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Introduction

2301 South 300 West
Salt Lake City, Utah 84115
U.S.A.
Telephone: (801) 461-3900
Fax: (801) 461-3990
Web site: http://www.rcwilley.com

Wholly Owned Subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc.
Incorporated: 1959
Employees: 2,500
Sales: $600 million (2004 est.)
NAIC: 442110 Furniture Stores; 442299 All Other Home Furnishings Stores; 443111 Household Appliance Stores; 443112 Radio, Television, and Other Electronics Stores; 522220 Sales Financing

R.C. Willey Home Furnishings is a leading home furnishings and electronics chain based in Salt Lake City, Utah. The company has grown into the biggest furniture dealer west of the Mississippi by offering a huge selection, convenient credit, and prompt delivery. R.C. Willey stocks its dozen stores from a nearly 900,000-square-foot distribution center, said to be the largest of its kind in the country. The company was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. in 1995.

1. Introduction
2. Origins
3. Leadership Change in 1954
4. Growing from the 1970s through the 1990s
5. Berkshire Hathaway Buys Company in 1995
6. Beyond Utah in 1999
7. Company Perspectives:
8. Key Dates:
9. Principal Operating Units
10. Principal Competitors
11. Further Reading
12. Copyright Page
13. About Page