A full-size store re-creation on the show floor at Carpet One's winter convention gave many members their first up-close look at Destination: Carpet One. For many on hand, their only question was: "How soon can I get this in my store?"
To a sustained standing ovation, the leaders of Carpet One took the stage in Grapevine, Texas, earlier this year and officially began the company's year-long 20th anniversary celebration.
Ask any Carpet One member why he or she signed on, and the answer may sound strikingly familiar to the reasons given by Howard Brodsky and Alan Greenberg when they launched the company 20 years ago.
Although there is still concern that big box retailers are muscling their way into the vinyl flooring segment, four-out-of-five specialty floor covering retailers/contractors expect their vinyl sales to either remain steady or grow throughout the remainder of the year.
As a long time player in the rubber floor segment, Ivan Stoler says he knows better than to overstate the importance of new innovations in the category.
Scattered throughout modern design centers, upscale showrooms, and a historic market square with its antique hardwood floor still intact, this spring's International Home Furnishings Market offered further proof that the unifying theme in all of home design is lifestyle.
When the owners of Azon U.S.A. came to Dave Collins of Century Floor Space about carpet for their new office, the project immediately piqued his interest.
Environmental issues are becoming increasingly important in the flooring business--and that is very good news for those of us involved in the sale and manufacture of hardwood floors.
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