James Richardson Corporation
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The James Richardson Corporation is a corporation, based in Abbotsford, Australia, and primarily involved with furniture, hospitality, real estate, and the duty free retail businesses. The company is owned by David Mandie.
Principal Staff of the James Richardson Corporation
- Executive Chairman -- David Mandie
- Executive Director -- Evelyn Danos
- General Manager -- Milton Lasnitzki
- Duty Free Chairman -- Garry Stock
History of the James Richardson Corporation
- 1892 -- Founded by hotelier Jimmy Richardson
- 1953 -- purchased by David Mandie
- 1953 -- became involved with furniture importing, assembly, and distribution
- 1955 -- Merged with the Mandie Tobacco Businesses becoming Melbourne's primary tobacco, wines and spirits distributor.
- 1972 -- entered the retail market at Brisbane Airport
- 1972 -- Became involved with distribution of perfumes and cosmetics
- 1972-95 -- expanded into the Sydney, Brisbane, Melbourne, Perth, Cairns, and Ben Gurion Airport (Israel)
- 1995 Sold a number of airport and 23 off-aiport stores to SwissAir
External link
JamesRichardson.Com (http://www.jamesrichardson.com.au/) (Official)