Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

Mississauga, Canada—Amorim Cork Flooring has expanded into Canada with the establishment of Amorim Flooring Canada (AFCAN), a new sales unit located in here, earlier this month. ” The post Amorim Cork Flooring expands into Canada appeared first on Floor Covering News. .

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Floor Covering News

MAY 24, 2021

laminate flooring market that hadn’t occurred since 2015— the category actually grew in terms of both sales and volume. FCNews research pegged laminate flooring sales at the first point of distribution in the U.S. of total flooring sales and 5.6% By Reginald Tucker In 2020, something interesting happened in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2023

“As an organization, we are more optimistic about 2023 as a whole now—after Q1—than we were going into the year,” said Casey Dillabaugh, president of Boise, Idaho-based Dillabaugh’s Flooring America, echoing a sentiment shared by others. In fact, many retailers are seeing an uptick in their top-line sales.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2020

Toronto, Ontario, Canada—Torlys’ unique herringbone flooring EverWood Twist will appear on CTV’s “ The Marilyn Denis Show ,” a lifestyle and entertainment talk show. Set to launch later this year, EverWood Twist has already sparked interest for both its unique combination of benefits and design appeal.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

We want customers to love the style and design of the products. What can I do to help you narrow down your selections?’” —TRAVIS CARLSON, Carlson’s Flooring America, Fort Myers, Fla. BOBBY MERIDETH, Flooring America OKC, Oklahoma City, Okla. And then we will discuss price and performance.” RAFFI SARMAZIAN, Sarmazian Bros.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 7, 2023

Flooring America recently appointed two new members to its advisory council. Chris Green of Great Southeast Flooring America in Melbourne, Fla., were selected to join the group, which represents the perspective of Flooring America’s retail members to the leadership team. Manchester, N.H.—Flooring Charles, Ill.,

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2022

That benefit speaks to many consumers who are wanting to shop and design more responsibly. Joanie Beazley, residential sales manager, Carpet One Floor & Home, Asheville, N.C., In fact, most manufacturers provide allowances designed to offset the cost of installing their top-selling products front and center.”

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 5, 2019

By Reginald Tucker Keith Spano, president of Flooring America/Flooring Canada, emphasized the differences between being an order taker and a design consultant/project manager. Aurora, Colo.—Elevating

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 17, 2021

CCA is one of the largest cooperatives in the United States with sales surpassing $10 billion. Matson, the former president and CEO of Starnet—the largest purchasing cooperative of independent commercial flooring contractors in the United States and Canada—currently serves as a consultant for CCA Global.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2021

Brampton, Ontario, Canada. We are seeing robust sales on the Advanced+ series after only being in the stores for a short period of time.”. Restoration now features the company’s SpillShieldPlus waterproof technology, offering best-in-class style and design. Tom Garvey, Garvey’s Flooring America, Northumberland, Pa.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

Coverings , the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will host a lineup of informative sessions, some offering Continuing Education Units (CEUs), for Coverings 2021. Orlando, Fla.— Installation & Fabrication.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 15, 2023

—Longtime flooring executive Steve Sieracki has been named senior vice president for Flooring America, Flooring Canada, International Design Guild and The Floor Trader divisions of CCA Global. Most recently, Sieracki was vice president of residential sales for Shaw Industries.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

Keith Spano, president of Flooring America/Flooring Canada, agreed, adding: “Very few have not wanted it. CCA retailers saw 2023 numbers come down a bit from the previous year, albeit sales are up 10% from 2019, the last “normal” business year before the pandemic. Schneider’s Flooring America, Vernon, Conn.,

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. increase in dollar sales to $3.077 billion in 2021 (flooring only) vs. $2.844 billion in 2020. FCNews research shows ceramic experienced an 8.2%

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

That spells opportunity for floor covering retailers looking to not only grow sales but also profits as an overall percentage of sales. “On average, that is typically 47% more than the customer intended to spend.”.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The winning product, Redi Trench™, is an incredibly exciting marriage of design and function. Farrell Gerber, Executive VP Sales of Tile Redi® stated, “Redi-Trench™ is the only linear drain system completely integrated into a leak-proof, mold-free shower pan. The product is offered in 40 popular models. www.tileredi.com.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 25, 2023

—CCA Global University has developed an innovative and comprehensive training program exclusively designed to accelerate the onboarding process for its Retail 2.0 installation, stores receive a comprehensive training kit to equip store managers with all the necessary tools to conduct interactive training meetings with their sales teams.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2020

The meeting combined Flooring America/Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader, International Design Guild and Carpet One Floor & Home members, including sales associates and managers. “I echoing a sentiment shared by other Carpet One and Flooring America dealers who spoke with FCNews.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

She was—and continues to be—on the frontline of customer engagements, leveraging flooring industry knowledge with her sales skills. She has created and implemented training programs for independent flooring retailers, distributors, manufacturers and sales reps for the past 50 years, developing programs to help grow their businesses.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 1, 2022

and Canada. In 2022, Taylor launched products specifically designed for floating floor installations and wall installations. “We We only represent the best vendors to our member partners across North America; that’s why Taylor was chosen,” said Eric Boender, Starnet vice president.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2024

whose business has achieved record sales four years in a row. Rebecca Tonowski of BFC Flooring & Design Centre takes a photo of one of her recent design layouts. We are excited to see what opportunities this creates for the coming years,” said Rebecca Tonowski, general manager. “I When the economy picks up, we’ll be ready.”

