The combination of technology and the tile installer's need to create a square layout and project long straight lines, brought the laser to the tile world.
We had an opportunity to sit down with Darrel Harris, CEO of Xpress Global Services, a firm that specializes in logistics within the floor covering industry, to look at this relationship and what we can expect in the future.
Chances are luxury vinyl products, in every configuration and construction you can think of, will drive as much as 40% or more of specialty retail sales for the next several years.
In part one, we examined many of the positive qualities of a great salesperson. In part two, we continue the discussion about what makes a certain few in the selling world so successful while others struggle.
Many of today's flooring consumers aspire to real wood, and a certain portion of those consumers demand the prestige of real wood. These consumers value style, design and prestige over performance attributes associated with other product types. Shaw created The Gallery collection with those consumers in mind.
When Armstrong Flooring emerged as an independent business focused 100% on resilient after its split from Armstrong World Industries in 2015, the industry watched to see how the business would redefine itself. Fast forward to 2020—the company is demonstrating a renewed focus on the customer, fashion and innovation.
Flooring Plus in Murrells Inlet, S.C., a member of American Home Surfaces Group, is adapting to the new normal facing flooring retailers across the country by remaining flexible in how it does business.