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Looking back: Don Finkell

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You had some colorful characters in the business. The further you got back into the woods, the more colorful we got. There was increasing wealth overall, but we also developed better finishes and colors. Right before I got to Anderson, they developed a third color we called the “Autumn.” It was a golden color.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

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Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate. The curated assortment of design-driven styles is made to reflect today’s most popular colors, textures, finishes and sizes. Challenging the industry to go bigger. And in waterproof vinyl flooring, that brand is COREtec. Republic Floor.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

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We’re bringing in material from Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia, and container rates out of those countries has been increasing. Plus, we’re checking to make sure that it’s up to the standards that we’ve set.”. We also let customers know that, ‘Hey, I know you selected this color for your project but we have this color now.