I am always looking for stories about parts of the economy that benefit from a downturn in sales. The Wall Street Journal reported on this topic in an article last week, saying that rent-to-own stores ...

USA Today is reporting that the rent-to-own industry is riding high on the recession.Aaron's, the second-largest retailer in the $6.3 billion industry, plans to open 200 stores in 2010 on the heels of ...

The nation's rent-to-own industry is trying to block legislative or other action by Buffalo or the state that representatives say could "cripple" the business here. Industry leaders reached out last ...

Rent-to-own stores dot the American landscape, with nearly 60 in the Buffalo area. Most are in poor neighborhoods, many in Buffalo, where store owners and managers boast of giving people with no ...