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The Brick 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 .


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 without Title} ):

  • 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:



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