Rent-to-own News - Rent-to-own veteran Muir opens Premier store in New Hampshire

Rent-to-own veteran Jay Muir opened his first Premier Rental-Purchase store in Manchester, New Hampshire, in September. Encouraged to strike out on his own by a colleague who was opening his own store and armed with a business plan that was impressive to the bank, Muir acted on his dream to launch his own business and enjoy the flexibility that comes with owning your own store. Jay began his career in the industry delivering for Rent-A-Center. He moved up to service representative, assistant manager and, following a buy-out, to store manager. He managed his first store in Somersworth, New Hampshire, and after a successful year, moved to Concord, New Hampshire, where he ran the third most profitable store in the county. After becoming a district manager, he took over the most profitable market and ran it for four straight years.

According to Muir, he considered several options for franchising and found that Premier allowed him the most flexibility and the benefits of a network that provided such features as health insurance, a payroll department and the Premier buying group. With doors open and a commitment to customer service that has made him a success throughout his career, Muir looks for every opportunity to put his business philosophy to work, but this time it is being applied in his own store. Muir's philosophy is: be nice to people, do what you say you’ll do and surround yourself with really good people who want to do their job and move forward.