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RetailNew York, United States1001-5000 Employees
P.C. Richard & Son is a private, family-owned retail company that specializes in electronics and home appliances, and it is described as the largest chain of its kind in the United States. The company operates stores in New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Pennsylvania, with the majority located on Long Island and in the New York City boroughs of Queens and Brooklyn. Its corporate address is 150 Price Parkway South Farmingdale, New York 11735, United States. The business employs between 1,001 and 5,000 people. P.C. Richard & Son traces its origins to 1909, when the first store opened in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, selling hardware and founded by Peter Christiään Richard, a Dutch immigrant; the first electronic appliance sold was an electric iron, and the operation was later led by his son Alfred J. Richard, with the chain remaining in the Richard family and A.J. serving as chairman into his 90s.