DECEMBER 2018 RETAILOBSERVER.COM
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R&B Wholesale Distributors, Inc.
Celebrates its
50
TH
ANNIVERSARY
A T T H E H E A R T O F R & B W H O L E S A L E D I S T R I B U T O R S , I N C .
I S I T S F A M I LY . F R O M I T S B E G I N N I N G I N 1 9 6 8 T O T O D A Y , T H E
A P P L I A N C E A N D C O M M E R C I A L R E S T A U R A N T E Q U I P M E N T
D I S T R I B U T I O N B U S I N E S S S E T D O W N I T S R O O T S W I T H T H E
V A L U E S T H A T G R O W A N E M P I R E : T R E A T Y O U R C U S T O M E R S
L I K E F A M I LY A N D W A T C H Y O U R B U S I N E S S T H R I V E .
EQUIPMENT
1987
R&B/Adasen
moves from
South Gate
into a 40,000
square foot
facility in
Chino, CA.
1988
R&B Appliance
Delivery Division is
created and begins
home appliance
installations for
companies like Price
Club (now Costco).
1991
Adasen of AZ
becomes a
Crosley
Distributor, moves
into a larger
distribution
facility.
1995
R&B
acquires G&S
Distributors,
the Crosley
Distributor in
Southern CA.
1998
G&S and Adasen of
AZ become Zenith and
Sanyo Distributors and
both Adasens become
Sharp Commercial
Microwave Distributors.
1994
R&B expands
into Builder/
Multihousing/
Property
Management Sales;
becomes a Frigidaire
Builder Distributor.
2002
All companies under the
R&B Appliance umbrella
are renamed R&B
Wholesale Distributors,
Inc. (R&B). R&B opens
a distribution facility in
Northern CA.
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