Producers from the Oprah Winfrey Show met at Abt yesterday with GE’s vice president/brand manager to learn about GE’s new line of appliances. The producers were interested in finding new appliances for possible use in future “favorite things” shows and for house makeover shows. Among the new items were a “single-double” oven, which essentially is a double oven that fits into the space of a single oven; a 48-inch pro range; and…
Yesterday was bright and sunny here at Abt, which made it a perfect day for the Oakley Rolling O Lab to come rolling into our parking lot to show off the company’s latest eyewear technology. Oakley has three of these Rolling O Labs (built into 40-foot motor coaches) touring the country to demonstrate the durability and optical quality of its sunglasses. The California-based company has been awarded more than 500 patents in…
Getting back to our top product picks from our salespeople, here’s Megan Magnuski to talk about her favorite recent Abt purchase. Megan has been with Abt for five years, and during her off hours she likes to work out at the gym or play piano, write music, and sing (she claims to be a Karaoke Queen, although this hasn’t been officially confirmed). Megan also enjoys relaxing in her new townhouse, “laughing with…
No, not the Amazon rain forest in South America, but Amazon.com, located in Seattle. As Abt’s manager of e-commerce, I just returned from participating in Amazon’s second Seller Summit, an event where only their top 100 internet retailers are invited. Abt became a partner vendor with Amazon back in February, which enables us to sell our products through Amazon.com’s network. The summit was held at Amazon’s new headquarters, located in the PacMed…
