It’s my guess that many retailers probably don’t spend a lot of time pondering floor covering maintenance. I suspect many facilities managers, on the other hand, spend a lot more time contemplating the subject in a never-ending quest to get their floors as fresh and good-looking as possible.
Several years ago, I was a witness to flooring conversion that took place in an elementary school that was carpeted throughout with carpet that was absolutely squalid—the result of years of seat-of-the-pants maintenance.