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Retailers share their A+ products from 2022

Floor Covering News

But in the end, it was the quality of the products in their assortment—not the quantity—that stood out. The following A+ products represent a sampling of new collections or expanded product line offerings that scored high for specialty flooring retailers and distributors in 2022. COREtec Soft Step is going to be a great product.

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Flooring retailers pushed to embrace artificial intelligence

Floor Covering News

It’s a quickly evolving field, one that will make us much more productive, and this will require us to adapt.” I’m interested in known, trackable production, impact and results.” With IDC consumers are guided through the flooring selection process by a virtual designer who recommends products based on the customer’s design preferences.

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Retailers reveal the suppliers they win with

Floor Covering News

The top suppliers, many floor covering retailers agree, are the ones that help specialty retailers maintain healthy profit margins—especially in an extremely competitive environment inundated with so many me-too products jockeying for market share. They stand behind their products, they don’t play games with us.

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Dealers share A+ products from 2020

Floor Covering News

The flooring industry was not immune to these impacts as plant shutdowns and retail showroom pauses put a crimp on product introductions. In fact, new product offerings and line extensions were robust in 2020 in what turned out to be a better-than-expected year for most flooring retailers and distributors. Or so you might think.

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New Midwest Chapter Kicks Off with Two Great Events

StoneDimensions

Minnesota Stone Summit attendees take part in discussions regarding industry standards and industry safety. The sales people should understand they are not going to lose the sale [if the client does not like the product], but shift the sale to other items.”

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Retailers weigh merits of Made in USA

Floor Covering News

Import issues are going to continue to haunt our industry if we don’t produce more product in the USA. The manufacturers that are building plants to produce product in the USA will be the leaders and have stock when others do not. So, whether the product is made in the USA or not makes little difference. We’re ready for it.

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Tarkett partners with FlorStar Sales

Floor Covering News

Effective immediately, FlorStar will represent the company’s resilient product portfolio in the Illinois, Michigan, northern Indiana, Wisconsin, northwest Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota markets. Solon, Ohio—Tarkett has entered a distribution partnership with FlorStar Sales, Inc.

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