Daves world dover-foxcroft
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Customers of Dave’s Planet will be seeing a limited changes soon. The family-run business, known for selling heat pumps, appliances, flooring, mattresses and U.S. Cellular services, will be adding new owners and new locations within the next month or so.
Business partners Dan Sharrow, Robert Jankunas and Matthew Scott will retain ownership of Dave’s World’s four locations selling heat pumps across the state, and will be moving their Dover-Foxcroft location into the former Dover Auto Parts store at 27 Summer Street. The trio will also retain ownership and operation of the U.S. Cellular store.
New owners Richard “Rick” Dill and Wade Shaefer will be unveiling @Home Kitchen & Bath, and @Home Furniture, Appliances & Bedding in the current Dave’s World territory at 16 Summer Street.
David Sharrow and Jayne Sharrow bought the former Gellerson TV & Appliance building in 1985. The business was rebranded as Dave’s Nature in 1992. Jankunas and Dan Sharrow purchased the business in 2004, with Scott coming on as an equal partner in 2006.
“Bob and I grew up next door to each other on Spring Street,” said Sharrow. “He has been an employee for the longest – 30-plus
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Matt Scott of Dover-Foxcroft, Maine started in the appliance repair business at age 14, started his own company at 18, and became part owner of Dave’s World at 26. He led the company’s pivot to become Maine’s leading heat pump installer, at the vanguard of American and global electrification.
In the interview below, this writer’s questions and comments are in bold, Mr. Scott’s words are in regular text, and extra clarification (links, etc) added after the interview are in bold italicsor footnotes.
So to start off, can you tell me what Dave's World is and how Dave's World ended up entity the leading heat pump installer in the leading heat pump installing state?
So Dave's World was a company that was started in 1980. Dave, the actual Dave of Dave's World, purchased it in 1980. He turned it into a full appliance store, appliance repair, radio shack. He did U.S. Cellular Dish Network, DirecTV, did kitchen, bath, flooring. It was kind of like a little mini mall in Dover-Foxcroft, to keep people local instead of traveling to Bangor, which is an hour away.
And then you rapid forward several years later, the company was taken over by his wife, Jan
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Family-owned Dave’s World to change hands after 36 years
DOVER-FOXCROFT – Customers of Dave’s World will be seeing a few changes soon. The family-run business, known for selling heat pumps, appliances, flooring, mattresses and U.S. Cellular services, will be adding new owners and new locations within the next month or so.
Business partners Dan Sharrow, Robert Jankunas and Matthew Scott will retain ownership of Dave’s World’s four locations selling heat pumps across the state, and will be moving their Dover-Foxcroft location into the former Dover Auto Parts store at 27 Summer Street. The trio will also retain ownership and operation of the U.S. Cellular store.
New owners Richard “Rick” Dill and Wade Shaefer will be unveiling @Home Kitchen & Bath, and @Home Furniture, Appliances & Bedding in the current Dave’s World space at 16 Summer Street.
David Sharrow and Jayne Sharrow bought the former Gellerson TV & Appliance building in 1985. The business was rebranded as Dave’s World in 1992. Jankunas and Dan Sharrow purchased the business in 2004, with Scott coming on as an equal partner in 2006.
“Bob and I grew up next door to each other on Spring Street,” said
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