SAN DIEGO, Oct. 30, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Shareholder Rights
Law Firm Johnson & Weaver, LLP continues its investigation of
Rent-A-Center, Inc. (NASDAQ: RCII) concerning possible violations
of federal securities laws. Rent-A-Center leases household durable
goods to customers on a rent-to-own basis.
On July 28, 2016, Rent-A-Center
stated that the roll-out of its new Point of Sales system, which
caused problems and had a negative effect on its sales in the
quarter, had been completed. However, on October 11, 2016, the Company disclosed that the
Point of Sales system continues to experience issues and will
negatively impact sales. On the news, Rent-A-Center shares
closed down 28.8% on October 11,
2016.
Next on October 26, 2016, the
Company announced third quarter 2016 results that fell far below
estimates, the Company affirmed that the POS issues led to system
outages and that it was "terribly disappointed in the results for
the quarter, both top and bottom line".
If you have information that could assist in this
investigation, including past employees and others, or if you are a
Rent-A-Center shareholder and are interested in learning more about
the investigation or your legal rights and remedies, please contact
Jim Baker
(jimb@johnsonandweaver.com) by email or phone at 619-814-4471.
If emailing, please include a phone number where you can be
reached.
About Johnson & Weaver, LLP:
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York and Georgia. The firm
represents individual and institutional investors in shareholder
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Contact:
Johnson & Weaver, LLP
Jim Baker, 619-814-4471
jimb@johnsonandweaver.com
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