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Rent-to-own News - Buddy's franchise group steps up for local food banks

January 30, 2012

Chuck Haver and Travis Johnson, Manager Buddy's Fort Smith, Oklahoma.

Beginning in November 2011 the Buddy’s Home Furnishings Franchise Team BREG Group operating 10 locations in Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma decided to act on the continuing shortage of food in the local food banks of their communities.

Buddy’s offered their customers free weeks on new agreements if they brought in non-perishable food items that would be donated to help feed the less fortunate during the Holiday Season.

Buddy’s supported the event with in store posters, postcards, emails and TV commercials.

The 10 Buddy’s Locations collected over 10,000 non-perishable food items during the Holiday Season and each location donated it to a local Food Bank in their area.

“We had done this program in the past but this year the Team really stepped up and did their part to help fill the shelves of the local food banks," said Chuck Haver, BREG Group operator. "We also appreciate our customers for their support. Many of them did not open a new agreement but just wanted to help and brought food in each week to add to the growing collection. It always feels good when you can give back to your community and help those who really need the help.”

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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.

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