The Ethical Capitalist: How to Make Business Work Better for Society

The founder of Richer Sounds is one of the finest entrepreneurs we have. – Archie Norman, chairman of Marks & Spencer
This is a real eye-opener for people on the left and the right of the political spectrum. – John Sentamu, the Archbishop of York
What is the right order to rank the various stakeholders in a business? … One philosophy is that staff should come first. This perspective is put forward persuasively in a new book called The Ethical Capitalist, written by entrepreneur Julian Richer. I was briefly in business with Julian and came to admire his talents. He has huge energy, sound instincts, and enormous loyalty to the staff in his retail firm Richer Sounds. – Luke Johnson * Sunday Times *
If you are thinking of a great book to read look no further than Julian Richer’s The Ethical Capitalist. – James Timpson, Chief Executive, Timpson

Julian Richer established Richer Sounds in 1978. His business now turns over in excess of e200 million a year, and Richer Sounds has won the prestigious Which? Best Retailer award (2010, 2011 and 2015). In 2011 Richer Sounds was granted a Royal Warrant by HRH The Prince of Wales for the supply of consumer electronic products to the Royal Household. The first shop to be opened, near London Bridge, has for over 20 years been listed in Guinness World Records as achieving the highest sales per square foot of any retail outlet in the world. Fifteen per cent of the company’s profits are donated to charitable causes (over 400 of them in 2017). In addition to his commercial activities, Julian Richer is the founder and a trustee of Acts 435, set up to help those in need, and in 2013 he established ASB Help, which works with victims of anti-social behaviour. He lives in Yorkshire.

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