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The way people are shopping is greatly changing. In recent years, consumers seem to be enjoying shopping from the comfort of their homes instead of leaving their houses.
Given this drastic change in consumerism, companies have had to rethink how they sell their products to customers.
Enter the world of online furniture shopping!
At La-Z-Boy Ottawa & Kingston, we have a website that showcases our products, locations, and resources to help you make an informed purchase decision. However, our customers must visit an Ottawa or Kingston location to make their final purchase.
Given the growing desire to check out online, we realize that we might not be the right choice for everyone.
Mobilia, for example, is an example of a furniture retailer that caters to the practice of online shopping. Although they have showrooms located in Ontario and Quebec, their online store is available for anyone in Canada.
So, how does Mobilia compare to la-Z-Boy, and what are the advantages and disadvantages of shopping online for furniture vs shopping in-store? After reading this article, you will feel more confident about which furniture retailer is the right choice for you!
In This Article…
- Brief Descriptions of Each Retailer
- Living Room Furniture Selection
- Where It Is Made
- Customization Options
- Interior Design Services
- Cost
- Warranty
- Delivery
- Where to Buy (Ottawa & Kingston)
Brief Descriptions of Each Retailer
Before we get into our detailed comparison, let’s familiarize ourselves with both retailers.
Mobilia
Mobilia is a Canadian-founded furniture company that has been around for over 50 years.
Founded in Montreal by Hans Kau in 1966, Mobilia has been family owned by the Kaus since its inception. The current owner, Johannes Kau, is the son of the founder. In operating the business, he claims to maintain his father’s foal of “injecting creativity into living spaces.”
Mobilia has a very wide selection of furniture and home decor products for multiple rooms in the home.
Although Mobilia has 8 stores, their website, Mobilia.ca, offers over 1000 products, which cannot all be found in a showroom. They can also deliver furniture to most parts of Canada, reaching all the way from British Columbia to New Brunswick.
La-Z-Boy Ottawa & Kingston
La-Z-Boy is an American company that was first established in Michigan, United States, over 90 years ago.
Although an American-born company, the Ottawa and Kingston locations have been locally owned and operated by the Maxwell family since 2011 and have been a successful branch of the furniture company since its inception.
La-Z Boy prides itself on its furniture quality, style, and comfortability, which is why one of its popular phrases is "style meets comfort."
La-Z-Boy’s primary specialty is living room furniture, but also offers furniture for other rooms of the home, including the dining room and bedroom. Additionally, La-Z-Boy also offers a wide variety of home accessories and decor.
Regarding an online platform, La-Z-Boy Ottawa & Kingston has a website called stylemeetscomfort.com. As previously mentioned, the website is a great resource for browsing the product selection, learning about furniture, and staying up-to-date with current sales.
With that being said, the Style Meets Comfort website is not an e-commerce platform, meaning you cannot purchase products through the website. Instead, you must visit one of four Ottawa or Kingston showrooms and purchase a product with one of the Design Consultants.
Living Room Furniture Selection
Both Mobilia and La-Z-Boy have a wide selection of furniture to choose from, all for different rooms of the house.
Since both retailers emphasize their living room selection, for the purpose of this comparison article, we will strictly be focusing on living room furniture.
Mobilia Living Room Furniture Selection
As mentioned before, Mobilia has a vast selection of furniture to choose from. Most of these products can be found online, but some can also be found in their showrooms.
Among the living room selection, customers can browse through sectionals, sofas, loveseats, accent chairs, recliners, and ottomans and benches. Further, Mobilia offers coffee tables, consoles, entertainment units, and bookcases.
Mobilia is also Canada’s first home furnishings retailer to offer leather furniture, meaning their leather furniture selection is emphasized as well.
Regarding style, The furniture items at Mobilia are based on four styles that Mobilia calls their Worlds of Style. These four styles are described as, Natural, Euro, Wow, and Spontaneous. Each category explores a different aspect that Mobilia has to offer.
La-Z-Boy Living Room Furniture Selection
La-Z-Boy offers comfortable, quality, and stylish home furniture and decor.
More specifically, La-Z-Boy offers a range of recliner chairs, accent chairs, sofas, sectionals, and loveseats.
La-Z-Boy furniture is offered in stationary, manual reclining, and power reclining. While all of these choices vary in price, it is up to you to decide which option is better for you. To decide, check out our article comparing Stationary vs. Reclining Furniture.
