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Retailers React: Are you seeing increased interest in Made in America?

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Marine veteran, I always look for made-in-the-USA products and promote them as hard as I can—without losing the sale. “We are not seeing an uptick in sales due to products made in the USA. It still comes down to pattern, color and price. ” —Bobby Merideth, Flooring America of Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Okla.

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Winning at Retail 2023

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For example, Pergo and Smartstrand are two excellent examples of clean, symmetrical displays with large product and color offerings; these displays offer an excellent ratio of both dollar value and SKUs per square foot of showroom space that they occupy. BOBBY MERIDETH, Flooring America OKC, Oklahoma City, Okla.

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NFA showcase: Attendees relish face-to-face opportunities

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Jeremy Sax, director of sales at Interceramic USA, talks tile with O’Krent Floors executives (from left): Margie O’Krent, Sam O’Krent and Jason O’Krent. With Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana as its core territories, Fuzion is already doing business with Houston-based Roberts Carpet & Fine Floors and Akin Bros. Never had one complaint.

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CCA members extol virtues of Retail 2.0 system

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CCA retailers saw 2023 numbers come down a bit from the previous year, albeit sales are up 10% from 2019, the last “normal” business year before the pandemic. I had a customer who took a few minutes to find the sample she liked, which happened to be the most expensive sample in the showroom, and it turned into a $6,000 sale.

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Daltile makes a bold ‘Statement’

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Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, put it in perspective: “When you’re shopping within the 2.0 Everything is color coded in here so they see what comes together.”. was excited about the color change from dark to white in 2.0 The leads and the showroom are working together in unison. The Statements story.

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Time2Design: Outdoor Living | My GenX Design Studios Presentation

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Nixon resigns, Challenger explosion, Reagan, Thatcher, and Gorbachev, Fall of the Berlin Wall, Lennon shot, Kuwait invaded, Oklahoma City bombing, Death of Princess Diana, Clinton scandals, Womens Rights, Y2K. OUTDOOR KITCHEN COLOR / MATERIAL SELECTIONS. OUTDOOR LIVING ROOM COLOR / MATERIAL SELECTIONS. color selection.

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