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title: "Tampa Bay Times: Rent-A-Center is new to franchising — and this Tampa company is benefiting"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/21d9491e-b1dd-402d-9c4d-f7cd68736e77
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/tampa-bay-times-rent-a-center-is-new-to-franchising-and-this-tampa-company-is-benefiting-2706827
category: "Retail"
industry: "Retail"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2018-06-14T13:08:26.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:00:26.685Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/f3ccdd27d2000e3f9255a7e3e2c488006833.jpg
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# Tampa Bay Times: Rent-A-Center is new to franchising — and this Tampa company is benefiting

**TL;DR:** Rent-A-Center has launched a refranchising initiative to convert corporate-owned locations to qualified franchisees. The company expects the number of franchisee-owned locations to grow.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-06-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/tampa-bay-times-rent-a-center-is-new-to-franchising-and-this-tampa-company-is-benefiting-2706827).*

## Story

Rent-A-Center recently launched a refranchising initiative to convert corporate-owned locations to qualified franchisees.

Rent-A-Center Executive Vice President of Franchising Cathy Skula spoke with the Tampa Bay Times about how the number of Rent-A-Center locations owned by franchisees is expected to grow.

Said Skula to Tampa Bay Times, “There’s not a set amount. It’s pretty much with what you see with franchises at large. It evolves to the balance that makes sense."

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- franchise growth (topic)
- Retail (sector)
- Rent-A-Center (company)
- refranchising initiative (topic)
- corporate-owned locations (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/tampa-bay-times-rent-a-center-is-new-to-franchising-and-this-tampa-company-is-benefiting-2706827). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/21d9491e-b1dd-402d-9c4d-f7cd68736e77).