Rent A Center Incorporated operates in the Equipment rental & leasing sector. Rent-A-Center, Inc. is a rent-to-own operator in the United States. As of December 31, 2010, the Company operated 3,008 Company-owned stores nationwide and in Canada, Puerto Rico and Mexico, including 42 retail installment sales stores under the names Get It Now and Home Choice, and 18 rent-to-own stores located in Canada under the name Rent-A-Centre. Its subsidiary, ColorTyme, Inc. (ColorTyme), is a national franchisor of rent-to-own stores. As of December 31, 2010, ColorTyme had 209 franchised rent-to-own stores in 32 states. The Company's stores offer durable products, such as consumer electronics, appliances, computers, and furniture and accessories under flexible rental purchase agreements that allow the customer to obtain ownership of the merchandise at the conclusion of an agreed-upon rental period. As of December 31, 2010, the Company operated 384 RAC Acceptance locations. As of December 31, 2010, it operated 18 stores in Canada and five stores in Mexico. In our complete report available for purchase the company is compared to: GATX Corporation, Compass Diversified Holdings and IAC/InterActiveCorp.