 APRO: The Official Voice of the Rent to Own Industry
|   
| ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
|
APRO's Exclusive Rent-to-own Video
| |
Rent to own Video: Silver at the Summit Impressions
This Rent to Own Video brought to you by APRO's RTOHQ.org 
In this exclusive APRO video, AVB Brand Source CEO Bob Lawrence shares his thoughts on the wisdom of partnering with TRIB Group -- the nations oldest 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 the TRIB Group, which claims 135 rent-to-own member companies which represent over 2,400 storefronts. 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. 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. | |
 |
|
APRO's 2010 Legislative
Conference!
We would like to
thank our attendees for a great success! 
| |||
|
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 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]
| |||
|
Association of Progressive Rental Organizations 1504 Robin Hood Trail Austin, Texas 78703 800/204-2776, ext. 103 Fax 512/794-0097 |