First Cash to Acquire 12-Store Chain of U.S. Pawn Stores; Will Expand Presence in South Carolina to 18 Large Format Locations

First Cash Financial Services (Nasdaq: FCFS ) today announced that it has entered into an agreement to purchase the operating assets of a 12-store chain of large format pawn stores located in the Charleston, South Carolina area. Rick Wessel, chief executive officer of First Cash, stated,