CORRECTING and REPLACING Rent-A-Center Opens Store in Wake Forest, North Carolina

November 18, 2013 at 11:33 AM EST

Company marks new store opening with $1,000 donation to Richland Creek Community Church

WAKE FOREST, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 14, 2013-- City in first graph of release dated November 14, 2013, should read Wake Forest (sted Mattapan).

The corrected release reads:

RENT-A-CENTER OPENS STORE IN WAKE FOREST, NORTH CAROLINA

Company marks new store opening with $1,000 donation to Richland Creek Community Church

Rent-A-Center Manager David Elkin and his four-person sales team are pleased to offer residents of Wake Forest an additional option when it comes to acquiring ownership of high-quality furniture, appliances, electronics and computers.

The new Rent-A-Center is located at 11216 Capital Boulevard, Suite 102. Members of the community will welcome Rent-A-Center to the neighborhood at a grand opening celebration on Friday, Nov. 15 at 11:00 a.m. At the ribbon-cutting ceremony, Rent-A-Center is contributing $1,000 to Richland Creek Community Church. Jason Hall, the church’s administrative pastor, expressed his appreciation for the contribution.

“We are grateful for this generous gift from Rent-A-Center, and are humbled that they chose us to receive it,” said Hall. “Businesses like this that invest back into their communities are a blessing.”

In conjunction with the grand opening ceremony, the store will also hold a drawing for a new TV. To enter, simply visit the store. No purchase is necessary.

Rent-A-Center operates 119 locations in the state of North Carolina. The Wake Forest 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
VP of Public Affairs
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