NEWSLETTERS - NEW VIDEO: AVB's Lawrence, TRIB's Lewallen and new TRIB member Brownie Calvin weigh in on first AVB-TRIB tradeshow in Dallas
NEW VIDEO: AVB's Lawrence, TRIB's Lewallen and new TRIB member Brownie Calvin weigh in on first AVB-TRIB tradeshow in Dallas
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| AVB CEO Bob Lawrence |
In this exclusive APRO video, AVB Brand Source CEO Bob Lawrence shares his thoughts and motivations behind AVB's decision to partner with TRIB Group -- the nations oldest and most respected rent-to-own buying group.
Lawrence says the co-located TRIB-AVB tradeshow has broken all attendance records, eclipsing last year's attendance total by 40 percent. At least partial credit for that increase has to do with AVB's decision to partner with TRIB Group, which claims 135 rent-to-own member companies which represent over 2,400 storefronts.
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| TRIB President Ernie Lewallen |
AVB and TRIB forged a strategic alliance in 2006, but the March 17-19 "Silver at the Summit" tradeshow is the first to bring the two buying groups together under one roof. Including TRIB, AVB represent 4,500 retail and rent-to-own members who collectively own 7,500 storefronts across the United States and sell $11 billion annually.
Lawrence and TRIB President Ernie Lewallen -- owner of UHR Rents -- reflect on the synergies of the partnership and what each buying group brings to the arrangement.
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| New TRIB member Brownie Calvin |
New TRIB member Brownie Calvin of Nashville, Tennessee, shares his experience as a first time attendee to a TRIB Group buying show. Calvin, who owns three Option Rentals stores, says AVB-TRIB deals at the show earned him $6,000 in cash back savings his first day on the floor.
Click here to watch the video.
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