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Rental industry to focus on education, legislation

By Furniture Today Staff -- Furniture Today, March 14, 2004

Orlando, Fla. — Orlando, Fla.— Education, a legislative update and networking opportunities are on the agenda for the International Furniture Rental Assn. annual conference here March 30-31.

Topics to be covered include updates on the corporate housing industry; the Chinese bedroom furniture antidumping issue, presented by industry analyst Jerry Epperson; the rent-to-own industry; and how technology is changing furniture rental distribution.

A featured event will be a panel discussion, "Industry Outlook — What's Changed, What Hasn't," with three top industry executives: Brook Furniture President Robert W. Crawford Jr., Aaron Rents CEO Charlie Loudermilk and Cort President Paul Arnold. They'll give their perspectives on the furniture rental industry, furniture manufacturing and RTO.

IFRA represents the rent-to-rent industry. For information on the event, contact this year's conference chair, Gene Kemp of Colony Furniture Leasing at (800) 962-8875, ext. 305.

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