Rent-A-Center Opens Store in Crowley, Texas

July 31, 2013 at 11:44 AM EDT

Company marks new store opening with $1,000 donation to Be The Match Foundation

CROWLEY, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jul. 31, 2013-- Rent-A-Center Manager Justin McCoy and his three-person sales team are pleased to offer residents of Crowley an additional option when it comes to acquiring ownership of high-quality furniture, appliances, electronics and computers.

“We are very excited to move a Rent-A-Center into Crowley,” said McCoy. “We look forward to being able to serve the community and provide each and every customer with the highest level of customer service.”

The new Rent-A-Center is located at 1201 FM 1187, STE. 9 Crowley, TX. Members of the community will welcome Rent-A-Center to the neighborhood at a grand opening celebration on Thursday, August 1st at 2:00 p.m. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Rent-A-Center is contributing $1,000 to Be The Match Foundation.

“On behalf of the Be The Match Registry at Cook Children’s Medical Center we thank Rent-A-Center for this donation,” said Jamie Kayser, RN, director for Be The Match Registry. “Every year, more than 12,000 patients are diagnosed with life-threatening diseases and they depend on the Be The Match Registry to find an unrelated donor. This donation will help those patients get the transplant they need.”

Rent-A-Center operates 278 locations in the state of Texas. The Crowley location 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 21,000 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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