Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Year-to-date, sales in our two retail stores are up a combined 23% over last year.”. Davenport, Iowa. Brian’s Flooring & Design in Birmingham, Ala., We think the winter residents from up north will be happy to get back down here, and with that we expect strong sales,” he said. A split consensus . In Fort Myers, Fla.,

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2021

For the resilient category—the fastest growing in the industry—new innovations as well as tried-and-true staples are key for retailers looking to capitalize on the unexpected boost in sales that capped off 2020 and is poised to continue in 2021. No hassle once you make the sale, which during COVID-19 is a hard thing to find.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

“Our product offering and approach to the market helps our retail partners enjoy higher sales tickets, better margins and a more profitable business.”. They are partners with integrity that focus on fashion, performance, quality and pushing the limits of design. Their designs are totally custom. What retailers had to say.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Doug Bertrand, Carpetland USA, Davenport, Iowa. It’s a product where price isn’t the driving force to [making] sales.” About the product: Color That Speaks To You is the reimagination of the Colorwall, a 20-year showroom anchor responsible for more than 40 million yards of carpet sales. S MART S TRAND N ATURAL E SSENTIALS.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 13, 2024

Nothing replaces a professional sales team, but we believe AI can assist our clients during non-business hours and compile the data required for us to meet our customers’ expectations.” The Alliance Flooring buying group, for example, uses AI in its Interactive Design Consul- tant, or IDC, service.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

Simply put, Perfect Home is a curated selection of products designed to simplify the shopping experience for the consumer. It uses a two-pronged approach to flooring sales—merchandising and technology—to bridge the gap between the digital and in-store experience. Consumers want to see your 10 best products, not 100 pieces of carpet.

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

I am employed at Coldspring, in Cold Spring, MN (formally known as the Cold Spring Granite Company) where I head up the sales and marketing for the company and have been in the stone industry with Coldspring since 1977. The organization’s strategy outlines how the goal will be achieved.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From Tennessee to Montana, Alabama to Iowa, dealers are reporting a strong start to 2021, and they are bullish on the foreseeable future. “In Pierce Flooring and Cabinet Design Center, with locations in Billings and Boseman, Mont., (and We had a $30K-plus residential remodel sale just the other day. Maintaining momentum.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

When you hear floor covering tradeshow you expect a room full of paradoxically similar product and a dusty pitch touting sales acumen. The in-store selling system is twofold: a Broadlume curated and designed merchandising display featuring four private-label brands—Paradiso, Doma, Newton and Proximity Mills—and an advanced product visualizer.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 25, 2023

The mass merchant channel represents more than 25% of retail flooring sales, according to Floor Covering News research. What’s even more imposing is the nearly $17 billion in combined flooring sales of the “Big 3:” Home Depot, Lowe’s and Floor & Decor. Some have interior design experience and can help the customer design a space.”

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2020

“Our entire sales team operates with iPads, so they are comfortable with technology. We are also utilizing the digital tools provided by Flooring America, which gives us the ability to chat with customers online, allow them to schedule showroom or home visits online as well as utilizing room visualizer/virtual design technology.”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 15, 2022

Two years later, COD was held here without that uncertainty as the company’s top sales associates from 2020 and 2021 were acknowledged. So we need to take off our sales hat and put on our solution provider hat. It’s our responsibility as senior sales leaders to go out and teach the new people coming in. All of us do that well.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2020

Eric Langan, owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), with nine locations in Iowa and Illinois, believes the situation will have a negative impact on its won business and on the industry alike. “This stinks,” said Lauren Voit, owner of Great Western Flooring in Naperville, Ill., echoing the sentiment shared by many of her brethren.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2021

We are seeing robust sales on the Advanced+ series after only being in the stores for a short period of time.”. Restoration now features the company’s SpillShieldPlus waterproof technology, offering best-in-class style and design. Mannington’s in-house styling team ensures each design offers the most realistic wood looks in the market.

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