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participation from those driving to the event from surrounding areas. Quail Creek’s Championship Golf Course provides natural streams, rolling hills and Bermuda fairways. The par-72 course has four sets of tees, playing from 5,500 to 7,000 yards. Designed by Hale Irwin, the club has hosted two USGA tournaments and a U.S. Open qualifier. When you’re there, you’ll understand why 
International Shoe Co., it’s an eclectic mixture of playground, funhouse, surrealistic pavilion and architectural marvel made out of unique, “found” objects. Internationally acclaimed sculptor Bob Cassilly and his crew of 20 artisans constructed the museum from the very stuff of the city. Reaching no farther than municipal borders for its reclaimed building materials, the City Museum’s features include old chimneys, salvaged bridges, construction cranes, miles of tile and even two abandoned airplanes! Dress casually and wear comfortable, closed-toed shoes so that you can explore the recesses of this unique creation.
or 2008 patterned after the prestigious ESPN awards program. As the ESPYs honor sports heroes, APRO will honor the heroes of the rent-to-own industry during this elegant evening. New for 2008!: APRO has responded to your requests and scheduled the awards banquet for Wednesday night—one night earlier than usual in the convention schedule—so that those who wish to leave on Thursday afternoon after the close of the exhibit hall can do so. 
2012 APRO Convention and Trade Show July 24-26, Memphis, TN
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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.
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