Over the past 35 years, the Brick Group Income Fund has strategically executed its expansion across Canada and now operates 194 retail stores (including 20 franchise locations) in the provinces of British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and the Yukon Territory.

Moreover a new store will open by mid-2008 in Moncton New-Brunswick. In addition, the Brick Group Income Fund operates distribution centres in Vancouver, Edmonton, Calgary, Winnipeg, Toronto, and Montreal.

BUYING FURNITURE TIPS

Furniture is the collective term for the movable objects which may be use for supporting the human body like seating furniture and beds, provide storage, or hold objects on horizontal surfaces above the ground. Furniture is one of major part of your home so before buying furniture for your home you should be aware of some facts. Here are a few tips to help you buy furniture for your home.

• When you are going to buy furniture for your home make sure that there is sufficient space for it in the house. For example you may want to buy a sofa but realize that you have space only for two armless chairs then purchasing a new sofa is useless and wastage of money.

• For Latest furniture brand you can search online furniture on internet according to your requirement. Visit the websites of different furniture manufacturers and view their products and see if you find anything that you like.

• The furniture may look good in the showroom but may not in your home. So try to imagine the piece of furniture in your home before purchasing the furniture.

• While in a furniture shop observe how they have decorated the room and how they have placed the various accessories in the room. This could give you ideas on how to arrange furniture and decorate your house.

• There is no doubt that it is good to buy the best quality products that you can afford. But do not buy something that is way beyond your budget, just because it is of the best quality. Set a budget and stick to it.

• If you are not able to find the piece you want ask if you can place a special order of your choice. If you are placing an order for a particular piece of furniture ask what changes can be made in the piece and decide whether you want to make them. Select the fabric that you want.

• Some stores allow to you to take the piece home and see how it fits into your house and you can return it if you do not like it. Return furniture if it is not right for your home though the store may charge you a small amount.



The Brick Group Income Fund was founded by the Comrie brothers, John, Fred, and Bill. Bill and Fred were ice hockey players and Fred was once part of the Pittsburgh Penguins organization. Bill's son, Mike Comrie aka. "The Brick", is a hockey player in the NHL.

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:

bid.com - linked with Brick's main website
Home Show Canada - 3 locations in Toronto, Ontario area in 2001 - 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)- re-branded The Brick Mattress Store in 2006