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AHF Products wins multiple Platinum ADEX Awards

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.— AHF Products has been awarded a total of four ADEX Awards—all Platinum—for Dogwood Densified Wood Flooring by Bruce; LifeSeal Reserve rigid core flooring from Bruce; the line of contract vinyl sheet and tile flooring first featured in Hartco; and Parterre Commercial Hardwood A&D Flooring.

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Getting long-lasting relief from overwork

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( First of three parts) D emand for remodeling services—including flooring—is through the roof right now. One-week task journal. At the end of the week, review your task journal. You’re looking for single tasks—such as sales, answering phones, measuring, etc.—that Here are some strategies to help you do just that.

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How to give yourself more breathing room

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Since 2007, I’ve coached hundreds of floor dealers from every conceivable market across the U.S. One-week task journal. Working the sales floor might add up to 25 hours, emails might be six hours, etc. . – Working at my flooring business. Working at my flooring business. and Canada. – 12 p.m.

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Avoid pre-qualifying based on appearances

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By Reginald Tucker—Most people reading this column know me as a flooring trade magazine editor and journalist. I actually spent quite a few years in retail sales —an occupation that, ironically, paid for much of my college education in pursuit of a career in journalism. But that wasn’t always the case.

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NAFCD names Virtual Xperience speakers

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Chicago—The North American Association of Flooring Covering Distributors (NAFCD) and the North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA) will host distinguished subject matter experts at the NAFCD x NBMDA Virtual Xperience , to be held November 10-12, 2020. Registration for the NAFCD x NBMDA Virtual Xperience is now open.

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QFloors announces new QuickBooks integration for QPro users

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South Jordan, Utah—QFloors made it easier for flooring retailers to access the benefits of flooring-specific software without needing to learn the ins and outs of a new accounting system, the company said. In order to make QuickBooks work for flooring retailers, you have to do all kinds of workarounds,” he said.

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Drip pricing: Does it do more harm?

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This topic was the focal point of a recent Wall Street Journal article I came across that delved into the psychology behind so-called “drip pricing,” a term popularized by a 2012 Federal Trade Commission conference. All this got me thinking…where do floor covering retailers stand on this issue? appeared first on Floor Covering News.