Harvey Norman
Harvey Norman is a large retailer of Electrical, Computer, Furniture and Bedding goods based in Australia.Essentially
Harvey Norman is a
franchise (and the main brand) owned by
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. The group comprises a number of franchises with each an individual franchisee. There are more than 160 Harvey Norman stores in
Australia,
New Zealand,
Slovenia,
Ireland,
Malaysia and
Singapore.
Its parent company,
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. is a public company and is listed on the
Australian Stock Exchange. Other brand names owned by
Harvey Norman Holdings Ltd. include
Domayne,
Rebel Sport,
Space Furniture,
Ariston Appliances and
Joyce Mayne.
The company was started in
1982 by
Gerry Harvey and
Ian Norman after their previous brand, Norman Ross was bought out (which later failed). The first
Harvey Norman branded store was opened on
Parramatta Road, Auburn in the west of
Sydney.
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Official Harvey Norman Website*
Official Harvey Norman New Zealand Website