EZCORP, Inc. announced the grand opening of three new EZPAWN stores in the Chicagoland area. In celebration of these grand openings, EZCORP is launching an in-store donation promotion, Pin-Up for Kids' Sake Campaign, within 27 Chicago-area EZPAWN stores in partnership with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Metropolitan Chicago. Pin-Up for Kids' Sake Campaign, is a fundraising effort aiding Big Brothers Big Sisters' mission of matching more children in need with positive, caring adult mentors who will help their Little Brothers and Little Sisters achieve lifelong success.
Participating EZPAWN stores will be offering customers paper pin-ups in exchange for donations of $1, $5, $10 or more. Each pin-up will have the donating customer's name on it and will be posted on store walls. The three store grand openings are located at: STREAMWOOD 901 E. Irving Park Road, CHICAGO - 6722 S. Western Ave and HARVEY - 468 Sibley Blvd.
EZCORP, Inc. is a provider of pawn transactions in the United States and Latin America. The Company also sells merchandise, primarily collateral forfeited from pawn lending operations and pre-owned and recycled merchandise purchased from customers. It operates through three segments: U.S. Pawn, Latin America Pawn, and Other Investments. The U.S. Pawn segment includes its EZPAWN, Value Pawn & Jewelry and other branded pawn operations in the United States. The Latin America Pawn segment includes its Empeno Facil, Cash Apoyo Efectivo (CAE) and other branded pawn operations in Mexico, as well as its GuatePrenda and MaxiEfectivo pawn operations in Guatemala, El Salvador, and Honduras (GPMX). At its pawn stores, it advances cash against the value of collateralized tangible personal property and sells merchandise to customers looking for good value. The merchandise it sells primarily consists of second-hand collateral forfeited from its pawn activities or merchandise purchased from customers.