About P.C Richard & Son

Let's start at the very beginning… Pieter Christian Richard (“P.C.”) was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1880. On May 31, 1899, at 18 years old, he stepped off a 4,500-ton steamship and walked down the gangway to settle in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY in pursuit of the American Dream. After earning some money by delivering milk by horse and buggy, P.C. was able to start a part-time home repair business of his own in Bensonhurst. The business grew so quickly that P.C. leveraged it into his own hardware store in 1909. On October 11 of that same year, P.C. and his wife Odeila joyfully welcomed a new addition to their family: A.J. Richard, the “Son” in P.C. Richard & Son. A.J. grew up in the business. In fact, it’s often said that A.J. was “born to sell” as he always had a deep passion for customer service. He spent time with his dad in the store at the age of four, and by the time he was seven, waited on customers after school and became an all-round hardware clerk. It’s not surprising that he would later build the rock-solid foundation of P.C. Richard & Son.Read their story