October Promotion
"On average, we do around six new sales. When we learned about the Greed is Good incentive we immediately decided we wanted at least twelve" - Michael Glanville, Store Manager, Rent A Center...more
 

November Issue Of RTO Magazine; Side by side comparison of the leading rental-purchase POS software packages
The November issue of RTO Magazine (Mailing this week to over 9,600 RTO professionals in the United States and Canada) contains the most comprehensive comparison of the Rent to Own industry's leading POS software packages ever done...more

Modern Furniture Manufacturing Fire is Arson
"The fire scene is about the size of a football field and was completely destroyed" - Phillip Durham, Special Agent in Charge, NRT, ATF...more

easyhome Announces 8.8% Same Store Revenue Growth In Q3
"The improvements have come from a 16% increase in deliveries which has resulted in a 26% customer growth increase experienced in the third quarter compared to the same period in 2004" - David Ingram, President and CEO...more

easyhome Executive VP and CFO Bill Johnson Retires
"I would like to extend my personal thanks to Bill for his 10 years of great service and his support to the executive team, particularly through the last 5 years that coincided with the Company's improving performance" - David Ingram, President and Chief Executive Officer...more

Aaron Rents Names Christopher M. Champion VP, General Counsel
Prior to coming to Aaron Rents, Champion was at Russell Corporation where he served as Deputy General Counsel, Director of Government Relations and Assistant Secretary...more

2006 Las Vegas Furniture Market Registration Now Available Online
"We are pleased to offer a number of service enhancements to our shuttle program for the January Market" - Briana Mackey, Las Vegas Market’s Show Director...more

Bestway Reports Decline In Same Store Sales, Revenue; Net Loss Blamed On Turnover
[The same store revenue decline for the fourth quarter] was principally due to increased turnover levels causing a temporary set back in operational execution, as well as a belief that we could drive more customer traffic through targeted mail and less direct mail advertising" - David A. Kraemer, President and Chief Executive Officer, Bestway...more

Payday Loan Losses Push QC Holdings Into The Red
"Although we expected the seasonal downswing in loan losses, we were disappointed with our loss experience in the third quarter. We have stressed with our field personnel the importance of improving our collections through higher quality phone calls, attention to customer information details and better management of the entire loan process" - Darrin Andersen, President and Chief Operating Officer... more

dPi TeleConnect Continues National IncentiveInto November
dPi paid out thousands of dollars to those individuals that signed up over 10 new Customers in October...more

iTunes Sells One Million Videos in Less Than 20 Days
"Selling one million videos in less than 20 days strongly suggests there is a market for legal video downloads" - Steve Jobs, Apple’s CEO...more

ColorTyme’s Harwood Opens 3 New Stores; Largest Franchisee Now Operates 37 Locations
A pilot by trade, Harwood first ventured into the rent-to-own industry in 1985, when fellow pilot and mentor, Eugene Teague, encouraged him to buy three ColorTyme stores in East Texas...more

Study: US HDTV Sales To Grow 71% By 2009
"Nearly 47% of TV households in the U.S. plan to buy an HDTV in the next twelve months. This increase would boost HDTV sales by 30% and HD video services by 38% by the end of 2006"...more

Furniture Brands International Reports "Unprecedented Raw Material Price Increases"
"We are managing around unprecedented raw material price increases, particularly with reference to polyurethane foam, a situation that will likely continue through the fourth quarter" - W. G. (Mickey) Holliman, Chairman and CEO...more

Aaron Rents Same Store Revenues Up 8.4%; Earnings Impacted by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita
Although our revenue growth has been excellent, high energy prices, increasing operating costs, and economic uncertainties have begun to create a more difficult market environment for many of our stores" - R. Charles Loudermilk, Sr., Chairman CEO...more

Xbox 360 To Have Three 64 bit Processors; IBM Unveils Chip for Xbox 360 Worldwide Launch
"The Xbox 360 chip set was designed from the ground up specifically for high-definition gaming and entertainment" - Todd Holmdahl, corporate vice president, hardware for Xbox...more

Pump Shock Shakes Consumer Confidence; Index Declines Again in October
"Much of the decline in confidence over the past two months can be attributed to the recent hurricanes, pump shock and a weakening labor market" - Lynn Franco, Director of The Conference Board Consumer Research Center...more

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Southeastern Region’s Residents Have Higher Consumer Confidence In Economy Than The Rest Of The Nation
“However, the sharp drop in expectations could signal a shift that would bring Southeastern regional levels in line with the national average.” - Craig Wright, RBC vice president and chief economist...more

Rent Way Deploys 3am Labs' Remote Support System
"Rent Way needed a secure and cost-effective way to support their large decentralized network of computers" - Michael Simon, CEO of 3am Labs...more

easyhome To Webcast Conference Call
Audio of the call will be broadcast live. A link to the live webcast will be available from My RTO Portfolio...more

Rent-To-Own Vet Bob Kogler Opens Second South Carolina Location; Company financing and inventory was key to franchisee’s first store opening in 1997
Franchise veteran Bob Kogler may have been around the block a time or two in the rent-to-own industry, but he still takes a fresh approach to customer service at his South Carolina ColorTyme stores...more

Premier Store Opens in San Antonio
"I can concentrate on my business and in return won’t be tied down to all the other things that are important but which I don’t have time to deal with right now" - Trinidad Rubio...more