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Shoddy SPC takes its toll on the market

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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. It’s really about training your sales reps to have their focus on educating all of the [retail] sales reps.

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Lux Flooring’s laser focus on SPC

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of total resilient sales in 2021 and 34.8% Chris Drake, manager for Wally’s Carpet & Tile, which has two retail locations in southern California, agreed, noting that Lux Flooring has quickly become the retailer’s No. with a long-term goal to be a national importer with a presence across the continental United States.

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Arizona Tile Honored with Industry Partner Awards

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In addition, Dallas Sales Representative Kathie Ahrens attended the ARC Awards on August 16th and was pleased and honored to hear Arizona Tile mentioned several times during the awards presentation. Congratulations to our Texas sales team, management and associates for being recognized with these awards! About Arizona Tile.

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STATS: Wood finds silver lining amid challenges

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hardwood flooring market generated approximately $2.207 billion in sales, a 4% decrease from 2019 and a shade below the five-year low of $2.23 While hardwood still represents the third-largest hard surface category behind resilient and ceramic with respect to sales, the gap continues to widen. sales, Mercier Wood Flooring. “We

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The Natural Stone Institute announces 2023 award recipients

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Manu had originally come to the United States to get his Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering from Purdue University, which he accomplished in 1968. Building on this success, the Shahs decided to develop and grow MSI full-time, and moved the company to Southern California.

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“Preserving the Past – Protecting the Future” by Jeffrey Steele

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Inspired by the beauty of tile at very early ages, it was only natural that Menzies and Taylor would join forces to create the Tile Heritage Foundation in Healdsburg, California in 1987. The foundation has since come to be seen as the singular authority on art tile heritage in the United States. They don’t know what to do next.

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TISE 2024: Resilient flooring focuses on innovation

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I would probably say the market’s going to be, at best, flat, maybe even a little bit down,” said Dick Quinlan, VP of sales and marketing, Wellmade. There’s still a lot of pricing mechanization going on, and as a result I think you’re going to see dollar sales will probably be down. Units might be flat.

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