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The A+ flooring products of 2023

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In flooring, retailers hand out accolades for their top products. In this case, the upper-echelon offerings must clear a high hurdle—quality construction, style and design, looks and inventory availability, to name a few. Ultimately, the product must resonate with the customer to truly garner A+ status. It is generally 2.25

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5 tips to overcoming sales objections

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If you’ve worked in sales, you’ve probably heard all the typical objections: “It’s too expensive.” “I I saw the same product cheaper at the store down the street—can you match it?” Even responses like: “I’m just looking” or “Let me think about it” serve as a warning sign that you’re probably going to lose the sale.

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Dealers share A+ products from 2020

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The flooring industry was not immune to these impacts as plant shutdowns and retail showroom pauses put a crimp on product introductions. In fact, new product offerings and line extensions were robust in 2020 in what turned out to be a better-than-expected year for most flooring retailers and distributors. Or so you might think.

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Retailers React: What will be your major areas of interest in 2023?

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We want to make sure the before, during and after sales experience meets each customer’s obtainable expectation. Penny Carnino, Grigsby’s Carpet, Tile & Hardwood Tulsa, Okla. Our emphasis will be to focus on selling better products and increasing gross profit by having fewer mistakes.

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Winning at Retail 2023

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We want customers to love the style and design of the products. Waterloo, Ontario, Canada MERCHANDISING Show more with less “At Westvalley Carpet & Flooring, we have made a practice of focusing on the quality brands and products that consumers are looking for. PAUL JOHNSON, Johnson Floor & Home Carpet One, Tulsa, Okla.

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Retailers reveal the suppliers they win with

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The top suppliers, many floor covering retailers agree, are the ones that help specialty retailers maintain healthy profit margins—especially in an extremely competitive environment inundated with so many me-too products jockeying for market share. They stand behind their products, they don’t play games with us. Engineered Floors.

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35th Anniversary: 35 people under 40

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Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. CEO, Johnson Hardwood.

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