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Eason and Son - A brief History.
The company which is now Eason & Son was founded
in 1819 as J.K. Johanston & Co, newspaper and advertising
agency based on Eden Quay in Dublin. In 1850, it was taken
over the English-based WH Smith.
In 1856, Smith appointed
Charles Eason as his manager in Dublin. Born in 1823 in Yeovil,
Charles Eason has served as an apprentice printer in Colchester
before running Smith's bookstall at Victoria Station in Manchester.
Eason's arrival
in Ireland to run Smith's Irish operation coincided with massive
expansion of bookselling and newspaper industry in Ireland
due to the growth of railways and growing literacy rate.
Eason opened its first branch in Belfast 1868. His Son, John,
joined him in 1901.
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Vodafone
distributors
Eason is one of the worlds
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