Harvey Norman is a large Australian-based, multi-national retailer of furniture, bedding, computers, communications and consumer electrical products.
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12 Facts About Harvey Norman
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Harvey and Norman had first met when both were working as door-to-door vacuum cleaner salesmen.
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Harvey Norman Ross became one of the largest appliance retail chains and by 1979 controlled 42 stores with sales of more than $240 million.
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Harvey Norman's growth occurred organically until it acquired Joyce Mayne in 1998.
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Harvey Norman's operating structure is unusual in that each store department is operated by a separate entity of management.
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Overseas, Harvey Norman stores are directly owned and operated by the ASX-listed, Sydney-based parent company, Harvey Norman Holdings Limited.
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Harvey Norman is mainly a household goods retailer – with items being sold in their stores including major appliances, small appliances, information technology, furniture, bedding, hardware and flooring among other things.
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The majority of Harvey Norman stores are located in New South Wales, followed by Victoria, Queensland, Western Australia, South Australia, Tasmania, Northern Territory and the Australian Capital Territory.
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Harvey Norman Design and Renovations is a subsidiary of Harvey Norman Holdings Limited.
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Harvey Norman has registered the brand name OFIS and as a result of the acquisition of former Megamart and Retravision stores, has access to well-placed potential sites on which to open Officeworks-sized outlets.
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