Patrick D. Conboy sr

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  www.orlandosentinel.com/business/orl-tvhousing3008mar30 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/30/2008    Last Visited: 3/30/2008  

  You can still have a very vibrant and active life," says Patrick Conboy, founder of Elderluxe, a Sharper Image for seniors that sells designer shower chairs, home-exercise equipment calibrated for older bodies, high-tech body-fat analyzers and a tricked-out $3,200 scooter that looks ready for the NASCAR circuit.
  
  They have the cash
  
  An estimated 76 million baby boomers are entering Social Security territory, vaunted pocketbooks in hand.With 77 percent of all personal assets in the U.S. and half of all discretionary spending -- $750 billion, according to a study from Knowledge Base Marketing -- boomers have a walletful of currency, Conboy says.
  
  "This is the biggest consumer generation of all time," he says."This group has been empowered and engaged with smart ideas throughout their lives.It's brand-sensitized and does not suffer bad design well."
  
  He has a hunch that boomers' aversion to products that scream "over the hill," combined with their love of luxury, will favor his 2 1/2 -year-old venture.A former executive at JCPenney, Conboy saw a graying market in search of products that united design sensibility and style with golden-year needs.On a scouting trip to Europe, he discovered a trove of items for seniors with a taste for the modern, and Elderluxe was born.

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  www.latimes.com/features/home/la-hm-geezers24jan24,0,29 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/24/2008    Last Visited: 1/28/2008  

  You can still have a very vibrant and active life," says Patrick Conboy, founder of Chicago-based Elderluxe, a Sharper Image for seniors that sells designer shower chairs, home exercise equipment calibrated for older bodies, high-tech body-fat analyzers and a tricked-out $3,200 scooter that looks ready for the NASCAR circuit.
  
  An estimated 76 million baby boomers are entering Social Security territory, vaunted pocketbooks in hand.With 77% of all personal assets in the U.S. and half of all discretionary spending -- $750 billion, according to a study from Knowledge Base Marketing -- boomers have a walletful of currency, Conboy says.
  
  "This is the biggest consumer generation of all time," he says."This group has been empowered and engaged with smart ideas throughout their lives.It's brand-sensitized and does not suffer bad design well."
  
  He has a hunch that boomers' aversion to products that scream "over the hill," combined with their love of luxury, will favor his 2 1/2 - year-old venture.A former executive at JCPenney, Conboy saw a graying market in search of products that united design sensibility and style with golden-year needs.On a scouting trip to Europe, he discovered a trove of items for seniors with a taste for the modern, and Elderluxe was born.

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  Published on: 6/15/2008    Last Visited: 6/15/2008  

  While admittedly the concept of "anti-aging" is a tough sell, Patrick Conboy, founder of Elderluxe, promotes a more straightforward approach: age well.... . . . (to read the remainder of this article, please log in below.)

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  www.internetretailer.com/article.asp?id=26243 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 5/1/2008    Last Visited: 5/24/2008  

  Elderluxe.com, which caters to wealthier older consumers, has moved much of the detail about each item to the main product page so visitors "don't have to work to get to it," says Patrick Conboy, founder and president.
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  Elderluxe also displays HackerSafe and Better Business Bureau logos-and still about 25% of customers 65 and older call to place orders, rather than entering credit card information online, Conboy says.

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  www.dailyherald.com/story/?id=83094 - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 11/24/2007    Last Visited: 11/25/2007  

  "If you've been operating a Lexus, the last thing you want is a Chevrolet in a walker," explained Patrick Conboy, president of the company.

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  Patrick Conboy
  
  Founder & President
  
  ELDERLUXE
  
  1130 West 37th Street
  
  Chicago, IL, 60609

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  Elderluxe - About Us - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 1/5/2010    Last Visited: 1/5/2010  

  from our Founder, Patrick D. Conboy.
  
  Age Well.
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  Patrick Conboy Founder & President
  
  Featured Product

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  Elderluxe - Contact Us - [Cached Version]
  Published on: 3/17/2007    Last Visited: 1/5/2010  

  All members of the media can receive further information regarding ELDERLUXE and/or Patrick Conboy, Founder & President by contacting:

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