Brisbane O D & Sons (Trading) Ltd started out trading in stationery, stamps, apparel, and agricultural produce and as an indent and commission agency and insurance and shipping to its portfolio. It markets and sells Grace Products, Chief Brand products, Gillette, Diguez, Bermudez, Clorox Bleach, Listerine and Smirnoff Vodka, among others. Its main source of income at this time was derived from the business of requisitioning goods by indent orders directly from foreign manufacturers on behalf of local merchants.