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NTCA unveils training event schedule for September

Floor Covering News

” The workshops are open to tile installers and contractors as well as sales personnel and the A&D community. Learn new tile industry standards and methods for installing GPTP, how GPTP is made, where it can be used and special tools, setting materials and techniques required to install it. 9/13 SE Tile, Durham, N.C. ●

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Employee Spotlight: Corporate Trainer Rachelle Bishop

Architectural Ceramics

Rachelle: I am an Interior Designer by education, but fell into sales when I lived in Arizona. After a couple years, Betty – the owner of Architectural Ceramics, asked me to help her manage aspects of the Rockville showroom remodel, as well as develop and implement a new sales platform called Salesforce. R: THE PEOPLE!

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Shoddy SPC takes its toll on the market

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And with that comes the prospect of products that don’t necessarily meet high quality, performance and/or environmental standards. “I I think what’s going on here in the western United States is a lot of dealers have SPC fatigue,” explained Adrian Van Raalten, vice president of sales and marketing, Pacific Direct Industries.

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Retailers reveal the suppliers they win with

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Our product offering and approach to the market helps our retail partners enjoy higher sales tickets, better margins and a more profitable business.”. We have great sales reps who really take good care of us, and they also are very good at making sure that if we have any issues or claims they get them taken care of.

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The art of managing multiple stores

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Area Rugs & Flooring, which runs seven stores across the state of Arizona, all software systems, bookkeeping, ordering/billing and training functions are completely centralized. “If Carpetland USA’s Langan is also of the opinion that you need consistent standards throughout all locations. For instance, at Baker Bros.

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Wood: There’s nothing like the real thing

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Everything we do is on a full-length plank; even our standard product is 71?2 We carry all of their lines,” said Tim Hosea, sales manager at Arizona Hardwood Floor Supply, based in Phoenix. We pride ourselves as being the gold standard when it comes to our category because we have the entire package.

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Lions Floor unveils new distribution center

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Customers will also be able to pull real-time sales reports of top-selling Lions Floor products. based laboratories for compliance with industry standards. Lions Floor continues to invest heavily in its distribution infrastructure as sales of its products continue to balloon. Tailored for Texas. Future plans.