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How some flooring dealers make ecommerce work

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The idea of ecommerce is still in its infancy within the world of flooring. While the concept has found success within some home improvement-related industries—like home décor, furnishings and even electronics—flooring is a much different animal. Todd Herzig Pleasant Ridge Flooring and Design Detroit, Mich.

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35th Anniversary: 35 Women in Flooring

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While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Office Design Trends: GIO Looks at the Changing Work Environment

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Work environments are changing–and those who design and furnish offices are striving to keep pace. Over the last decade, we’ve seen a major evolution in office space design as companies migrate toward more open, flexible, and communicative workspaces. Diversity in the Open Office. Style and Culture. Authenticity.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

The many different nuances and textures of the company’s portfolio have been exploited by design professionals participating what is billed as the largest exhibition of architecture, interior design and landscaping in the Americas. This design features in a bathroom designed by Juci Perazza.

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People making a difference 2023

Floor Covering News

The list virtually covers the flooring eco-system—with manufacturing, technology, distribution and installation all represented this year, along with an outlier. No matter their company affiliation or title, many of the honorees share at least one thing in common: They are having an impact on the flooring industry.

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Material Bank acquires product data technology company Amber Engine

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—Material Bank, the world’s largest marketplace for searching, sampling, and specifying architecture, design and construction materials , has acquired Amber Engine, a software development company with a mission to democratize the product information management (PIM) space. Every time. No exceptions.

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Opus Floors looks to strike a chord with U.S. retailers

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Calgary, Canada-based Opus Floors , which supplies a host of innovative hard surface products, falls in the latter category. I’m in the flooring business over 25 years because I love flooring—not because I have to do it,” said Opus Floors owner, Vern Verkley. The timing of Opus Floors’ entry to the U.S.