Release Details

PLANO, Texas, Nov 6, 2001 -- Rent-A-Center, Inc. (Nasdaq: RCII) will broadcast its quarterly earnings conference call on Tuesday, November 13, 2001 at 10:45 AM ET over the Internet. This call will be held in order to discuss the earnings release that will be issued after the close of the market on Monday, November 12, 2001. Audio of the call will be broadcast live and will be available on the Investor Relations section of Rent-A-Center, Inc.'s Web site, located at http://www.rentacenter.com/CompanyInfo/EventsCalendar.html .

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 November 13, 2001 at 12:45 PM ET. There is no charge to access this event.

Rent-A-Center, headquartered in Plano, Texas, currently operates 2,294 company-owned rent-to-own stores in 50 states, Washington D.C. and Puerto Rico. The stores offer high-quality, durable goods such as home electronics, appliances, computers, and furniture and accessories to consumers under flexible rental purchase agreements that 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 351 rent-to-own stores, 338 of which operate under the trade name of "ColorTyme," and the remaining 13 of which operate under the "Rent-A-Center" name.

SOURCE Rent-A-Center, Inc.

CONTACT:          Peter J. Bates, Vice President - Finance and Director of
                  Investor Relations of Rent-A-Center, Inc., +1-972-801-1205, or
                  pbates@racenter.com 

URL:              http://www.rentacenter.com/CompanyInfo/EventsCalendar.html