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Earl Industries company history timeline

1985

By 1985 there were 275 Earl Scheib stores, ranging from Hawaii to New York.

1987

After reaching record sales of $69 million in 1987, Earl Scheib entered a period of decline.

1994

In November 1994 Donald Scheib stepped down as president and CEO and was elected chairman, a position that had become vacant upon the death of Irwin Buchalter in August.

1996

Conversions of stores in California were completed in early fiscal 1996, and results were positive--during the first quarter comparable store sales grew by 24.2 percent compared to year-earlier figures.

1997

Introduced in 1997, the paint provided durability and a high-gloss finish and was rated as the best paint in production auto painting by Paint Research Association Laboratories Inc., a paint-testing firm.

1999

Hoping to grow to 200 shops and $100 million in sales, Earl Scheib opened 19 new stores during 1999.

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1985
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