BuildDirect.com Technologies Inc. announced the launch of its sixth brick-and-mortar Pro Center, via an existing Company facility in Richmond, British Columbia, which aims to service flooring professionals in the Greater Vancouver market as well as the Seattle and Spokane markets in the state of Washington. The Richmond location represents the Company's continued execution of its omni-channel strategy as part of its ongoing pursuit of becoming the leading provider of products and services to flooring professionals in North America. In prior years, BuildDirect has added brick-and-mortar locations through its M&A program.

The previous acquisitions have helped build the Company's expertise for expanding its physical footprint and BuildDirect has worked to capitalize on the synergies between its e-commerce and brick-and-mortar operations. By leveraging its e-commerce business, the Company can seed markets prior to opening new brick-and-mortar location. Although the e-commerce business serves professional customers remotely, BuildDirect aims to add local brick-and-mortar facilities to establish strong customer relationships as well as expand into additional flooring products, namely carpets, achieve shipping cost savings, and unlock other incremental local sales opportunities.

By starting with a solid foundation of sales, the establishment of Pro Centers is intended to help elevate BuildDirect's impact on the Pros in a local market.