J. Richardson & Co Ltd.
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| Industry | Retail |
| Founded 📆 | 1842 in Brisbane, Queensland, Australia |
| Founder 👔 | John Richardson |
| Defunct | April 1992 |
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Richardson's (J. Richardson & Co Ltd.) was a department store in Armidale, New South Wales, Australia that operated between 1842 and 1992.[1]
History[edit]
Scottish pastoralist, businessman and politican John Richardson immigrated to Australia in 1838 and founded his company in Brisbane, Queensland in 1842 dealing in imports from England and ships chandlery. After suffering great losses, in 1872, Richardson relocated to the Northern Tablelands town of Armidale and occupied a store purchased from John Moore. Later in 1879, Moore set up his business again nearby however it was bought out by the firm and became the furniture department of Richardson's. The building that stands today at 195 Beardy Street was built as a 'universal providers' emporium in 1904.[2]
The business continued serving as a modern department store for Armidale until it was downsized and relocated to the old Capital Cinema building at 203 Beardy Street (now Bing Lee) in November 1983 and traded there until its final sale in April 1992.
Today[edit]
The original department store on Beardy Street is now part of the Armidale Plaza shopping centre complex with major tenants in the former space now called Richardson's arcade being the long-standing women's fashion outlet Sportsgirl and menswear retailer Gazman.[3]
References[edit]
- ↑ "History revisited - legacy still stands strong". New England History. 12 June 2013. Retrieved 14 December 2021. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "Mr John RICHARDSON (1810 - 1888)". www.parliament.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 2021-12-14.
- ↑ "ARMIDALE PLAZA SHOPPING CENTRE" (PDF). Angaet Property Management. Retrieved 15 December 2021. Unknown parameter
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