Rent-to-own News

Rent-to-own News - Midwest Expo registration opens

June 9, 2011

Registration is now open for the eighth annual Midwest RTO Training Expo -- hosted by the Ohio Rental Dealers Association (ORDA) -- Sept. 13 - 14, where rent to own managers and sales representatives from multiple states gain valuable product information they will put to use in their stores immediately.

This year the Expo changes venues and will take place at the Holiday Inn Hotel and Roberts Conference Centre in Wilmington, Ohio.

As in past years, the cornerstone of the event that routinely draws owners and managers from across six states, will be training seminars that feature product experts from six leading soon-to-be-announced industry vendors.

"We're excited to change things up a little, especially for those who have attended in the past," said newly re-elected ORDA President Mike Tissot of Countryside Rent 2 Own. "We want to keep it fresh. At the end of the day, this show is still about our staff and getting them ready for the fourth quarter."

Another change is the Expo's annual recreation night. Bowling will be replaced this year with the first ever RTO Olympics which while feature companies competing in a number of contests including dolly and product assembly races.

Product training opportunities are still available but companies wishing to participate are encouraged to contact Tissot at 740/634-2666 or at mtissot@r2o.com or Keith Ferriman at 740/383-6020 or at kferriman@showplaceinc.biz ASAP.

Hotel registrations can be made by calling 937/283-3200. Request the Ohio Rental Dealers Association room rate of $94.

Dealer event registration is $35 per person payable to ORDA/Midwest. Both hotel and event registrations are due Aug. 1, 2011.

Download registration form here and mail with payments to:

APRO
1504 Robin Hood Trail
Austin, TX 78703
ATTN: Midwest Expo

See photo gallery of the 2010 Midwest Expo here.

About APRO
The Association of Progressive Rental Organizations is the official voice of the rent-to-own industry and the most accurate and trustworthy source of rent-to-own news in the industry. Founded in 1980, APRO is the national, nonprofit trade association advocating and representing the rent-to-own industry before the U.S. Congress, state legislatures, courts, media and the public.

For more information, visit www.rtohq.org.

2012 APRO Convention and Trade Show

July 24-26, Memphis, TN

Attendee Information

Exhibitor Information

Thank you APRO 2012 Sponsors

Watch RTOHQ Rent to Own videos on YouTube!

Featured APRO Photo:
From the 2009 Midwest RTO Expo Album
2009 Midwest RTO Expo
View All RTO Photos
in the RTOHQ.org gallery

RTOHQ: The Magazine
RTOHQ: The Magazine is the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations' award-winning rent-to-own industry magazine, and it's available here.

CLICK HERE FOR OUR DIGITAL RTOHQ: THE MAGAZINE

RTOHQ: The Magazine’s upgraded digital format

APRO's new, mobile-ready magazine is now available in addition to our print edition. The digital format provides the same informative content as our printed magazine, but also offers tools to make the reading experience more enriching. Access the table of contents page with one click or tap. Get additional information from advertisers by clicking on the links in their ads. The interface is easy to navigate and requires no special app—read our magazine on your computer, digital table or smartphone. Click here to access the digital version of RTOHQ: The Magazine March-April 2012.

A New Rent-to-Own Experience

by Neil Ferguson

Here’s the lowdown on APRO’s 2012 Convention and Trade Show, July 24-26 in Memphis. The RTO industry’s big event will offer many valuable experiences, including insights on how to turn your stores into “experiences”–the good kind for consumers

Who Is Your Competition?

by Bill Keese

In order to expand your customer base, you can learn a lot by observing your competitors. But first, you need to figure out just who they are. If you think your only competition is the rent-to-own store down the street, you’re not considering the bigger picture. APRO’s executive director offers a big-picture perspective.

A Review of Online Customer Complaints

by Ed Winn III

While rent-to-own companies have not cornered the market on negative reviews posted on consumer complaint websites, it’s no surprise that there are cyberspace beefs against RTO. APRO’s general counsel reviews some of them in search of a pattern and he considers appropriate response to online complaints.

Rent-to-Own Families, Part VIII

by Kristen Card

Our series of family-run rent-to-own businesses continues with profiles of the Homeiers in Kansas and two Texas-based sets of kindred colleagues, the Spangles and the Weisblatts.

Future issues of APRO's magazine will be available in this same new format. Click here to access past issues that are not yet archived in the new interface.

Association of Progressive Rental Organizations
1504 Robin Hood Trail
Austin, Texas 78703
800/204-2776, ext. 103
Fax 512/794-0097