| Industry | Furniture Real estate Duty-free retail |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1892 (early company) 1955 (merger to form current company) |
| Founders | Jimmy Richardson (early company) David Mandie (modern company) |
| Headquarters | , |
Areas served | Australasia, Middle East |
Key people | Evelyn Danos (Executive Chairman) Milton Lasnitzki (CEO) Garry Stock (Duty Free Chairman) |
Number of employees | 2,300 |
| Website | http://www.jamesrichardson.com.au/ |
The James Richardson Corporation, also going by the name James Richardson Group or JR/Group, is an Australian furniture, hospitality, real estate and retail corporation, headquartered in the Abbotsford suburb of Melbourne, Australia. It is privately owned and employs approximately 2,300 people worldwide. It is perhaps best known among consumers for its duty-free retail stores in airports and border crossings in Australasia and the Middle East. The company is a household name in Israel due to its duty-free stores in Terminal 3 of Ben Gurion Airport.[1]