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Rent-to-own News - APRO Computers/Electronics Focus: O'Rourke Sales Company

June 28, 2010

O’Rourke Sales Company, proud to be an APRO sponsor, continues to excel in the rent-to-own industry by offering dealers a complete one-stop-shop solution for their rental customer’s needs.

 

O’Rourke Sales Company stocks cutting edge technologies offered by LG, Mitsubishi, JVC, DELL, Kenmore, Speed Queen, Crosley and others.  These prestigious vendors offer products that are most desired by the rental customer in today’s market…from DELL computers to LED’s, 3D HDTV’s, LCD’s, plasma’s, DLP’s, home theater systems, blu-ray players, monitors, and white goods.

With the lowest freight minimum in the industry, O’Rourke Sales Company ships freight prepaid on $2,500 orders of LG Electronics, with add-on pieces riding along freight free. This is a tremendous opportunity for our rental dealers to take advantage of the wide variety of products available for their customers.  Additionally, DELL computers ship freight free with just a minimum two unit purchase. 

O’Rourke Sales Company rewards dealer loyalty by offering Club O; a luxurious event that is very well received by its participants. Dealers who earn the required number of trip points qualify for a 5 day/4-night trip for two in paradise.  From a world-class spa to gourmet dining, golfing, shopping, entertainment, sunny beaches and ocean views, Club O is the pinnacle that others only strive to reach in rewarding dealer loyalty.

O’Rourke Sales Company’s RTO team has expanded to include Danelle Stanger. She compliments Bill French and Brian Duke, both veterans within the RTO industry and both recipients of the Lowry Shrader People’s Choice Award by The Rental Industry Buying Group (TRIB).  In 2007, Bill was also awarded Apro’s Norm Smith Vendor of the Year Award.

 

Over the years, Mr. French has brought his many years of experience to Washington in an effort to support the RTO industry at annual legislative conferences.  He currently serves on the Apro board as vendor liaison to the board of directors.  Bill, Brian and Danelle are supported by Amanda Barrows to provide an excellent dealer experience within the RTO Division.

O’Rourke Sales Company is a national wholesale distributor with 45 years of distribution successes in consumer electronics, white goods and high-end appliances.  With eleven strategically placed facilities across the nation, O’Rourke Sales Company continues to grow within the industry.

Please contact Bill French, Brian Duke, Amanda Barrows or Joe O’Rourke at 800-800-8500.  O’Rourke Sales Company, 1875 Waters Ridge, Suite #300, Lewisville, TX 75057; Please contact Danelle Stanger at 800-523-4730. She works out of the corporate offices at 3885 Elmore Avenue, Suite 100, Davenport, IA  52807.   Visit O’Rourke Sales Company at www.orourkesales.com.


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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.

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