Michael Soto
Greensboro, NC (USA)
Role(s):
The Universal Castle Corp.
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Location:
Greensboro
Industry:
Retail/Clothing
Year Founded:
2007
Number Employees:
INVALID
Description:
Cosmic Castle opened on March 1, 1991, and for the next 14 years became a new type of store. More than a gaming store, Cosmic became a center for a fan-based community. Despite its small size, everyone in the Triad, and a few outside of it, who were involved with fantasy, science-fiction, and the gaming communities knew of the place that became known as the Castle. Over the years, Karan Cavert, the owner, successfully maintained profits, but age and years made her grow tired, and, in 2005, she closed the doors, leaving a void.
Now, one of her last associates has come forward and gathered together like-minded visionaries to open “THE CASTLE”, a place like before but more so. Armed with Karen’s business training and a more modern sense of promotion, The Castle will become a larger, more