TORONTO, Aug. 25, 2020 /CNW/ - Leon's, a Canadian
retailer of furniture, mattresses, appliances, and home
electronics, and a wholly owned subsidiary of Leon's Furniture
Limited ("LFL" or the "Company")
(TSX: LNF), has announced the opening of two new showrooms in
British Columbia and Alberta. The first location in Kelowna, B.C., opened on August 13th, 2020, in the Orchard Park
Shopping Centre. The second showroom located in Calgary, Alta., is set to open its doors in
September and celebrate with a Grand Opening Sale during October.
As many Canadian retailers choose to downsize their physical retail
footprint, Leon's is excited to continue to expand their brick and
mortar presence across the country and offer Canadians the in-store
shopping experience many customers look for when purchasing home
furnishings.
These two new showrooms are modelled after the innovative 'smart
store' concept introduced last year in Coquitlam, B.C. and Coldbrook, N.S. Reinventing the 'big-box'
style store that they are known for, Leon's utilizes technology as
a way to showcase the vast collection of products and services in a
smaller retail footprint. The Orchard Park location, which is the
sixth showroom to open in B.C., spans 20,000 square feet, while the
Calgary store spans a large 50,000
square feet. These new concept showrooms feature wider aisles
for spacious browsing, e-tags for instant price updates, a 12'
interactive video wall and iPads for mobile customer
transactions.
Since the onset of COVID-19, Leon's has seen evolving consumer
trends such as the need for additional food storage solutions with
refrigerators and freezers. There has been a high demand for
functional home office furniture and patio furniture for customers
eager to turn their outdoor living spaces into a personal summer
oasis.
"Canadians are now spending more time in their homes than ever
before," says Leon's Divisional President, Mike Walsh. "While it has been a challenging
time for all Canadian retailers, we feel very fortunate to continue
to provide our customers with the furniture and appliances that
help make their house a home."
Throughout the pandemic, Leon's relied heavily on their
e-Commerce platform to serve customers from coast to coast while
their stores were temporarily closed. In March, Leon's quickly
adapted and introduced a new online customer service team to
support customers as they shopped online via live chat. Leon's
robust live chat service operates daily from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. EST.
Including the two new locations, Leon's now has 54 corporately
owned retail stores across the country, with 34 franchise
locations.
Virtual, phone and email interviews with Leon's Divisional
President Mike Walsh are available
upon request.
About Leon's
Leon's is Canada's number one
choice for quality furniture online and in stores. Founded in 1909,
it has grown to become one of Canada's most highly respected retailers. With
multi-million-dollar inventory levels, almost instant delivery and
state of the art computerized systems streamline product conception
to delivery. With Leon's exclusive Integrity Pricing
customers always get the best price.
Headquartered in Toronto,
Ontario, Leon's is a wholly owned subsidiary of the LFL
Group (Leon's Furniture Limited - TSX: LNF) with 305 multi-bannered
stores across Canada.
For more information, please visit leons.ca.
Follow Leon's on
IG:@leonsfurniture
FB: facebook.com/leonsfurniture
Twitter: @LeonsFurniture
About LFL Group
LFL is the largest retailer of furniture, mattresses, appliances
and electronics in Canada. Our retail banners include Leon's;
The Brick; The Brick Mattress Store; and The Brick Outlet. Finally,
with the Midnorthern Appliance banner alongside the Appliance
Canada banner, we are also the country's largest commercial
retailer of appliances to builders, developers, hotels and property
management companies. LFL has 305 retail stores from coast-to-coast
in Canada under various banners. As well, the Company
operates three e-commerce
sites: leons.ca, thebrick.com and its newest
site, furniture.ca.
SOURCE Leon's Furniture Limited