The Brick
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The Brick Ltd. is a Canadian retailer of furniture, mattresses, appliances and home electronics. The company was founded as The Brick Warehouse LP by brothers, John, Fred, and Bill Comrie. The first warehouse opened on September 1, 1971 in Edmonton, Alberta. Its first expansion was to Fort McMurray, Alberta in the 1970s and later acquired a competitor in the city of Calgary.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Retail |
Founded | 1971 |
Founder | Bill Comrie[1] |
Headquarters | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
Number of locations | 235[2] |
Key people | Dave Freeman (President) |
Products | Furniture |
Revenue | $1.3 billion (2012)[3] |
$33.9 million (2012)[3] | |
Total assets | $728 million (2012)[3] |
Total equity | $117 million (2012)[3] |
Parent | Leon's (2012–present) |
Website | thebrick.com |
Over the past 51 years, The Brick has expanded across Canada and now operates 136 retail stores (including 20 franchise locations) in every province and territory except for Nunavut, while Quebec stores are branded simply as Brick. In addition, the Brick Group Income Fund operates distribution centres in Calgary, Edmonton, Vancouver, Winnipeg, Toronto, Montreal and Dartmouth.[4]