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2023

will arrive at Carpet One Floor & Home showrooms as Room by Room and at Flooring America and Flooring Canada showrooms as Room to Explore, beginning in April 2023. is an easier and more intuitive selling system; it will raise conversion rates, grow overall sales and raise margins. Gilbert called 2.0 Retailers weigh in.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 4, 2020

The app offers store owners, managers and sales professionals of CCA’s flooring companies—Carpet One Floor & Home, Flooring America/Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader and International Design Guild—an easy way to access training from their mobile devices. “We

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 10, 2022

The second change is reflected in the Hardwood category, which is now divided into four sections by region of origin: domestic, Canada, Asia and Europe/South America. Finally, there is a “second best overall” competition where retailers write in their top supplier other than Shaw or Mohawk. Just pick one supplier in each category.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 10, 2022

The second change is reflected in the Hardwood category, which is now divided into four sections by region of origin: domestic, Canada, Asia and Europe/South America. Finally, there is a “second best overall” competition where retailers write in their top supplier other than Shaw or Mohawk. Just pick one supplier in each category.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Now, easy, flexible shopping means everything from mobile design appointments to curb-side pickup and even at-home and virtual experiences. Consumer financing is probably the most underutilized sales tool by most flooring retailers,” said Keith Spano, president of Flooring America/Flooring Canada. “On

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2022

plane, ready to take off,” Keith Spano, president of Flooring America/Flooring Canada, told the estimated 1,600 members in attendance at Opryland Hotel. as a pilot said there was initial blowback from the retail sales team but that everyone ultimately came around to embrace it. “At this convention we are boarding the Retail 2.0

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Floor Covering News

JULY 21, 2021

But you can’t overlook the impact that suppliers from Canada have had—and continue to have—on the U.S. Karla Wischmeyer, an interior designer at Verhey Carpets in Grand Rapids, Mich., Similar to our colleagues in Canada, all of our raw material is sourced directly from Canada or in some cases northern U.S.,”

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Floor Covering News

JULY 9, 2020

Boa-Franc has been named one of the Best Employers in Canada for 2016 and 2017 based on the results of the survey by Aon in Canada. In addition, Boa-Franc earned the Gold Trophy Award at the 2013 and 2018 Canada Awards for Excellence and the Grand Prix of Quality Award (Quebec) in 2012 and 2017. But it’s not the only metric.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 13, 2020

A panel discussion featured floor industry experts Chanel Clifford, vice president national accounts for COREtec; Ann McDermitt, vice president national sales of Shaw Industries; and Kelly Oberschlake, senior director sales at Mohawk Industries. 7 and Carpet One Floor & Home members met on Jan. 9 during their conventions.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 18, 2022

sales, Mercier. We’re proud to say we only pull our trees out of North America from the Pennsylvania region and farther north; it’s a slower-growing tree with fewer knots and mineral streaks and has a better coloration. “The Italians don’t make the best marble because they’re Italian,” quipped Wade Bondrowski, direct of U.S.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

whose business has achieved record sales four years in a row. Rebecca Tonowski of BFC Flooring & Design Centre takes a photo of one of her recent design layouts. We are excited to see what opportunities this creates for the coming years,” said Rebecca Tonowski, general manager. “I When the economy picks up, we’ll be ready.”

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 15, 2021

It’s a classic “win-win” scenario: retailers get to close a sale and customers get to enjoy their shiny new floors sooner than they expected. recommends bringing up credit options within the first 10 minutes of the sales consultation in order to receive optimal results. “I Steve Weisberg, president of Crest Flooring, Allentown, Pa.,

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 25, 2020

“Our belief is that our customers’ homes should be the safest place in the world,” said Frank Chiera, senior vice president of marketing & advertising, Flooring America/Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader and International Design Guild. “We CCA said it has developed a new certification program to support the Neutralize system.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 14, 2020

Carpet One Floor & Home, ProSource, Flooring America and Flooring Canada, Floor Trader and the International Design Guild will hold their summer convention as a virtual event the week of August 10. The digital format will allow store owners to invite more managers, sales professionals and staff to attend the virtual events.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects. I later worked as a sales manager for Laticrete International for seven years, before founding Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants (CTaSC) on May 5, 2002. What does the training consist of?

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2020

CCA Global Partners kicked off a month-long experience for members of Carpet One Floor & Home, ProSource, Flooring America/Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader and International Design Guild. Originally, we planned to keep our schedule and hold a digital event in August,” said Rick Bennet, co-CEO of CCA Global Partners.

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