APRO held a "What’s Your RTO Story?" contest in February awarding the winner with a free trip to Washington, D.C. for its 2019 Legislative Conference last week. We asked our members to submit their most inspiring RTO stories of how the industry has positively impacted their lives and the lives of their employees or customers. This year’s winner was Heather Kitchen, store manager of Rent-2-Own [R2O], click below to read her inspiring RTO story.

Read More

The APRO Scholarship Foundation will be accepting applications for college scholarships next Friday! Last year, APRO awarded more than $110,000 in scholarships to deserving rent-to-own employee students and their children on behalf of APRO's Society for Tomorrow donors and state rental dealer associations in Florida, Kansas, Missouri, and Tennessee. Mark your calendars now for Friday, April 26, when scholarship submissions open!

The Kansas Rental Dealers Association [KRDA] will hold its Annual Meeting on April 23 and 24 at the DoubleTree Hilton Hotel Airport in Wichita, KS. The event will include a breakfast, informational seminars, a Vendor Meet & Greet, a presentation by Rachel Casey, regional manager of Rent-2-Own, and a keynote presentation on Company Culture Building & Leadership Development by APRO Hall of Honor member Dan Fisher, owner of Majik Rent To Own. All state association presidents and KRDA members, as well as their staff, are welcome to attend.

Read More

Buddy’s Home Furnishings held its Third Annual Peak Performance Awards Ceremony and Winners Trip March 21-25 in Cancun, Mexico. The company’s peak performers were recognized on a sandy beach at an outdoors awards ceremony followed by three days of fun-filled excursions and closed with a yacht cruise and swim experience with Michael Bennett, COO of Buddy’s Home Furnishings.

Read More