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Granville Richard Francis Tompkins CBE (15 May 1918 – 6 December 1992) was a British print, advertising and retail entrepreneur, best known for founding the Green Shield Stamps company, as well as the Argos chain of catalogue stores which became one of the largest retailers in the United Kingdom, and a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index .
Richard Tompkins purchased the name Green Shield from a luggage manufacturer and founded Green Shield Trading Stamp Co in 1958, along similar lines to S&H Green Stamps. They were popular during the 1960s and 1970s.
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Jul 21, 2023 · Richard Tompkins, the founder of The Green Shield Stamp Trading Company, was the mastermind of the concept and decided to open the store after he was inspired by the new phenomenon...
Jul 6, 2023 · Richard Tompkins said police were prepared to stop disruption and other crime at the event. By Tom Percival & Pete Cooper. BBC News, Northamptonshire. Facial recognition...
May 31, 2023 · LONDON — Richard Tompkins, the co-founder of communications agency Where Eagles Dare, has bought out his two partners in a self-funded MBO. Tompkins (pictured, left), the former managing director of W Communications, set up Where Eagles Dare in September 2020 with former W strategy director Adam Leigh and former The Academy managing director ...
Dec 9, 2004 · In practice, the amount of happiness we experience depends on the little things: how much time we spend doing congenial things such as having sex, lunching with friends or lying on the sofa ...
