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Buddy's Launches 12 New Stores

Rent-to-own retailer expands throughout U.S.

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10 years ago

May 2, 2014

Sarah Whitman

Buddy’s Home Furnishings (Tampa, Fla.), the third largest rent-to-purchase company in the U.S., recently opened 12 new stores throughout the country, according to the Association of Progressive Rental Organizations.

The new stores are located in Oak Grove, Ky.; Jeffersonville, Ind.; Ft. Myers, Fla.; Louisville, Ky; Alabaster, Ala.; Phoenix, Ariz. and five in the Texas cities of Houston, Ft. Worth, Beeville, Kingsville, and Liberty.

Buddy's told APRO that it plans to continue its growth trajectory through a combination of corporate expansion, franchising and acquisitions.

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