One of the leading furniture stores to open exclusively for furniture is Leon Furniture though it did not open initially as a furniture store but was a store for general merchandise. Today apart from furniture it also sells appliances and electronics. It opened in 1909, and is a family owned business which belongs to the Leon family. Leon Furniture has always been consistent in its ranking among the 25 furniture chains to retail furniture in Canada. It is head quartered in Ontario, Canada and has spread itself with a large number of furniture stores all over Canada. One of the biggest advantages of shopping at Leon Furniture is that you are allowed to defer your payment to a specific period of time and pay it in installments. A wide variety of Whalen’s Furniture is sold at Leon’s Furniture and the designs and quality of the furniture is of very high grade. Today the store has a web presence which has made it extremely convenient for people to buy their furniture or their furniture hardware from home. With no delays involved in delivery and with all that is necessary for the cutting edge in retail technology available at Leon’s, it is little wonder that the store today tops the list of manufacturers.