Abt Electronics is an independent family-owned retailer in the United States of consumer electronics, major appliances, and furniture. Abt operates 880,000 square feet at a single location in Glenview, Illinois, on 70 acre of land ("... 1,200-employee.. 350,000-square-foot location on 37 acres...2015[1]), and online since 1997.[2] Abt Electronics now distributes products from coast to coast in the US. The company has operated in the Chicago market since 1936.
History
"In the early 1930s, Mr. Abt sold radios at the old Fair Store on State Street. He wanted to go into the grocery business, but his wife, Jewel, vetoed the idea because she knew the inventory could spoil and he would have to get up at 3 a.m. to go to the market. Instead, they opened Abt Radio in the Logan Square neighborhood.[3]"
Abt Electronics was founded in 1936[4]