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Flooring Product Diversification is Nothing New

Matthew Spieler
March 1, 2016
In recent years, buying groups and even manufacturer-aligned organizations have been trumpeting to retailers the notion of product diversification.
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The Indispensable Flooring Trade Press

Warren Tyler
March 1, 2016
For those readers who haven’t noticed, the trade press has improved greatly over the years.
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Flooring Sales: Presenting the Right Price and the Right Product

Kelly Kramer
March 1, 2016
When your next buyer walks onto your showroom floor, you have to ask yourself what is on their mind.
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Showgoers at 2016 conneXtion event

Are Flooring Contractors and Retailers Going to Lose Their Independence?

Warren Tyler
February 1, 2016
Recently, the government has been redefining the meaning of an independent contractor. Much has been written in the trade press and by the WFCA about the issue, the contents of which dealt with the rules that have been put into place with nary a word about why this came about, or more importantly, are these rules fair or what can be done about them?
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Eliminating Flooring Competition: It's Not a Race to the Bottom

Kelly Kramer
February 1, 2016
Your competition is either very good or very poor at what they do.
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Interior Designers: Incorporating Micromosaic Tiles

Pamela O'Brien
February 1, 2016
As an interior designer, there’s no better feeling than the excitement that comes with designing a new space. Clients trust you to create a space that’s unique to them that follows both form and function.
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February 2016 Flooring Industry News

February 1, 2016

See some of February's top headlines.


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Flooring Retailers: Top Seven Sites to Build an Online Presence

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
February 1, 2016
Steve Simonson is a pioneer in the floor covering industry, launching iFloor.com in 1999 and in the process defining how marketing floor coverings online would play out in the years to come.
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Why It's Important to Attend Flooring Industry Events

Matthew Spieler
February 1, 2016
Since joining the flooring trade press over 22 years ago I’ve attended countless trade shows, conventions and sales meetings, along with an untold number of industry-related events. This is neither a boast nor complaint as this is an integral part of any trade journalist’s job.
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Waiting for your store phone to ring?

Effective Advertising and Promotion for Flooring Retailers

Warren Tyler
January 1, 2016
For smaller retailers advertising seems to hold a great fear: “What if I spend all this money and no one shows up at the door?”
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