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Don’t judge a book by its cover in sales

Floor Covering News

T here’s a long-running flooring industry folk tale (it’s actually a true story) about a high-end retailer in New York City—ABC Carpet & Home—that was suspicious of a disheveled man roaming around the company’s flagship store on the famed Broadway strip. Other dealers, including Sean Ryan, owner of Elegant Floors in Shelbourne, Vt.,

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Mohawk, Plastic Bank fight waste, poverty

Floor Covering News

The partnership was officially announced here last week in front of select California Mohawk retailers, representatives from both Mohawk and Plastic Bank as well as other invited guests. Plastic Bank CEO David Katz, left, alongside Kurt Weaver, Mohawk’s president of resilient flooring, during the partnership launch reception.

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Making the transition to employee-owned dealer

Floor Covering News

T he flooring sector—an industry filled with family businesses—is no stranger to succession planning. That was the situation I faced in May 2022, when I took over the role of president at Sacramento, Calif.-based based Gold River Flooring. In the case of Gold River Flooring, that new president was me. Don’t do that.