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Get drunk and buy stuff
When we heard Abt Electronics had added a full-service cafe and wine bar to their Glenview campus, we had one initial thought: Are they hoping people will go drink a bottle of wine and by a bigger TV? So we asked company president Mike Abt that very question.
“Yes,” he said, not missing a beat. Though Mike insists their reason for opening the restaurant stems from his father, CEO Bob Abt’s, long-standing desire to own an eatery, he admits they’ve seen good results by mixing electronics and booze in the past. “Sometimes we’d host charity parties in the store, and they’d cater the event and serve liquor, and we’d keep our store open an extra hour for these sorta-drunk people. It was easy sales. Our salesmen loved it; they all wanted to work that extra hour.”
Abt’s new eatery is called Jolane’s Cafe and Wine Bar. Read more about it in our round-up of off-the-radar spots around the suburbs.
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