The buyback of the stores located in Winston-Salem, Wilmington, and Rocky
Mount, North Carolina, and Florence, South Carolina will provide a springboard
for further development of these markets by the Company. There are presently
no Company-operated Aaron's Rental Purchase stores in North Carolina.
Aaron Rents, Inc., based in Atlanta, currently has a total of 421 stores
in 32 states for the rental and sale of residential and office furniture and
accessories, consumer electronics, household appliances and convention
furnishings. The Company manufactures furniture at five plants in Georgia and
Florida.
Note: Forward looking statements in this news release are based on current
expectations, which are subject to risks and uncertainties, and actual results
may vary materially from these expectations due to such factors as changes in
general economic conditions, competition and pricing, customer demand and
other issues.