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Puzzled by the Internet? Simonson Says the Best Word is “Custom”

December 18, 2012

Today, it’s near impossible for a retailer to thrive in any economy if they’re not competitive on the Internet and dedicated to staying that way. 


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Visionaries and Near-Death Business Experiences: CARE Entrepreneurs Represent the Essence of Entrepreneurship

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
November 19, 2012

Like everybody else I’ve always looked at CARE, the Carpet America Recovery Effort, as forward thinking on the part of the carpet industry in its mission to divert post-consumer from the nation’s landfills.


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Consumer Research Spells Out Who Decides What’s a Value

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
October 17, 2012

If you want to get a reading on what the consumer is thinking in this post-recession and the painfully slow recovery era, you need to talk with Gary Johnston, Marketing Communications Brand Manager at Invista.


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Record-Setting Connections Good for Everyone in the Carpet Industry

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
September 21, 2012

If you have any doubt about who really builds small business or the uniqueness that defines American entrepreneurship, I suggest you make plans to attend the next Connections.


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CFI’s Jim Walker Looks at the Future of Installation

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
August 29, 2012

Certified Floorcovering Installers (CFI) hosted its 19th annual convention in Nashville earlier this month, providing us an opportunity to talk with CFI Chairman Jim Walker. He’s the guy that most people in the industry picture when they think of installation.


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FIANA offers training, networking and support to the industry

Gary Verhey
August 29, 2012

Eighteen years ago, several flooring accessory distributors from around the United States got together and discussed the opportunity and need for an association that would focus exclusively on improving the distribution of products, methods, ideas and service for the professional installation of all types of finished flooring products.


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Wool for the Masses: An Idea Whose Time Has Come

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
July 19, 2012
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At its Summer Convention, CCA Global Partners, partnering with the Just Shorn people of New Zealand, launched a wool program that seeks to bring this natural fiber into Main Street. 


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NeoCon: Learning About New Products and a Whole Lot More

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
June 18, 2012
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Ask anybody who went to Chicago to attend NeoCon this year if the show was a good one and the first thing they’ll talk about were the lines at the elevators, and how treacherous it was navigating the aisles and hallways of that massive building.
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Practicing What I Preach

Al Levi
June 11, 2012
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For more than 10 years, I’ve been helping contractors learn and practice good habits.
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Let's Talk About the Future of Bamboo

Dave Foster
Dave Foster
May 24, 2012
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There’s no question that bamboo is a star in the sustainability arena. That’s because it grows very quickly -- some bamboo can grow up to two feet per day, and when you cut it down new shoots grow back again almost immediately from its root system. All you have to do is sit on the porch.
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