The Brick

The Brick TSX: [BRK.UN] is Canada's largest chain of large volume furniture and consumer electronics retail stores. It is operated by The Brick Warehouse LP. Popular for its slogan "Nobody Beats The Brick" (similar to the slogan used by The Wiz, but uses "Nobody Beats The Wiz"), it currently has over 80 stores operating in Canada along with over one million square feet of wharehouse space (5 warehouses and 6 clearance centres) and employs over 5,200 people. The company was founded as The Brick Warehouse LP in Edmonton, Alberta with the first warehouse opening in September 1 1971. Since the 1980s, the Brick has expanded across Canada and recently into Quebec, but Quebec stores call themselves simply Brick. Toronto area stores took over former Stuart's furniture shops. The Brick was founded by Bill Comrie, whose son, Mike Comrie, is a hockey player in the NHL.

Contents

1 Operations
2 Brands
3 Other Divisions
4 Competition
5 External links

Operations

The Brick Stores are found in:

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Nova Scotia
Ontario
Prince Edward Island
Quebec
Saskatchewan

Home Show Canada stores are in Ontario (to be renamed The Brick Superstore [link]):

Scarborough
Woodbridge
Mississauga

United Furniture Warehouse - recent acquired with 80 stores across Canada:

Alberta
British Columbia
Manitoba
Ontario
Quebec
Saskatchewan
Yukon

Brands

The Brick carries a wide variety of consumer brands, including:

General Electric
Jenn Air
Kitchenaid
La-Z-Boy
LG
Maytag
Natuzzi
Palliser
Sony
Whirlpool

Other Divisions

The Brick's 168 stores (14 franchised) are operated under The Brick Group banner. Besides the Brick stores, the firm also sells furniture through other affiliates:

www.bid.com - linked with Brick's main website

Home Show Canada - 3 locations in Toronto, Ontario area in 2001 - to be re-branded The Brick Superstores in 2006
Mid-Northern Appliances Industries - division of the Brick in Toronto, Ontario
United Furniture Warehouse
Sleep Better (first group of stores opened in the Toronto, Ontario area on August 11, 2005)
Trans Global Warranty Corporation
Trans Global Insurance Company (TGI)
Trans Global Life Insurance Company (TGLI)
The Brick Group Income Fund

Competition

Current competitors of the Brick include:

External links

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