Richard Smith (businessman)
Richard Smith was a partner and managing director of the Adelaide, South Australia, firm of George P. Harris, Scarfe & Co., later known as Harris Scarfe. His son Harold Law-Smith was prominent in the history of the company.
Richard Smith-CEO Harris Scarfe
Harris Scarfe is an Australian retailer that sells bed linen, kitchenware, homewares, electrical appliances and apparel.
It was founded in 1849 in Adelaide, South Australia and has more than 50 stores nationally.
Harris, Scarfe advert October 1881
A Harris Scarfe store on Collins Street in the Hobart central business district, formerly FitzGerald's Department Store, pictured in 2005. This store closed in 2020.
A Harris Scarfe store in Wagga Wagga, pictured in 2008