BOLINGBROOK, Ill. (CBS) --The Village of Bolingbrook is striking a deal for Abt Electronics to open a huge new store in the southwest suburb's Promenade Bolingbrook Shopping Center. Abt plans to build ...
GLENVIEW, Ill. (WLS) -- The home improvement business is booming during the pandemic. One local retailer is doubling its size to meet the demand. Jon Abt, co-president of Abt Electronics in Glenview, ...
BENTON HARBOR -- The KitchenAid brand of Benton Harbor-based Whirlpool Corp. is partnering with Abt Electronics in Glenview, Ill. to kick off Earth Week and encourage the responsible disposal of ...
He didn’t have the wheeler-dealer salesmen of Polk Bros. He didn’t have Fretter Inc.’s advertising clout or Silo Inc.’s two dozen free-standing stores around Chicago. But Bob Abt of Abt Electronics ...
Bob Abt, CEO of Abt Electronics and known as a Chicago retail legend who guided the company through the rise and decline of national competitors such as Circuit City and Best Buy, has died at age 77. ...