All GLG News Analyses Filed Under: Consumer Services

Rent-A-Center management will focus in 2007 on completing the integration of 786 acquired Rentway stores into the Rent-A-Center system and continuing to add financial services in their stores.  These points of emphasis make it clear that the core rent-to-own business of RAC has matured to...

The nomination of Rep. Carolyn Maloney (D-NY) to lead the Financial Institutions and Consumer Credit subcommittee of the House Financial Services Committee could be bad news for the Rent to Own industry. Rep. Maloney previously co-sponsored a bill that would have characterized the RTO transaction as...

New York lawmakers at the local, state, and federal levels continue to publicly bash the Rent to Own industry for what they call “exorbitant prices” and other predatory practices. While the evidence they site is vague at best, the New York Legislature has introduced a bill that could bring an end to...

 After 3 years of impressive growth it might be time for a reality check for Nutrisystem (NTRI). The stock got “pounded” this week after NTRI issued a lower than expected guidance for Q107 and a Citigroup analyst lowered his target price by $13 (from $105 to $92).  Is it time for bypass surgery...

Traditionally a hotbed of Rent to Own activity, Texas would potentially shut down its hundreds of RTO stores if state legislators pass this bill, which limits the total cost of an RTO transaction to the cash price of the merchandise plus 15%.  RTO operators...

Caremark’s board of directors rejected the Express Scripts bid which would have given Caremark shareholders more value than the CVS Corp. offer. With both CVS and Express Scripts vowing not to back down, Express Scripts launched a proxy fight announcing that it would nominate four candidates for election...

1.    The stalled acquisition of Caremark RX, Inc, by CVS Corp. created a window of opportunity for Express Scripts, Inc. to make a hostile bid for Caremark. Following the agreement between CVS and Caremark, Caremark shareholders filed a lawsuit against Caremark for breach of fiduciary...

Hamburger is ready and has been groomed well.  Taylor was and will continue to be a solid force for strategy & support. 

Swift decline over the last few years continues to bog down staff.  Motivation needs to be the mantra as changing peoples lives & moral report card used to be.  Signs of new life need to clearly be seen to revive this company.

Career Education is taking positive steps towards rejuvenation, but it will take a significant period of time before recovery will be reflected in higher enrollment numbers.