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WIFI Hosts Panel Discussion for Next-Gen Women Leaders at Alliance Flooring Convention

By FLOOR Trends & Installation Editors
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At the Alliance Flooring Convention in Orlando, Florida, next-generation women retailers charted their challenges, shared how they are putting their mark on the business and what it takes to lead their teams.

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Chanel Clifford, WIFI board member and VP of national accounts and home center, Cali. 

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At the Alliance Flooring Convention in Orlando, Florida, next-generation women retailers charted their challenges, shared how they are putting their mark on the business and what it takes to lead their team

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At the Alliance Flooring Convention in Orlando, Florida, next-generation women retailers charted their challenges, shared how they are putting their mark on the business and what it takes to lead their team

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Next-generation women retail leaders at the Alliance Flooring Convention in Orlando, Florida. 

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March 3, 2024

Women in the Floorcovering Industry (WIFI), an educational non-profit that attracts, educates, and empowers women in the flooring industry, hosted a panel discussion for next-generation women leaders in flooring retailers at the Alliance Flooring Convention in Orlando, Florida, on March 3, 2024. The retailers charted their challenges, shared how they are putting their mark on the business, and what it takes to lead their teams.

Panelists included Katelyn Hansen of Wholesale Flooring in Fall River, Massachusetts, and CarpetsPlus Colortile Kitchen and Bath in Somerset, Massachusetts; April House of CarpetsPlus ColorTile in Winnsboro, Texas; Corinne Gilbert and Amy Parker of Gilbert’s Carpets Plus ColorTile in Big Rapids, Michigan; Jandi Phillips and Jennifer Curtis of Right Carpet & Interiors in Alamosa, Colorado; and Kyriah Simmons of 3Kings Flooring in Fort Wayne, Indiana. 

KEYWORDS: flooring retailers women in flooring Women in the Floorcovering Industry (WIFI)

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At the Alliance Flooring Convention in Orlando, Florida, next-generation women retailers charted their challenges, shared how they are putting their mark on the business and what it takes to lead their teams.
Chanel Clifford, WIFI board member and VP of national accounts and home center, Cali. 
At the Alliance Flooring Convention in Orlando, Florida, next-generation women retailers charted their challenges, shared how they are putting their mark on the business and what it takes to lead their team
At the Alliance Flooring Convention in Orlando, Florida, next-generation women retailers charted their challenges, shared how they are putting their mark on the business and what it takes to lead their team
Next-generation women retail leaders at the Alliance Flooring Convention in Orlando, Florida. 

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