Abt Electronics, a sprawling appliance store in the northern Chicago suburb of Glenview, has everything customers could need. Washers? Check. Dryers? Another check. Dishwashers? They've got them. How about a Dylan's Candy Bar? That's right - a licensed Dylan's boutique inside the appliance store. As of June, they have that, too. Jon Abt, who runs the 81-year-old institution with his brothers Mike, Rick and Billy, acknowledges most appliance stores don't pair chocolate bars and gummy candy with refrigerators and home theater systems. But Abt is not the average appliance store.
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