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The A+ flooring products of 2023

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In flooring, retailers hand out accolades for their top products. Floor Covering News ’ annual feature—Retailers Reveal A+ Products from 2023—includes a dozen outstanding performers in flooring. Floor Covering News ’ annual feature—Retailers Reveal A+ Products from 2023—includes a dozen outstanding performers in flooring.

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Don’t judge a book by its cover in sales

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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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Alliance Flooring holds Connect ’21 event

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During Connect ’21, Ron Dunn (left) and Ryan Dunn likened the toy that always bounces back-no matter how many times it gets knocked around-to its Alliance Flooring retailers during the pandemic. Alliance Flooring said it plans to hold an in-person convention at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando during the second half of 2021. Josh Elder).

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Selling made simple from dealers who know

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By Irene Ross—Consumers today have a lot of choices when it comes to floor covering. We all know that being a good salesperson requires the ability to identify and react to customer behavior , but everyone has a different style, especially when it comes to flooring. Marjorie Benson, president, Friendly Flooring in Charlotte, Fla.,

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Forbo proves linoleum’s staying power

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Forbo’s Marmoleum features a wide range of color, design and size options to create multiple looks. Forbo Flooring Systems has succeeded on all those fronts. Forbo was founded with an expressed focus on linoleum flooring products. Forbo was founded with an expressed focus on linoleum flooring products.

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How retailers embrace the ‘new normal’

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” For several flooring retailers, these are the first words now found at the top of their websites following the COVID-19 outbreak. Our sales staff is happier, make more money [and do not work] nights or Sundays.” – Lou Morano. many of the measures flooring dealers implemented during the early days remain in effect.

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Retailers of the Year 2022: Avalon Flooring, Watkins Floor Covering, Kelly’s Carpet Omaha

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Specialty flooring retailers are the drivers of this industry. In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Avalon Flooring. Philadelphia, Pa.

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