The company relocated its headquarters office to Centennial, Colorado, in 2011. During the 1960s, Arrow moved its headquarters to Farmingdale, New York ( Long Island), and opened additional branches in Norwalk, Connecticut, and Totowa, New Jersey. By 1961, when the company completed its initial public offering and listed its shares on the American Stock Exchange, total sales amounted to $4 million, over half of which came from the industrial sales division, with the remainder from the traditional retail business. A second storefront/sales office was opened in Mineola, Long Island, in 1956.

In the early 1950s, with additional franchises and a small field sales organization, Arrow began selling electronic parts to industrial customers. The business was incorporated as Arrow Electronics, Inc. Soon the firm started seeking franchises to sell new parts the first manufacturers to franchise Arrow were RCA and Cornell Dubilier.

īy the 1940s, Arrow was selling new radios-manufactured by RCA, GE, and Philco-and other home entertainment products, as well as surplus radio parts that were retailed over-the-counter in a parts department at the back of the store. Other industry pioneers with businesses nearby were Charles Avnet and Seymour Schweber. Arrow Radio, established by Maurice ('Murray') Goldberg, sold used radios and radio parts to retail customers. History Īrrow Electronics was founded in 1935 when a retail store named Arrow Radio opened on Cortlandt Street in the heart of lower Manhattan's ' Radio Row,' the birthplace of electronics distribution. The company has also been recognized for 10 consecutive years at the top of its industry ranking on FORTUNE's “World’s Most Admired Companies” list. 109 in the 2023 FORTUNE 500 list of the largest United States corporations by total revenue.

The company specializes in distribution and value added services relating to electronic components and computer products. Arrow Electronics is an American Fortune 500 company headquartered in Centennial, Colorado.

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