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 company_name   = Aaron's, Inc. |
 company_logo   =  |
 company_type   = Public (NYSE: AAN) |
 foundation     = 1955 |
 founder        = R. Charles Loudermilk |
 location       =  Atlanta, GA, USA |
 area_served    = North America |
 key_people     = R. Charles Loudermilk
(Chairman)
Robert C. Loudermilk Jr.
(President) & (CEO) |
 industry       = Furniture |
 products       = Furniture rental
Rent-to-own |
 subsid         = Aaron's
Aaron's Corporate Furnishings
Rimco |
 slogan         = Sales & Lease Ownership for Less!|
 market cap     = US$ 1.41 billion (2009)|
 revenue        =  US$ 1.494 billion (2007)|

operating_income = US$ 128.84 million (2007)|

 net_income     =  US$ 75.82 Million (2007)|
 assets         =  US$ 1.113 billion (2007)|
 equity         =  US$ 673.38 million (2007)|
 num_employees = 9,600 (2008)|
 homepage       = Aaron's, Inc. |

Aaron's, Inc. is a lease-to-own retailer. It was founded by R. Charles Loudermilk in 1955.^[1] The company focuses on furniture, electronics, appliances, computer leases and retail sales. 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.

As of June 11th, 2010, Aaron's, Inc. has 1723 locations, broken down as follows:

1094 company-owned sales and lease ownership stores
11 Rimco stores
7 Franchise Rimco stores
599 Franchised SALO stores
12 Aaron's Office Furniture

This includes the first company owned Canadian store, opened on April 13, 2007 in Windsor, Ontario.

In September, 2008 Aaron's announced the sale of its Corporate Furnishings division to CORT Business Services. The Corporate Furnishings division is made up of the company's residential rent-to-rent business, recording revenues of approximately $99 million in 2007. The Corporate Furnishings division operated 47 stores.

"This sale will enable us to focus our resources and energy on growing the Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership division. With this divesture, we anticipate the Company will record increased revenue and earnings growth rates in future periods," said Robert C. Loudermilk, Jr., President and Chief Executive Officer of Aaron Rents.^[2]

Sponsorships

NASCAR racing: Aaron's sponsors the No. 00 "Aaron's Dream Machine," driven by David Reutimann in NASCAR's Sprint Cup Series as well as the No. 99 "Aaron's Dream Machine," driven by Trevor Bayne in NASCAR's Nationwide Series.
Aaron's Cycling Team - sponsors both elite men's and women's professional cycling teams that compete on the USA Cycling National Racing Calendar
Football Saturday in the South, a series of pre-season documentaries that are syndicated by Raycom.

External links

References

Plunkett, Jack W. (2007). Plunkett's Retail Industry Almanac 2008. ISBN 1-59392-101-2. {{cite book}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)

^ PRNewswire-FirstCall (2009-04-14). "Aaron Rents, Inc. Changes Name to Aaron's, Inc". Retrieved 2009-04-14.
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[1] PRNewswire-FirstCall (2009-04-14). "Aaron Rents, Inc. Changes Name to Aaron's, Inc". Retrieved 2009-04-14.

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 '''Aaron's, Inc.''' is a [[rent to own|lease-to-own]] retailer. It was founded by [[R. Charles Loudermilk]] in [[1955]].<ref>{{cite web | title= Aaron Rents, Inc. Changes Name to Aaron's, Inc. | author= [[PRNewswire-FirstCall]] | date= 2009-04-14 | accessdate= 2009-04-14 | url= http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/prnewswire/200904140800PR_NEWS_USPR_____CLTU001.htm }}</ref> The company focuses on [[furniture]], electronics, appliances, computer leases and retail sales.