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Change for Change’s Sake: A Flooring Retailer's Evolution

J.R. Allred
J.R. Allred
March 19, 2021
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In his new series, flooring retailer J.R. Allred shares how he and his team are embracing a change due to organizational health.


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How to Create an Exceptional Retail Experience

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
February 25, 2021
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We asked questions about the finer points of creating an exceptional experience for customers.


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Discover Floor Trends' New eMagazine Experience

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Tanja Kern
February 22, 2021
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Our new platform offers an improved magazine experience that goes beyond the typical flipbook digital edition.


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Tile Installers Aim to Meet Tile Industry Standards

Scott Carothers 2025
Scott Carothers
February 4, 2021
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The American National Standards Institute (ANSI) specifications provide several industry standards that are there to help the installer obtain good site conditions.
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The Inside Scoop: Loan Forgiveness & Business Interruption

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
January 20, 2021
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The following are excerpts from a conversation we had with Jeff King about some of the elements surrounding the Paycheck Protection Program and other topics including business interruption insurance.


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Goal Setting: A Conversation with Matt Ketterman

Matt Ketterman
Matt Ketterman
December 11, 2020
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I mentor several people and one of my mentees asked a few thought-provoking questions. Since she was curious about goals and goal setting, I figure you all may be as well.
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Creating Likeability Through Objections: Part 2

Buddy Wisdom
December 11, 2020
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In this issue, we discuss more ways to manage objections by breaking down the customer’s resistance.


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Michelle Anderson

Fabulance to the Rescue

Katie Rork
Katie Rork
December 7, 2020
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Michelle Anderson, an account executive for Bentley Mills and Modulyss, had been selling carpet out of her car at trunk shows. She recently stepped up her game by transforming a retired ambulance into the Fabulance—a mobile showroom.


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A Digital Renaissance for Flooring Retailers

A Conversation with Broadlume’s CEO Todd Saunders
Dave Foster
Dave Foster
December 7, 2020
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Broadlume has been a company on the move for the past few years and certainly an organization to watch in the floor covering industry, which is why we sat down with the company’s CEO Todd Saunders.  


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Tanja Kern

Residential Flooring On Track for 2021

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Tanja Kern
December 7, 2020
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Like you, I cannot wait to close the book on 2020, and economists say we have a lot to look forward to for 2021.
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