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J.J. and S.P. Richards – Books, Music & Fancy Store Jabez and Samuel Richards go into partnership and open first store in Macon, GA
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J.J. and S.P. Richards reopen store after Civil War
Paper clips are a HOT NEW ITEM to help offices keep documents more organized.
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Downtown Atlanta. Samuel Richards buys out his brother, Jabez, to become primary owner of S.P. Richards.
Crayola is founded and starts selling first crayons to distributors like S.P. Richards
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Samuel Richard’s sons, Walter, George & Russell, take over the business
Check written to a Mr. Burbank from George Richards in the amount of $6.50, equivalent in today’s economy to $230.75
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S.P. Richards starts offering Royal Typewriters in their line of office products
S.P. Richards truck delivered office supplies and paper to the greater Atlanta area.
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The Great Atlanta Fire destroyed 1,938 buildings that spanned 72 city blocks, nearly missing the S.P. Richards warehouse.
S.P. Richards Wholesale Paper Division was launched
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Richards brothers sell company to Rhodes Family
Pink Pearl erasers reach American markets from their German origin. Eraser heads were not added to pencils until 1975.
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S.P. Richards started offering Swingline staplers as they become an industry standard for stapler design and dependability.
Rolodex contact organizer became a staple on office desks around the U.S.
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SP Richards started offering state of the art copy machines, the once infamous household name, Xerox
S.P. Richards acquired by Genuine Parts Company
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S.P. Richards now has delivery networks spanning the west to east coast
S.P. Richards opened warehouse distribution centers in more than 10 new cities
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S.P. Richards acquired Norwestra, which then became SPR Canada.
S.P. Richards acquired regional wholesalers O’Henry (no, not the candy bar), PPI & Action Wholesale
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S.P. Richards launched Business Source® product line
S.P. Richards acquired Garland C. Norris and Impact Products
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S.P. Richards’ headquarters and primary distribution center caught fire destroying offices, products and historic records.
S.P. Richards HQ moved to new office building in Wildwood area of greater Atlanta, GA
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Investor Group led by industry professionals Yancey Jones Sr. and Mike Maggio, acquired S.P. Richards
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S.P. Richards acquired by Central National Gottesman Inc.
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Phone Number
888-436-6881
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Address
4300 Wildwood Pkwy, Suite 100, Atlanta, GA 30339