Best Buy Readying Rent-to-Own Option

Best Buy is preparing a pilot program to offer electronics through a unit of Rent-A-Center, employees of the rent-to-own company and analysts say. Rent-A-Center, which provides consumers the option of owning merchandise through rental arrangements, plans to set up kiosks in Best Buy stores to provide products to customers who don't meet Best Buy's credit standards or don't want to take on additional debt.