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Luskin's was an electronics chain based in Baltimore, Maryland that began in 1948 and closed down in October 1996. BeginningsLuskin's began as an ice supply company founded by Jack Luskin and his brother Joe in 1948,[1] growing into a chain of electronics stores that later reached a total of 60[2] in Maryland; Washington, D.C. and Virginia. Luskin would later be known as "the cheapest guy in town",[3] a phrase that would be used for many years in Luskin's advertisements. In 1985, Luskin's went public; though by 1996 the stock was selling from nine to twenty-one cents.[3] ControversiesIn 1981, the Maryland Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division took Luskin's to court over deceptive advertising prices on three occasions. A settlement would be reached; though Luskin's was still in court for a separate incident at the time the closing was announced.[3] Other controversies included a July 1992 promotion of certificates for free airfare and discounted hotel rates that the Attorney General's office claimed were deceptive. A later version that was slightly modified (removing the word free) was submitted for approval and began airing in September. When the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division protested; contending that in order to qualify, one would have to buy at least $200 worth of merchandise; followed by making hotel and other arrangements through a Florida-based firm named Vacation Ventures; on December 11, 1992 Harford County judge Cypert O. Whitfill wrote in an opinion that Luskin's planned advertisements were "neither deceptive nor unfair".[4] AftermathAt the time Luskin's closing was made public; Cary Luskin (the son of company founder Jack) also announced plans to launch a separate chain of electronics stores called The Big Screen Store.[3] Jack Luskin passed away on December 1, 2017 in West Palm Beach, Florida at the age of 89[5]. Daughter Jamie was a co-owner of the Los Angeles Dodgers from 2004-2012 before the team was sold following a divorce from ex-husband Frank McCourt.{{citation needed|date=November 2013}} Slogans
References1. ^1 {{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2008-03-15/news/0803150320_1_luskin-slogan-jack|title=Whatever happened to...Jack Luskin|author=Rasmussen, Frederick N.|publisher=Baltimore Sun|date=March 15, 2008|accessdate=November 20, 2013}} 2. ^{{cite web|url=http://www.capitalgazette.com/news/business/homecoming-a-retailing-family-returns-to-annapolis-location/article_0576a157-f9dc-5c39-862a-3974b0676076.html|title=Homecoming: A retailing family returns to Annapolis location|author=Winters, Wendi|publisher=Capital Gazette|date=September 17, 2013|accessdate=November 20, 2013}} 3. ^1 2 3 4 {{cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/baltimore/stories/1996/10/07/story1.html?page=all|title=Luskin starts new chain|author=Harrison, David|publisher=Baltimore Business Journal|date=October 7, 1996|accessdate=November 20, 2013}} 4. ^{{cite web|url=http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1992-12-17/business/1992352168_1_general-office-luskin-attorney-general|title=Judge clears way for Luskin's ads|author=Farabaugh, Mike|publisher=Baltimore Sun|date=December 17, 1992|accessdate=November 20, 2013}} 5. ^{{cite web|author1=Lorraine Mirabella|author2=Pamela Wood|title=Jack Luskin, co-founder of Luskin's appliance and electronics chain, dies|url=http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/obituaries/bs-md-ob-jack-luskin-20171202-story.html|publisher=Baltimore Sun|accessdate=4 December 2017|location=Baltimore, MD}} 6 : 1996 disestablishments in Maryland|Defunct companies based in Baltimore|Retail companies of the United States|Retail companies established in 1948|1948 establishments in Maryland|Retail companies disestablished in 1996 |
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