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stores on the payroll for an extended period of time and
guaranteed all affected employees jobs within the Aaron
Rents system. The management team and employees
pulled together and reopened stores as quickly as possible,
in some cases setting up a temporary store in a parking
lot. The MacTavish employees worked weeks of overtime
in order to meet the spike in demand in the corporate
furnishings division as businesses relocated and set up
temporary offices. The Company sent teams of associates
to the affected areas to facilitate deliveries and store
operations. Our corporate culture was, indeed, tested
in 2005 and emerged stronger than ever.
Scenes from Hurricane
Katrina in Louisiana
and a note left on a
storefront by Aaron’s
employees.