 The company also pioneered the concept of hypermarkets in Sri Lanka through their 'Arpico Super Centre' chain.Today the company has more than 1000 retail outlets including dealerships and factories island wide.The Pieris family’s stake in Richard Pieris as well as other large blocks of the company’s shares was acquired by Dr.Sena Yaddehige and related parties in a hard-fought take over in 2002-2004 .