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Exclusive: Howard Brodsky looks back with no regrets

Floor Covering News

New England went to New York. I went to New York once, but I heard Chicago was the better market. I met a whole new group of people, like Rick Meyer of Carpetland USA, the second largest chain in the country. It came out of when we did the Billion Dollar Sale. Early impacters. Alan Greenberg.

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Looking back: Howard Brodsky

Floor Covering News

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. The competition was generally regional chains—New York Carpet World, Carpetland USA, Miami Rug, Carpet Exchange, etc. It was definitely an era of specialty retail.”. Howard Brodsky.