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Mannington Mills: 2003 NFT Supplier Service Awards Recipient

Jeff Golden
August 7, 2003
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The key ingredients for Mannington Mills’ success as the top awarded manufacturer in the 2003 National Floor Trends’ Supplier Service Award program are commitment and hard work at both the manufacturer and distributor levels.
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Chicago in June: It Must be NeoCon!

Janet Carter
August 7, 2003
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A deluge of interior designers, architects and facility managers headed for the NeoCon World’s Trade Fair at the Merchandise Mart greets anyone traveling in downtown Chicago during the third week of June. These folks spend three days combing more than 1 million square feet of exhibit space searching for what’s new in contract furnishings.
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Despite Shifts in Consumer Perceptions and Preference, Laminate Sales Outlook Remains Strong

Mike Broadhurst
August 7, 2003
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In the aggregate, the growth outlook for laminate flooring remains strong, with more than half of the dealers who participated in National Floor Trends’ just-released 2003 Laminate Flooring Market Study projecting increases for residential laminate sales compared to last year.
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What’s New in Laminate Flooring

August 7, 2003
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NFT serves up a look at some trend-setting products in the laminate floor segment.
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Drawing a Bead on Today’s Residential Flooring Design Trends

Michael Chmielecki
Michael Chmielecki
August 7, 2003
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Whether the cause is due to international conflicts and health scares keeping people indoors to beautify their homes, or some of the lowest interest rates in years making new homes more affordable, sales in residential furnishings and flooring continue to rise.


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Color is not a Four-Letter Word!

Janet Carter
June 30, 2003
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Over the years, we’ve traveled through various stages of mauve, gray, blue, and green, with almond and off-whites holding their place at the top of the popularity polls. It took us a long time to graduate from almond and off-white interiors, but we are now experiencing a true explosion in the use of color.
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Distributors Pull No Punches On How to Deal Positively With a Changing Industry

Howard Olansky
June 30, 2003
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NFT Panel Takes Penetrating Look at Distribution Trends. Panel hones in on four key areas: Outlook for distributors’ importance! Product mix changes! Changes needed by retailers/contractors and distributors to make things better and more profitable for both! Changes needed by manufacturers and distributors to make things better and more profitable for both!
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New Rugs and Programs to be showcased at Atlanta International Area Rug Market

Michael Chmielecki
Michael Chmielecki
June 30, 2003
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AmericasMart Atlanta will host the Atlanta International Area Rug Market, July 13-16. This summer showcase provides more than 140 exhibitors with the chance to display their latest area rug collections and accessories, and gives buyers a chance to see what’s going to be arriving in showrooms.
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Do You Have What It Takes to Serve the ‘Custom Customer’?

Mike Broadhurst
June 30, 2003
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Some consumers simply refuse to buy “off the rack.” Demanding, discerning and detail-oriented, these people will purchase floor coverings from the mill only when the goods aren’t run of the mill. To do otherwise just won’t satisfy their sense of style and individualism.
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Retailers Jeff Cowan and Ron Leach Share 20 Effective Strategies to Bust the Big Boxes

June 11, 2003
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At Surfaces, Jeff Cowan of House of Carpets in Modesto, Calif. and Ron Leach of San Rafael, Calif.-based Rafael Floor Covering served on a panel sponsored by National Floor Trends magazine entitled "Capitalizing on the Big-Box Retailer."
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