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Aaron's (NYSE: RNT) is a lease-to-own retailer, whose principal rival is Rent-a-Center. It was founded by Charles Loudermilk in 1955. The company focuses on furniture rentals, but also rents electronics, applicances, and computers. New York Stock Exchange (June 2003) The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) , also nicknamed the Big Board, is the largest stock exchange in the world in dollar volume and second largest by number of companies listed. ... This article or section should include material from Tenancy agreement A lease is a contract conveying from one person (the lessor) to another person (the lessee) the right to use and control some article of property for a specified period of time (the term), without conveying ownership, in exchange for... 1955 (MCMLV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which support the human body (seating furniture and beds), provide storage, and hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. ...


The company is divided into three major divisions: sales and lease ownership; corporate furnishings; and manufacturing. The incorporation of manufacturing as well as retailing makes the company vertically integrated. The company has 125 company owned stores, and uses the franchise model as well for a total of 1150 stores throughout North America.


External links

  • Aaron Sales and Lease Ownership website
  • Aaron Rents website


 

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