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A pioneer in the industry’s digital media, Dave Foster launched the industry’s first news and information websites, culminating with TalkFloor.com, the industry’s first site offering both audio and video interviews and industry news as it happens. Now with BNP, Foster will continue to travel the industry interviewing its movers and shakers and offering his thoughts in this blog.

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Nonn’s Kitchen Bath & Flooring on Strategic Expansion

Dave Foster

August 28, 2018

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With a large percentage of floor covering retailers coming in somewhere around the 55-year mark or above and beginning to retire, it’s interesting to note some of the actions members of the next generation are taking as they take over their family businesses.

Online Sales and the Independent Retailer

Dave Foster

August 21, 2018

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Steve Simonson is a pioneer in the digital realm.

A conversation with Darrel Harris, CEO, Xpress Global Systems

Dave Foster

June 12, 2018

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We had an opportunity to talk with Darrel Harris, CEO of Xpress Global Systems, a carrier that specializes in the transportation of both hard and soft surface floor coverings throughout the country, to see how transportation within the industry is advancing.

Knowing a Powerful Website When You See One

Dave Foster

May 17, 2018

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One of the topics we touched on with TalkFloor interviews is technology and specifically the importance of developing a quality website that captivates consumers and drives them to a retailer’s store.

A Conversation with Qfloors' Chad Ogden

Dave Foster

April 6, 2018

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We invited Chad Ogden, the founder, president and CEO of floor covering industry software provider QFloors, to look at the developments that have taken place in management software in the retail sector of the floor covering business and where technology is heading.

A Look Inside Carpets of Dalton with Jerry Hennon

Dave Foster

March 30, 2018

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We had an opportunity to talk with Jerry Hennon, principal of Carpets of Dalton, at company headquarters, and take a tour of the retailer's massive facility.

A Conversation with Matt Miller, President of Interface Americas

Dave Foster

February 9, 2018

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Interface recently held a ground-breaking ceremony for its Kyle 2 plant expansion project in LaGrange, Ga. We had the opportunity to talk with Matt Miller, president of Interface Americas, about the company’s plans for this expansion.

A Conversation with CRI President Joe Yarbrough

Dave Foster

January 8, 2018

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We recently attended the Carpet & Rug Institute's (CRI) 2017 annual meeting of in Dalton, Ga., where we had the opportunity to talk with Joe Yarbrough, the trade group's president.

A Conversation with Nance Industries' Carol Nance

Dave Foster

December 5, 2017

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Carol Nance is a born entrepreneur who launched a company in the middle of the carpet industry’s salad days, turning landfill scraps into a profitable business that now boasts four manufacturing/warehouse facilities in Calhoun, Ga., with no end in sight.

Canada Nufloors Shifts into High Gear

Dave Foster

November 27, 2017

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Canada Nufloors is a retail group with a unique structure and a group that has shifted gears over the past year or so to make sure all of its cylinders are firing at maximum efficiency.

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