This is Beko's first appearance in the United States market. Richard and Son began an exclusive retail partnership with Beko, one of Europe's leading appliance brands. The company added mattresses to its inventory in 2014, featuring Sealy, Stearns & Foster, and Tempur-Pedic brands in fourteen stores. The first Pennsylvania superstore opened in Philadelphia in June of that year. It continued to expand in Connecticut in 2010, opening stores in Milford, North Haven, Danbury, Newington, Manchester, and Enfield. Richard and Son opened 6 new stores in former Circuit City locations, including its first in Connecticut. Between 19, it opened fifteen new showrooms in New Jersey, Westchester County, Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, and Long Island (“ Work Well Done” 127). Richard and Son expanded into New Jersey in 1993 (“ Work Well Done” 111). "The fourth generation, Gregg Richard, Bonni Rondinello and Peter Richard, III" are now involved in helping to run what their great-grandfather began. died weeks later at ninety-five years old. Soon, Gary’s son Gregg began to work his way into the fabric of the company in the same way his father and grandfather had, until he became president in 2004. Peter and Gary were originally named co-presidents, but this arrangement changed in 1982, when Gary became president and Peter became executive vice president. promoted himself to chairman of the board in 1974, and he held that position until his death, well into his nineties. Soon, the company grew into a chain as it expanded into Long Island. It was around this time that he began to introduce his sons, Peter and Gary, to the family business (“ Work Well Done” 58). officially took over as the company president and majority shareholder. was responsible for introducing the first electric appliance to the inventory, the electric clothes iron, as well as time payments so his customers could afford them (“ Work Well Done” 32). decided to drop out of school and focus entirely on helping his family and building the business (“ Work Well Done” 25). When he completed ninth grade in 1923, A.J. He spent his childhood helping out at the store, only leaving it to go to school. played an important role from the beginning. Born into the business less than a month after it opened, A.J. In October of that same year, P.C.’s son, Alfred J. In 1909, Pieter Christian Richard, who left Holland in 1899, opened a small hardware store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (“ Work Well Done” 14). Richard & Son store in Manchester, Connecticut, after replacing a former Circuit City store.
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