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people. It’s not like, ‘Oh my gosh, someone from corporate is coming in,’ you know, you’re scared to death. It’s like, ‘Hey, how are you doing today?’” It is this type of personal relationship that brought Bob Deagen back to Armadillo Willy’s. Deagen was Berwald’s first employee at St. John’s when it opened in 1977, and stayed on with Armadillo Willy’s until 1985, when he left the company to start his own restaurants in Sacramento. The two men kept in touch and in 1999 Berwald asked Deagen to come back as president and CEO. Deagen accepted, one of the reasons being the culture that surrounds the company and Berwald. “It has a longstanding and positive culture,” Deagen said. “The base of our employees is very loyal and we’ve had them around for a long time. So I think that comes through. ... You can feel
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NEW STORE CREATES BUZZ ... While the attention of some Palo Altans has been diverted to more pressing issues, a new sex shop is quietly preparing to open in a few weeks in downtown Palo Alto. Good Vibrations, a San Francisco-based store that sells sex toys, is branching out into Palo Alto. Expected to open in early October at 534 Ramona St., Good Vibrations is taking over a 1,100-square-foot space in the classic, historic Birge Clark building that also houses Coupa Cafe. It will occupy the former site of Premier Boutique , which closed earlier this year. “We’ve had our eye on Palo Alto for a long time,” said Jackie Strano, the company’s executive vice president. “We’re a little bit out of our zone here, but we’re eager to find a younger generation like the Stanford community.” The decision to move into Palo Alto was based on the store’s website’s geographical sales data, according to Strano, who added:
“Palo Alto and its surrounding areas are the epicenter of the zip codes of our mail-order business. It’s a very robust area on the Peninsula.” Who knew? The Palo Alto store will be the company’s seventh store. The adult-oriented shop, which began 36 years ago, has three stores in San Francisco, one in Berkeley, one in Oakland and one in Brookline, Mass. Strano describes the Palo Alto store as a “destination location. If you’re out on a date in downtown Palo Alto, it’s discreet enough to go into our store. We invite you to feel welcome. Pleasure is your birthright. You can ask us anything and we won’t judge,” she said, adding, “Sexual health is an integral part of overall health.”
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that a bit when you walk through the door.” Deagen was also attracted to Berwald’s commitment to giving back. “This starts with John, from years back. He wanted to really stay close to the community,” Deagen said. “I think everyone says that, but if you do it (is another matter). We’ve done a lot of that throughout the years and I think that’s connected us to the community.” N
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