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Tanja Kern

Tanja Kern

Tanja Kern is the associate publisher and editorial director of FLOOR Trends & Installation. She is also the host of the FLOORtalk podcast, where she explores the changes and challenges facing the flooring community's thought leaders and creatives. Tanja has been writing about business, design, and lifestyle for two decades, and her work has appeared in publications such as American Way, Better Homes & Gardens, Fine Interiors, Fodor's, Food Channel, CA Modern, Chicago, Fine Interiors, and Los Angeles.

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NAFCD and NABMD Annual Convention Heralds Optimism for Flooring

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Tanja Kern
December 6, 2016
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Flooring industry leaders should plan for a busier 2017, according Economist Alan Beaulieu who spoke at the seventh North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors and North American Building Material Distribution Association Annual Convention in Chicago on November 3.
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Kwasi Pecou, Michael Mashack and Princeton Mashack with local volunteers

U.S. Installers Partner with BHI for Haiti Build

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Tanja Kern
December 6, 2016
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When Build Health International (BHI) needed a helping hand to help install seamless flooring in a new two-level surgical center at St. Boniface Hospital in Haiti, they put a call out for flooring installers who would be willing to donate time and talent.
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L.L. Bean

Trends in Retail Flooring

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Tanja Kern
December 6, 2016
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With low inflation, low unemployment and rising wages, the U.S. retail environment should be fertile and thriving.
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2016 Flooring Industry Study: Flooring Poised for Growth

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Tanja Kern
November 8, 2016
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The 2016 Floor Trends Flooring Industry Study, conducted by BNP Market Research and compiled from answers given by readers of Floor Trends, Floor Covering Installer, Stone World, Contemporary Stone & Tile Design and Tile Magazine, offers a look at a flooring market poised for continued growth.


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Karndean's warehouse addition

November 2016 Flooring Industry News

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November 8, 2016
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See some of November's top headlines.
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2016 Flooring Industry Study Shows Retailer Perception

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Tanja Kern
November 8, 2016
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In most election years, we try our best to compare presidential candidates on the issues. But as many have said, this has not been a normal election year.
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Shaw's Cut-a-Rug custom program

Marketing Flooring to Millennials

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Tanja Kern
October 6, 2016
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Millennials, born between 1980 and 2000, make up one-fourth of the planet’s population—1.7 billion people— according to the U.S. Census Bureau.


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Flooring America

CCA Global Brands Build Buzz for Flooring

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Tanja Kern
October 6, 2016
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Flooring America, Flooring Canada, International Design Guild and The Floor Trader hosted Building Buzz, the second annual independent retailer-focused social media and digital conference at the Gaylord Texan Resort & Convention Center in Dallas.
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Figuring Out Millennials

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Tanja Kern
October 6, 2016
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This month, we explore a demographic that all segments of the flooring industry are trying to figure out: millennials, people born after 1980.
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Meridian Elevated Essentials

Industry Q&A: Ron Conley of Floorco Discusses Next-Day Delivery Model

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October 6, 2016
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Floorco LLC, a privately owned global sourcing products and services provider headquartered in Baltimore, Md., recently launched a new division called Floorco Distribution.
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