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Retailers take the initiative on training

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What is sometimes overlooked is the importance of training and re-training existing installers. As Don Roberts, proprietor of Central Alabama Flooring, explained, “95% of installers today have had no professional training. Undaunted, Jacobi decided to do all the training in-house and at his expense.

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

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The segment posted astronomical gains year over year, beating out every other flooring category in terms of growth and stole share from carpet, hardwood, ceramic and laminate. Shoddy SPC For years, the meteoric rise of SPC flooring seemed unstoppable. INA collectively generates roughly $1.5 including Hawaii. Belknap-Haines, the No.