First Ever RTO World: Resounding Success
RTO World 2018 officially kicked off early Tuesday morning as attendees made their way to the America’s Center Convention Complex in St. Louis, Missouri. More than 700 attendees and exhibitors shuffled in to pick up their badges, swag bags and plan their schedule for the next few days. Read the full article here
Hyatt Place Wesley Chapel
Hyatt Place Tampa/Wesley Chapel, the first Hyatt-branded hotel in Wesley Chapel and Pasco County, is officially open. The new hotel features the Hyatt Place brand’s intuitive design, casual atmosphere and practical amenities, such as free Wi-Fi and 24-hour food offerings. The hotel is owned and operated by Impact Properties. Read the full article here
FIRST HYATT PLACE HOTEL OPENS IN TAMPA, FLORIDA’S WESLEY CHAPEL AREA
Hyatt Place Tampa/Wesley Chapel is now open in Lutz, Florida. It is owned and operated by Impact Properties under CEO Dilip Kanji. The 132-room hotel is the first Hyatt hotel in the unincorporated Wesley Chapel area and surrounding Pasco County. Read the full article here
APRO Spotlight: Shirin Kanji
Following in his family’s franchising footsteps, this first-generation American jumped into rent-to-own and is succeeding in leaps and bounds. Read the full article here
Private Florida firm buys Rent-A-Center in $1 billion deal
Rent-A-Center has been debating a sale in the last year. It also recently begun expanding its franchisee offering, with a Tampa company, Impact RTO Holdings, amassing the single-largest chunk of franchised locations. Read the full article here
Rent-A-Center is new to franchising — and this Tampa company is benefiting
TAMPA — Shirin Kanji’s family business history was in hotels. But in 2008, amid a lag in hotel stays because of the recession, Kanji decided his family’s portfolio at Impact Properties needed to diversify beyond hospitality. He landed on retail — but not in the traditional sense. He wanted to be a franchise owner of […]