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The Value Disciplines Model outlines three distinct approaches businesses can adopt to deliver value and gain competitive advantage.

Onshoring isn’t a jobs comeback—it’s a reshuffle. Without real investment in skills, pay, & retention, U.S. flooring risks repeating old mistakes.

Learn how McGuckin Hardware’s culture, curation, and community roots offer flooring retailers a playbook to thrive in an era of digital and big-box dominance.

Full Circle unveils Purchasing Ally, the first cloud-native SaaS for flooring dealers, bringing affordable EDI and QuickBooks integration to small businesses.

Five years in the making, this stunning showroom showcases the evolution from flooring retailer to full-service design destination.

Rather than abstract claims about sustainability, SolidTech R offers a tangible connection between consumer choices and conservation outcomes. Each installation becomes a visible demonstration of circular economy principles in action.

Starnet members are swapping "cradle to grave" project bidding for Silicon Valley-style subscription models. Team selling, recurring revenue, and proven tech frameworks promise predictable income and happier employees—if contractors can make the leap.

Anna McCortney, operations manager, and Sam Robinson, sales and showroom coordinator with Ultimate Flooring in Akron, Ohio, represent the next generation of flooring professionals and are finding creative ways to fund their education journey, including a Shark Tank style fundraising video to get them to TISE 2025. They share their experiences as first timers to TISE and Coverings and their efforts to attract and retain young people into the flooring industry as well as their own flooring journeys.

Performance Accessories' VP discusses how American-made flooring products provide cost stability and perfect color matching while helping retailers avoid tariff-driven price increases on imported goods.

The 2008 crisis changed everything. Banks stepped back, private credit filled gaps, and fractional ownership platforms let anyone invest in commercial real estate with $500. For specialty contractors, this means more diverse projects, tighter schedules, and new opportunities—if you know where to look.