PLANO, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 9, 2009--Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ/NNM:RCII) will broadcast its quarterly
earnings conference call on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 10:45 AM ET
over the Internet. This call will be held to discuss the earnings
release that will be issued after the close of the market on Monday,
February 2, 2009. Audio of the call will be broadcast live and will be
available on the Investor Relations section of Rent-A-Center, Inc.'s
website, located at http://investor.rentacenter.com
Listeners should go to the website at least fifteen minutes before this
event to register, download, and install any necessary audio software.
For those unable to attend the live broadcast, a replay will be
available beginning February 3, 2009, at 1:45 PM ET. There is no charge
to access this event.
Rent-A-Center, Inc., headquartered in Plano, Texas, currently operates
more than 3,000 company-owned stores nationwide, Puerto Rico and Canada.
The stores generally offer high-quality, durable goods such as major
consumer electronics, appliances, computers, and furniture and
accessories to consumers under flexible rental purchase arrangements
that generally allow the customer to obtain ownership of the merchandise
at the conclusion of an agreed-upon rental period. ColorTyme, Inc., a
wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company, is a national franchisor of more
than 200 rent-to-own stores operating under the trade name of
"ColorTyme."
CONTACT: Rent-A-Center, Inc.David E. Carpenter, 972-801-1214
Vice President - Investor Relations
david.carpenter@rentacenter.com
Source: Rent-A-Center, Inc.