Rent-A-Center Opens Store in Waukegan

April 9, 2012 at 9:48 AM EDT

Company Donates to Non-profits at Grand Opening Ceremony

WAUKEGAN, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Apr. 9, 2012-- Rent-A-Center Manager John Bredengerd and his four-person sales team are pleased to offer residents of Waukegan 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 Bredengerd. The new Rent-A-Center is located at 1511 N. Lewis Avenue. The showroom features merchandise from brands such as Ashley, Serta, HP, Sony and Whirlpool.

Members of the community will welcome Rent-A-Center to the neighborhood at a grand-opening celebration on Friday, April 13, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Rent-A-Center is contributing $1,000 to the Boys & Girls Club of Lake County.

In conjunction with the grand opening ceremony, there will also be a drawing for a 50" HDTV. To enter, simply visit the store. No purchase is necessary.

Rent-A-Center operates 104 locations in the state of Illinois. The store is open from 10:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday through Friday and 9:00 a.m. to 6:00 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
media@racenter.com