Richard Tompkins
(1918-1992)
Founder of Argos and Green Shield Stamps
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Granville Richard Francis Tompkins CBE (15 May 1918 – 6 December 1992) was a 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.
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15 May 1918 Upper Holloway, London
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6 December 1992 (aged 74) Westminster, United Kingdom
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| Zodiac | Taurus |
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