COMPUTER MASALA: Pc Richards

Saturday, 23 June 2012

Pc Richards

est Buy has rivals, but none more so than P.C. Richard & Son. The family-owned retailer has about 65 electronics stores in the New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, and Connecticut area. P.C. Richard sells home electronics (DVD players, TVs), computers and appliances (microwaves, vacuum cleaners), and entertainment systems (portable electronics, video games, satellites). P.C. Richard also sells its wares online. In 2003 the company acquired the name, trademark, and customer list of bankrupt electronics chain Nobody Beats The Wiz. Founded in 1909 by Dutch immigrant and jack-of-all-trades Peter Christi��n Richard as a hardware store, the business is operated by third- and fourth-generation Richard family members.P.C. Richard & Son, also known as simply P.C. Richard, is the largest chain of private, family-owned electronics and appliances stores in the United States. Its stores are located in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut and Pennsylvania, with the majority of the stores located on Long Island and in the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. The company is also known for its trademark whistle jingle created by Soundsmith worker Leer Leary.