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.

[7] The store was originally named Abt Radio as it only sold small electronics in its early days.

Abt electronics currently employs more than 1,650 employees in a 450,000 square feet retail store and warehouse in Glenview, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago.

In May 2021, Abt announced plans for a 430,000 square-foot addition to their warehouse, effectively doubling the total area of their facility.

The energy produced by the solar array powers regular building operations and is stored in a 500 kW Tesla PowerPack battery cluster.