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Rent-to-own News - Preliminary results unveiled from the 2007 Rent-to-Own Statistical SurveyFormer APRO Board member and Treasurer Terry Beville of Buddy’s Home Furnishing in Tampa, Florida, unveiled preliminary results from the 2007 Rent-to-Own Statistical Survey to a ballroom-sized crowd gathered for the All-Industry Roundtable on September 26 during the APRO Convention and Buying Show in Reno, Nevada. Some of the highlights of the 2007 survey results are:
Other useful numbers presented by Beville included average salaries for regional managers, store manager and drivers, as well as average company and customer growth. Copies of the survey are available free to those who complete it. Beville announced that the deadline to complete the survey has been extended and encouraged those who did not yet participate to do so now. You can access the survey online here.
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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. | |||
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Click the links below to download each article as a PDF
Complete issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine | January-February 2010
The Year of the Tiger According to Chinese astrology, the Year of the Tiger begins in February 2010. Tiger John Cleek is making the most of it as he winds down his two-year term as APRO’s president. He reflects on personal and industry-wide accomplishments and the love of family that sustains him.
In the 30-year history of the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations, 17 rental dealers have served as president. To mark APRO’s special anniversary, 15 of these leaders share their experiences in helping to shape the rent-to-own industry.
The Keep Rate Conundrum Calculating keep rate does not seem to improve the rent-to-own business in any discernible way—and yet this calculation, beyond all the others, has had enormous legal and political implications for rent-to-own almost since its inception.
Vendor Spotlight: What's in a Name? These three departed rent-to-own vendors--Joe Eason, Tom Kitchens and Norm Smith--live on, their names indelibly linked to key industry events and honors.
See the current issue of RTOHQ: The Magazine... [PDF format] [HTML format]
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