Aside from upholstered living room furniture, La-Z-Boy also offers a range of occasional tables from the La-Z-Boy incorporated sub-divisions Hammary, American Drew, and Kincaid. This selection includes coffee tables, side tables, and entertainment units.
To complete a living room arrangement, you can also find an assortment of accessories and decor.
When it comes to the style of La-Z-Boy furniture, there are also four furniture styles to choose from which are Classics Revisited, Modern Retreat, Family Favourites, and Comfortably Casual. You can more about these Furniture Styles by checking out this article.
Where It Is Made
Where a retailer’s furniture is made tells us a lot about the company. Let’s take a look at Mobilia and La-Z-Boy’s product origins to see what they say about each retailer.
Where is Mobilia Furniture Made?
Since Mobilia’s furniture is a Canadian-based furniture retailer, it would only make sense that their main distribution centres are located in Canada.
Specifically, Mobilia has two distribution centres, with one located in Pointe-Claire, Quebec, and the other in Mississauga, Ontario.
Furthermore, Mobilia also has manufacturers in other parts of the world, such as Europe and Asia.
Where is La-Z-Boy Furniture Made?
First, it is important to highlight the fact that La-Z-Boy manufactures all furniture sold at La-Z-Boy.
La-Z-Boy is a global manufacturer operating in North America, Asia, and Europe. La-Z-Boy’s products are primarily made in North America for North American markets, with their global headquarters being in Monroe, Michigan.
Our recliners, chairs, sofas, and sectionals that are sold in Ottawa and Kingston are mostly manufactured in Dayton, Tennessee.
For more information, check out the article Where La-Z-Boy Furniture is Made.
Customization Options
Not every furniture retailer offers this, but custom furniture is becoming a popular demand for homeowners nowadays.
Regarding customization options, there is a lot to discuss between both Mobilia and La-Z-Boy.
Mobilia Customization Options
When comparing Mobilia’s customization options to La-Z-Boy’s customization, there is not much to compare. Unfortunately, there aren’t many customization options for Mobilia’s furniture options.
The most you can do is customize which fabric or leather upholstery colour you want on your furniture items. Cushion density or leg styles cannot be customized.
La-Z-Boy Customization Options
In contrast, upholstery furniture at La-Z-Boy is highly customizable.
With over 800 fabrics and leathers to choose from, there are many possibilities to make your furniture unique to your own personal style.
Aside from upholstery customization, La-Z-Boy living room furniture is also customizable in wood finish, nailhead trim, and welt trim, depending on the chosen frame.
Further, reclining furniture items at La-Z-Boy have many upgrades, such as power upgrades. With power, select models are available with even more additional upgrades, such as heat & massage, power lift options for recliners, and adjustable headrest & lumbar.
Power furniture at La-Z-Boy requires control panels and remotes to use them. To learn more about using our Control Panels & Remotes, check out this article.
It is important to remember that all upgrades at La-Z Boy come at an additional cost.
Learn more by reading Custom Furniture at La-Z-Boy: What to Expect?
Interior Design Services
Whether your living room furniture is customizable or not, interior design services can help ensure that the style of dining room furniture fits seamlessly into the design of your home.
Mobilia Interior Design Services
Mobilia does not offer any traditional interior design services.
There is, however, an online design service tool that can be used if online users are interested in creating a room with Mobilia furniture. This is similar to La-Z-Boy’s 3D Planner tool.
La-Z-Boy Interior Design Services
Alternatively, La-Z-Boy offers complimentary interior design services with any purchase. La-Z Boy's interior designers will work with you one-on-one to offer personalized furniture and design recommendations.
In turn, they will create a complete room design based on your personal style and preferences. Moreover, you will receive a complete room mood board and a 3D model of your room design before finalizing your order.
You can either set up an appointment or book a virtual call to work with an interior designer.
For more information, check out the article Interior Design Services at La-Z-Boy: What to Expect.
Cost
Mobilia and La-Z-Boy furniture vary slightly in terms of cost.
Ultimately, the quality of materials and craftsmanship impacts the overall cost of the products sold at both Mobilia and La-Z-Boy.
Generally speaking, furniture at La-Z-Boy falls within the mid to high price range on the market. In contrast, Mobilia is shown to have products in the low to mid-price range.
Cost Breakdown: Mobilia vs. La-Z-Boy
Below is a cost breakdown of both Mobilia and La-Z-Boy living room furniture.
