Canada's Largest Indoor Home Improvement Center to Open June 25th in Vaughan

Jun 15th, 2016 3:29 pm

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traderjay [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 23, 2014; 1927 posts; 561 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Jun 15th, 2016 3:29 pm

Canada's Largest Indoor Home Improvement Center to Open June 25th in Vaughan

http://www.improvecanada.com/stores

Rejoice homeowners! No more driving around to visit various vendors or contractors and see/compare everything under one roof!

About improve
This 320,000 sq.ft. building is strategically located in the Greater Toronto Area (Vaughan). Improve is a permanent, one-stop home improvement centre, dedicated to providing both consumers and the trades with approximately 400 construction and design related businesses, all under one roof. Improve will provide the quality of an international selection and the choice of dozens of categories of home improvement products.

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Jun 15th, 2016 3:39 pm

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JimU: Sr. Member; Jul 11, 2009; 655 posts; 494 upvotes; Toronto

Jun 15th, 2016 3:39 pm

what's strategic about its location? convenient for people who are in Vaughan?

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Jun 15th, 2016 3:40 pm

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nx6288: Deal Addict; Jul 29, 2006; 4142 posts; 971 upvotes

Jun 15th, 2016 3:40 pm

so it's basically a home show that's going to be open every day?

Jun 15th, 2016 4:38 pm

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otaknap: Deal Addict; Feb 26, 2016; 1198 posts; 299 upvotes; Vaughan

Jun 15th, 2016 4:38 pm

assuming it's free to check out? if it is, sounds great to me since I live in Vaughan!

Jun 15th, 2016 4:42 pm

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Quentin5: Deal Expert; Feb 8, 2014; 20136 posts; 7433 upvotes; Socially Distanced

Jun 15th, 2016 4:42 pm

JimU wrote: ↑what's strategic about its location?

i think thats code words for cheapest to rent

In fact in Rand McNally they wear hats on their feet and hamburders eat people

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Jun 15th, 2016 4:44 pm

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dilligafeh: Deal Fanatic; Aug 15, 2015; 8712 posts; 5092 upvotes; ON

Jun 15th, 2016 4:44 pm

Keele and Steele's, not really Vaughan , I guess Concord doesn't sound prestigious enough ?

Jun 15th, 2016 5:25 pm

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t3359: Deal Expert; Dec 26, 2005; 16942 posts; 1787 upvotes; Thornhill

Jun 15th, 2016 5:25 pm

Now that's a weird thing to have running all year round.

I thought it was going to be a massive Lowes or something.

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Jun 15th, 2016 5:31 pm

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traderjay [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 23, 2014; 1927 posts; 561 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Jun 15th, 2016 5:31 pm

JimU wrote: ↑what's strategic about its location? convenient for people who are in Vaughan?

No idea - just copying pasting their website

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Jun 15th, 2016 5:32 pm

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traderjay [OP]: Deal Addict; Sep 23, 2014; 1927 posts; 561 upvotes; Toronto, ON

Jun 15th, 2016 5:32 pm

nx6288 wrote: ↑so it's basically a home show that's going to be open every day?

Judging from the facebook page, you can actually see more "finished product" of various contractors instead of the temporary setup in home shows.

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Jun 15th, 2016 5:49 pm

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icantfigureoutausername: Deal Addict; Mar 27, 2015; 1472 posts; 571 upvotes; Thornhill, ON

Jun 15th, 2016 5:49 pm

They were advertising on CP24 for awhile. But I haven't seen their commercials in a long while.

Jun 15th, 2016 9:20 pm

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overboost: Sr. Member; Feb 17, 2004; 765 posts; 126 upvotes; Toronto

Jun 15th, 2016 9:20 pm

Their original commercials on CP24 were so amateurish, it was painful to watch. They spent all that money building the place but couldn't spend the money to market the place properly.

Jun 16th, 2016 8:57 am

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Rokkin: Sr. Member; Jan 3, 2005; 704 posts; 107 upvotes

Jun 16th, 2016 8:57 am

This place is too large to survive for long I think. Plenty of Lowes/HD's, etc around where the same stuff can be had.

Jun 16th, 2016 10:30 am

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enwhyRFD: Deal Addict; Dec 31, 2007; 4593 posts; 1075 upvotes; Richmond Hill

Jun 16th, 2016 10:30 am

I'd probably check them out initially.

I'm hoping there won't be sales hounds pushing their stuff.

It would be nice if this makes it easier to haggle.

Jun 16th, 2016 4:27 pm

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Drew_W: Deal Fanatic; Jul 4, 2004; 7504 posts; 754 upvotes; Toronto

Jun 16th, 2016 4:27 pm

They came to us, desperate for us to buy into a location (high pressure style). Yes, I said BUY. They weren't offering leasing, though obviously that's changed now since nobody was buying in. This was probably 3-4 years ago now. It's been under construction for a long time. I don't expect it to last.

Jun 16th, 2016 5:07 pm

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Quentin5: Deal Expert; Feb 8, 2014; 20136 posts; 7433 upvotes; Socially Distanced

Jun 16th, 2016 5:07 pm

Drew_W wrote: ↑They came to us, desperate for us to buy into a location (high pressure style). Yes, I said BUY. They weren't offering leasing, though obviously that's changed now since nobody was buying in. This was probably 3-4 years ago now. It's been under construction for a long time. I don't expect it to last.

You should have asked for a ridiculous price, like $1 a year

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Jun 16th, 2016 5:24 pm

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booblehead: Deal Expert; Jul 30, 2007; 29203 posts; 14964 upvotes; Toronto

Jun 16th, 2016 5:24 pm

... at least you can find these contractors in that one place now ... should the completed jobs are not to the homeowners' satisfaction.

Jun 16th, 2016 10:43 pm

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Drew_W: Deal Fanatic; Jul 4, 2004; 7504 posts; 754 upvotes; Toronto

Jun 16th, 2016 10:43 pm

booblehead wrote: ↑... at least you can find these contractors in that one place now ... should the completed jobs are not to the homeowners' satisfaction.

Yes but you forget that these showrooms must be tended to, have a cost to maintain (and to keep updating with current trends), and all of these have to be paid by client projects. This overhead drives pricing up and makes being competitive more difficult. Smart contractors for non-decor type items have ways of showing you jobs. GCs should have good enough relationships with past clients to have prospective clients (serious and vetted ones in a final decision process) tour completed jobs. This happens a lot for mega bucks jobs. These guys are NEVER going to sit around in a home improvement showroom and wait for business. You're hunting, not fishing.