Aaron Rents Inc.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
309 E Paces Ferry Rd. NE, Atlanta, GA 30305-2367, United States
(404)231-0011, (404)240-6583 fax, http://www.aaronrents.com

Primary SIC: Equipment Rental & Leasing, Not Elsewhere Classified, Primary NAICS: General Rental Centers
Description: Established in 1955, Aaron Rents Inc. is a publicly-traded company on the New York Stock Exchange. It is a specialty retailer of consumer electronics, computers, residential and office furniture, household appliances and accessories. Additionally, the company is engaged in the lease ownership, rental and retail sale of a wide variety of products, such as widescreen and LCD televisions; computers; living room, dining room and bedroom furniture; and washers, dryers and refrigerators. The company retails well-known brands such as JVC, Mitsubishi, Philips, LG, Sony, Dell, Hewlett-Packard, Simmons, Frigidaire, General Electric and Sharp. Aaron Rents' major operating divisions are the Aaron's Sales and Lease Ownership division and the MacTavish Furniture Industries division, which supplies the majority of the upholstered furniture and bedding leased and sold in the company's stores. The company has three business segments: sales and lease ownership, franchise, and manufacturing. As of 2008, Aaron Rents had 1,557 sales and lease ownership stores, consisting of 1,037 company-operated stores in 32 states and Canada, 504 independently-owned franchised stores in 47 states and Canada, and 16 office furniture stores in nine states. Aaron Rents is headquartered in Atlanta, Ga. More

Services: Rental, lease ownership and the specialty retailing of residential and office furniture, consumer electronics and home appliances.