Keep in mind that prices for living room tables, seats, and storage units at Mobilia are varied by collection but usually fall under the same cost ranges.
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Mobilia |
La-Z-Boy |
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Sofa |
$1,600 - $7,000 |
$1,999 - 7,000+ |
|
Sectional |
$1,300 - $13,000 |
$3,799 - 10,000+ |
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Recliner/Chair |
$600 - $4,000 |
$999 - $2,999+ |
Please note that La-Z-Boy prices listed in this article are subject to change without notice. Information is current as of June 6, 2023. Contact your local Ottawa or Kingston location by phone or in person for up-to-date pricing.
Warranty
Whether you shop at Mobilia or La-Z-Boy, there is no doubt that living room furniture is an investment.
Both furniture retailers offer a warranty with the sale of their products to help protect the long-term value of your investment.
Mobilia Warranty
Mobilia offers a standard one-year warranty on all of its furniture pieces. This warranty includes the parts and labour against manufacturing defects.
Additionally, sofas, loveseats, and accent chairs carry multiple warranties on specific parts. Furniture frames are covered under 10 years, while cushioning foam and upholstery are covered under two years and one year, respectively.
All of these warranties start from the delivery date.
La-Z-Boy Warranty
The quality of La-Z-Boy’s furniture is known to last as a long-term investment.
La-Z-Boy products are sold with a manufacturing warranty that covers damage caused by manufacturing errors or workmanship.
The mechanical and frame parts are covered for a lifetime, while others are covered for 1-3 years. This warranty is applicable across all upholstery categories consistently.
Take a look at the article Are La-Z-Boy Recliners Guaranteed for Life for a detailed breakdown of the recliner warranty at La-Z-Boy.
At an additional cost, La-Z Boy also offers an Extended Protection Plan that covers up to five years of accidental damage. Depending on the product, the cost of this warranty is relative.
To learn more about this extended warranty, check out our article to see if La-Z-Boy's Extended Warranty is Worth it.
Delivery
Mobilia and La-Z-Boy both have different delivery services available at an additional cost. To learn more details about specific delivery fees to your area, contact the retailer.
Mobilia Delivery
Mobilia has two different delivery options. Customers can choose between threshold (contactless) delivery or white glove.
With threshold delivery, sometimes referred to as contactless, Mobilia delivers your order to the first available space in your home – this is typically a garage or front entrance. Threshold delivery costs $60.
With white glove delivery, the delivery team installs and assembles all of your ordered furniture. The delivery team also disposes of all of the furniture packaging left over. This delivery service is $99.
Out-of-town delivery prices will vary depending on where you live. With this, furniture delivery can range from $160 to over $200.
La-Z-Boy Delivery
Similarly, La-Z-Boy offers a white glove delivery service that includes set up, assembly, re-arranging furniture, and disposal of old furniture at an additional cost.
At La-Z-Boy, local Ottawa & Kingston delivery costs $129.99, and out-of-town delivery costs $169.99.
For an additional fee of $25 per furniture piece, we can assist with either moving out old furniture from different rooms or bringing it to the curb.
Additionally, we offer the option to dispose of any old furniture in a local landfill at an extra charge of $50 / per furniture seat.
To learn more about delivery at La-Z-Boy, check out our delivery service page: La-Z-Boy Ottawa and Kingston Furniture Delivery Service.
Where to Buy (Ottawa & Kingston)
As you decide where to shop, you will notice that La-Z-Boy has many Ottawa & Kingston locations listed below, whereas Mobilia only has one Ottawa location.
Mobilia Furniture Locations
- 1872 Merivale Rd, Ottawa
La-Z-Boy Locations
- 8231-B Campeau Dr, Ottawa
- 1750 Cyrville Rd, Ottawa
- 90 Wt Hunt Club Rd, Unit 3, Ottawa
- 770 Gardiners Road Unit#3, Kingston
What's Next?
After reading this article, you know more about two local furniture retailers in Ottawa. But the question remains, which store is the right one for you?
Now that you know all of the key differences between Mobilia and La-Z-Boy, it is up to you to make a decision and choose the retailer that will best fulfill your living room needs. If you want to learn more about other Online Furniture Stores, check out this article.
Visit one of our La-Z Boy Ottawa & Kingston stores today or schedule a visit online before coming in.
Our design consultants are always eager to lend a helping hand. Take advantage of our complimentary interior design services to see how your living room furniture could fit in your home.
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