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Exclusive: Howard Brodsky looks back with no regrets

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When I was 5, he opened a small floor covering store in Manchester. So my first exposure to flooring began at a young age. It was out of that group that Bill DiPaolo, who was the executive vice president of the National Home Furnishings Association, said, “There’s no major national association [for flooring].”

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Tina Crossland purchases WE Cork

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Tina Wicander Crossland has purchased WE Cork, provider of high-quality cork flooring, underlayment, wall coverings and accessories. The purchase of WE Cork by Crossland not only continues the WE Cork legacy, but also the five-generation legacy of the Wicander family in the cork industry since 1868.

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Fuse Alliance adds three new members

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Fuse Alliance, an organization of professional commercial flooring contractors, has expanded its network with the addition of three new members: Commercial Flooring Professionals, Native Flooring and Sprague Floor Covering. The post Fuse Alliance adds three new members appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Looking back: Howard Brodsky

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Retail landscape in 1986… At that time, the independent specialty store was dominant in the industry. Home Depot and Lowe’s were growing, but at that point [more than half of flooring sales] were still coming through the independent retail channel. During the recession, the industry lost 25% of its retailers; we lost 2%.