Crazy Eddie was an American retail business that sold electronic goods. The company did business in several structures. The first, and what would eventually become the most famous/infamous of the three, was a chain of retail stores that did business in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania as well as by phone. The second was a venture that initially began as a retail store but eventually was reorganized as an Internet and phone business. The third and most recent was an online and buy-by-phone store. As of 2013, none of the three Crazy Eddie ventures are conducting business.
The original predecessor company to Crazy Eddie was ERS Electronics, which was founded by Eddie Antar, Ronnie Gindi (a first cousin) and Sam M. Antar (Eddie's father)in 1969. Eddie, Ronnie, and Sam M. owned equal 1/3 shares of ERS Electronics. The original store was located on 1117 Kings Highway in Brooklyn, New York. The company operated under the name of Sights and Sounds.
About 1970-1971, Sights and Sounds, like many other small retailers, was struggling to stay in business. In 1971, Eddie Antar purchased Ronnie Gindi's share of ERS electronics for $25,000 in cash. Eddie Antar now owned 2/3 of Sights and Sounds and his father Sam M. Antar owned 1/3 of Sights and Sounds but left the day-to-day operations to Eddie.
In 1970`s, when Crazy Eddie was opening up for business, consumer electronics retailers were subject to "fair trade" laws. These laws allowed manufacturers to require retailers to sell merchandise at the same price to avoid price competition for their products. These laws were having a negative effect on smaller retailers, such as Crazy Eddie. To survive in business, Eddie Antar resorted to circumventing fair trade by discounting merchandise to customers. The manufacturers retaliated against Eddie by refusing to sell Sights and Sounds any products.
respect. That is why Marco and Eddie are so keen to protect their names and get a 'just' conclusion. The honour binds families and the whole neighborhood with a sense of community. Red hook is mostly run by honour and reputation. Everyone should look out for one another, to betray someone is the most dishonourable action imaginable. To explore the topic of honour I will discuss the relationship between Eddie and Catherine, the relationship between Beatrice and Eddie and Rodolfo and Marco. To conclude…
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the indigenous people. The most respected and recognised of these is Eddie Mabo, a Torres Strait Islander. Mabo stood up for the rights of his people from a very young age all the way to his death, in order to generate changes in the policies and laws of the government. Mabo battled for his right to own the land which he had inherited from his adoptive father, a fight which was resolved only after his demise. Despite this, Eddie Mabo became one of the key influential figures in the Aboriginal rights…
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Brothers, a musical written by Willy Russell. After doing a lot of work on the play in class I had many expectations on how it would be carried out, particularly how the actors would use movement, voice and gesture to portray the characters of mickey and Eddie. I was especially looking forward to the musical and comedic aspects of the play and the different techniques that would be used in the process of the unravelling of the plot. The play took place in a proscenium arch theatre with raised seating and…
Eddie Mabo was born on Murray Island, in the Torres Strait, on June 29, 1936. Speaking in 1993, his wife said that Eddie started to question his rights in 1969, when he tried to return to Murray Island to visit his father of his death bed, only to be denied entry by authorities who feared he would cause trouble. He started to work as a gardener when he was 31, and it was here he would have a conversation which would shake his understanding of his people’s land to the core. After having lunch in 1974…
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A Separate Peace Final Project Wars occur not only between nations but also between individuals, sometimes even friends. In fact, they even occur within the individuals themselves. The blame, in any case, can be traced to a lack of understanding. In A Separate Peace Gene states that “it seemed clear that wars were. To made by generations and their special stupidities but that wars were made instead by something ignorant in the human heart.” For Gene this…
Justin Shin Character List 5/16/14 Period 3 The Crucible by Arthur Miller John Proctor - A local farmer who lives just outside town; Elizabeth Proctor’s husband. A stern, harsh-tongued man, John hates hypocrisy. Although he has a hidden sin—his affair with Abigail Williams—that proves his downfall. When the hysteria begins, he hesitates to expose Abigail as a fraud because he worries that his secret will be revealed and his good name ruined. He later dies after being executed…
