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Burritt Bros. is back
and better than ever!

O* chan the architectural styling of a home ar office
nothing influences its styling move than the choice of
floorcovering.

So says Harvey Burritt of Burrict Bros. Carpets. And he
should know considering he has presided over the venera-
ble business since 1980.

Since he took over it has expanded to its present five loca-
tions, including three new openings in the last wo years.

Although the grand opening of the new store is certainly
reason to celebrate, Burritt Bros. Carpets is no stranger to
the area. In fact, this is the third location the business has
had on the North Shore.

The original North Vancouver store was closed when the

company opened its Coquitlam location. However, the
idea that North Shore customers could be lured tc
Coquitlam by chat oucler’s large selection turned our to be
a mistake.

“We have come to the conclusion that people on the North
Shore want the full service and selection on the North
Shore and travelling across town wasn't going to work,”
said Burritt.

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How it all started

Burritt Bros. Floorcoverings is not only a family business,
it is also one that boasts a long and sttccessful history to
back it.

The first stare opened its doors for business in 1907 with
Harvey Burritr’s grandfather and great uncle teaming up
—- thus the brothers in the monicker. The founders even-
tually passed the business over to rwo of their sons. One of
them was Harvey's father. Harvey joined his father and
started working with him in 1974, The rest, as they say, is
history.

Trends

One of the things Burritt finds particularly exciting about
the floorcoverings business is a recent trend that has seen
the business come under the influence of fashion. Not only
does chat serve to revitalize che industry, but also makes the
business more creative.

Burritt sees this trend being driven by the many women
involved in the purchasing end of the industry.

President Harvey Burritt and sales manager Jerry Martin obviously pleased to be up and running.

So, another local store was opened shortly thereafter, but
space constraints limited its ability to offer the kind of
selection Burritt and company wanted to offer.

Call it a North Shore lesson.

“Maybe it was better in the long run
because even though we lose the busi-
ness in the meantime, we've come back
back bigger and better chan ever,” said
Burritt.

Does the company plan to continue
expanding at the present fast pace?

“No, now it’s time to develup the business

from these locations,” said Burritt in the
midst of the chaotic environment of the North
Shore store being readied for its grand opening,

Asa result, it also gives Burritt Bros. a leg up on their com-
petition because three of the company’s owners are
women.

“The buyers that tend to be women really
appreciate the fashion focus of our busi-
ness which, in turn, is largely due to
the women in our business,”
said Burritt.

OF course, geography also

dictates how large an influ-

ence the fashion aspect of pur-
chasing floorcoverings has.

“The North Shore has been a great

area for fashionable area rugs,” said

urritt. “Of the areas of good caste and fashionable
Burritt. “Of rt f good ¢ d fast bl

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To Burritt the reason for this is crys

“The people here have a great pride
their surroundings, they live in q
beautiful area and appreciate their
living environment,” said Burritt.

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Largest
Selection

With 200 different lines of car-
peting, 1,000 area rugs of all sizes
and a full selection of vinyl and
cork flooring to choose. from§
Burritt Bros.’ selection is simpim
unbeatable. In fact, it is the largest q
tion and showroom on the Nort
and every product has the personaly
sible Burritt Bros. name standing b

“My name’s on the store
so you can phone me and
actually reach me,” said
Burritt. “Unlike so many
other businesses which
are much more corpo-
rate.”

A large number of area
rugs to choose from is one
thing, but che selection ac
Burrite Bros. is also a
cross-section of interna-
tional carpets. They’re
sourced from every corner