Books
Falling victim in the latest round of a corporate family’s feud, Robert Haft--known nationwide for his televised commercial pitches for Crown Books--was removed Thursday from the company’s board.
June 25, 1993
It is a battle mean and nasty enough to be soap opera--a tale of two generations struggling for the control of a billion-dollar retailing empire that encompasses such disparate chains as Crown Books and Trak Auto.
July 18, 1993
World & Nation
As drugstore industry executives tell the story, Robert M.
June 20, 1986
I was saddened to read of the Studio City movie theater’s impending closure.
Nov. 17, 1990
Business
Crown Books Corp., which filed for bankruptcy about a month ago, said Tuesday that it will soon begin closing dozens of its stores, including 16 in Los Angeles and Orange counties.
Aug. 19, 1998
The skirmish began benignly enough: Back in 1991, a big new bookstore opened in Torrance.
Nov. 12, 1993
Retail: Company, under bankruptcy reorganization, awaits judge’s OK to act. Five O.C. shops will be shuttered.
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Oct. 1, 1986
Books: Establishment of the 25,000-square-foot ‘superstore’ at new Calabasas shopping center follows Crown’s closing of eight outlets in the region.
Nov. 10, 1998
California
Ronald Haft, already at the center of a multimillion-dollar lawsuit in Washington over control of his family’s corporate empire, has lost a nasty boundary dispute with his South Laguna neighbors.
Nov. 15, 1993