Date: Fri, 19 Dec 1997 17:28:13 GMT Server: Apache/1.2.1 Last-Modified: Mon, 15 Dec 1997 13:18:43 GMT ETag: "17bffd-1728-34952e33" Content-Length: 5928 Accept-Ranges: bytes Connection: close Content-Type: text/html The History of Aaron Rents

A Tradition of Quality

Aaron Rents is the nation's premier furniture rental and sales company. And with good reason.

As a pioneer of the furniture rental industry, Aaron Rents has specialized in the rental and sales of top quality home and office furnishings for over four decades.

Founded in 1955 by R. Charles Loudermilk Sr., in Atlanta, Georgia, Aaron Rents established a reputation for excellence over the years through our unparalleled commitment to customer service and satisfaction.

Throughout our history, Aaron Rents has offered products of the highest quality standards at the lowest price possible. It's a philosophy that has brought growth to the company… and continuing advantages for our customers.

From a business that began with the rental of 300 folding chairs in the 1950s, today Aaron Rents is a public company with over 300 showrooms across the nation. We offer affordable options to rent or purchase fine home and office furnishings.

The staff and management of Aaron Rents are dedicated to consistently providing our customers with unparalleled service, flexible terms and stylish home furnishings at prices well below the competition.

It's a tradition rich in quality… of service and product. And these are things that will never go out of style at Aaron Rents.

The Aaron Rents Historic Profile

1955 Founded by R. Charles Loudermilk Sr. in Atlanta, Georgia
1964 Three stores in operation
1971 Acquisition of MacTavish furniture completes vertical integration
1976 19 stores with $10 million in revenue
1977 25 stores in operation
1980 Convention furnishings division created
1982 Aaron Rents, Inc., goes public (nasdaq: ARON) with 68 stores in 11 states
1983 Eight MacTavish furniture manufacturing plants
1995 237 locations in 21 states
1997 Over 300 stores with more than 2,550 employees nationwide
1997 Recognized as the nation's largest La-Z-Boys® business furniture rental company

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