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Kohler showroom adds
to NV outlet’s appeal

By Robert Gaister
News Reporter

IT’S casier to spell Vasilopoulos
than compete with man attached to
the name.

Angelo: Vasiopoulos is in his fourth year
of running Bathrooms Plus, a wholesaler of
bathroom accessor: retailing directly to
individuals.

“We upset a few people when we started
selling direer dike thar," remembers
Vasilopoulos. *Peopie selling out of their
trunks are the biggest complainers, but they
don’t complain to us, they complain to the
contractors.”

The problem, said Vasilopoulos, was that
many builders were only interested in the
price, which sometimes led to customers tak-
ing possession of living spaces equipped with
inferior accessories.

“So what we decided was to offer whole-
sale prices to people pasing the bills,” said
Vasilopoulos. “We're in business to. satisfy

1997 ~ North Shore News

ry merchant

our clients, not the plumbers.”

At 3©, Vasilopoulos is salbieeling his was
around 4h test career choice, In the last
vear he decided to expand the North
Vancouver operanen and * opened a Kohler
show room,

Robler and Vasilopoulos’ North Shore
locale were actually a perfect fit ponsigering
60% of all Kohler products sold in) British

smbioend up in’ North and West
ANCOUN EL,

The lack of competition didn’t burt his
enthusiasin cither,

“Etound eutthere wasn't anything decent
in terms of ao showroam on the North
Shore.” he said.

In addition to the showroom and a variety
of mid to high end lines available at the store,
Vasilopcutos said he likes to throw ina bonus
to anybody that asks.

don’t just sell products, we offer free

he added.

MARY Vasilopoulos (right) and hus-
band Angelo have owned Bathrooms
Plus for more than four years. So far
So good, says Angelo, as the busi-
ness keeps growing.

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