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Latest software rollouts help dealers up their digital game

Floor Covering News

From advances in Artificial Intelligence (AI) to browser-based business management software to digital samples data, the world of flooring software is rapidly expanding, which is a good thing for today’s flooring retailer looking to up their game. The new tool removes the need for double entries with several apps.

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Inaugural FCNnovation Award winners named

Floor Covering News

FCNews has announced the winners of its inaugural FCN novation Awards, a new initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies in the flooring industry today. Technology/Software—(All-in-One Selling System) Broadlume. And innovation is what drives sales at retail.

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Nominations open for inaugural FCNnovation Awards

Floor Covering News

The nominations should contain category, product name and one paragraph describing the innovation, why it is important/relevant to retailers and consumers and how dealers can parlay this information into profit at point of sale. Flooring products will be judged based on design and/or performance (technology). Rigid core/WPC.

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

Floor Covering News

Or it can be as simple as stripping down complexity to give consumers a more intuitive experience—something software/tech firms are getting rather good at. What’s more, the initiative is designed to change how retailers and manufacturers work together to sell that flooring. This is all happening in the U.S. Statements 2.0

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Employee Spotlight: Corporate Trainer Rachelle Bishop

Architectural Ceramics

Rachelle: I am an Interior Designer by education, but fell into sales when I lived in Arizona. After a couple years, Betty – the owner of Architectural Ceramics, asked me to help her manage aspects of the Rockville showroom remodel, as well as develop and implement a new sales platform called Salesforce. R: THE PEOPLE!

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FCNews 2nd annual FCNnovation Awards winners

Floor Covering News

FCNews has announced the winners of its second annual FCNnovation Awards —a program designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies unveiled in the current year. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. True Grout.

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Retailers of the Year 2023

Floor Covering News

In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Combine that with the local sales representation, Shaw’s distribution and their gold standard customer service, it was a win for everyone.