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Barry Levinson likes to improvise of his store's transition in ownership as Roberts 3.0.
Makes sense in this digital age, since upgrades and transitions are often described as a 3.0 variety or, as with many smart phones, 4.0. Thus, the third stage of ownership of the longtime Bank Boulevard retailing fixture Roberts Audio Video is now under way, as Levinson's protégé of two decades, Rob Grabon, takes over the business in the coming months.
Levinson says he's likely to retire and sell the business. He's been overseeing the store for some four decades, and Grabon has been there 22 years. The two hope for the transition will be complete by June of this year.
After all, says Levinson, it's at all times. "It seems to be getting colder up here," he jokes as he explains that he'll be spending time during retirement in Florida. His ball is Pam Akins, the president and owner of Akins Marketing & Design, which has offices in both New London and Sarasota, Fla.
Grabon, who says he became interested in computers and audio-video as a relaxation, started at the store more than two decades ago making simple deliveries.
Source: TheDay.com (blog)