Rent-A-Center Opens Store in Bastrop

November 1, 2011 at 2:14 PM EDT
Company Donates to Non-profits at Grand Opening Ceremony

BASTROP, Texas, Nov 01, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

Rent-A-Center Manager Julie Pena and her four-person sales team are pleased to offer residents of Bastrop an additional option when it comes to acquiring ownership of high-quality furniture, appliances, electronics and computers. "We are happy to be a part of the community and look forward to servicing the needs of our customers," said Pena. The new Rent-A-Center is located at 67 Loop 150 W. The approximately 6,000-square-foot showroom features merchandise from brands such as Ashley, Serta, HP, Sony and Whirlpool.

Members of the community welcomed Rent-A-Center to the neighborhood at a grand-opening celebration on Tuesday, November 1, at 10:30 a.m. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Rent-A-Center contributed $1,000 to the Children's Advocacy Center and $1,000 to the Bastrop County Emergency Food Pantry and Support Center.

In conjunction with the grand opening ceremony, there will be a drawing for a 42" Plasma TV on December 10, 2011. To enter, simply visit the store. No purchase is necessary.

Rent-A-Center operates 281 locations in the state of Texas. The store is open from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Saturdays.

Rent-A-Center (NASDAQ: RCII), headquartered in Plano, Texas, operates more than 3,000 stores in the United States, Puerto Rico, Canada and Mexico. The Company employs over 18,900 coworkers. Learn more at www.rentacenter.com.

SOURCE: Rent-A-Center

Rent-A-Center
Xavier Dominicis, 800-275-2696 x 1025
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