Mon.Dec 28, 2020

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Week of December 28th, 2020 – Top 5 of the Year

Architectural Ceramics

Top 5 Design Posts of the Year. As we count down the final days of 2020, a year that was certainly one for the history books, let’s take a moment to go back through the year via our top 5 design posts, and highlight some of our favorites from the last 12 months! We had a year filled with unexpected trends, such as the rise of working from home and what that meant for your home interior-design life.

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Suppliers reveal next big things for 2021

Floor Covering News

By Megan Salzano. Mohawk’s UltraWood. It would be an understatement to say the industry—and most of the world—is glad to see 2020 go. It was a year of upheaval, hardship and uncertainty. But from the challenges came innovations as well. Those innovations will be on display in the coming year, and some suppliers are ready to tease new looks and technologies for 2021.

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The Right Kitchen Island Dimensions: Width, Height & Depth

Jack Rosen Custom Kitchens Inc.

Kitchen islands have become somewhat standard many homes. They are convenient and add aesthetic appeal to the space. These design highlights don’t work for every kitchen, however—some kitchens are simply too small for an island. So, what are the right kitchen island dimensions? Is there a standard kitchen island size? How tall should my kitchen island be?

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Retail Recap: It has been a strange (and record-breaking) year

Floor Covering News

By Ken Ryan. Like many retailers, 2020 was a year of ups and downs for A.J. Rose Carpets & Flooring but ended on a high (sales) note. It was the year of the comeback for flooring retailers in 2020—a year in which dealers endured weeks of showroom shutdowns during the initial phase of COVID-19 only to bounce back stronger than ever , many producing record sales performances.

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ISFA Selects Mast as New President

Stone Update

Industry group elects 2021 board of directors.

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Buffaloe Floors adds mobile showroom

Floor Covering News

Houston, Texas—Buffaloe Floors and Up has introduced a mobile showroom to help consumers shop for flooring during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. “Initially, the mobile showroom idea was a way to give customers a simplified process to get flooring,” said Alred Soyyar, president. “When the coronavirus pandemic hit, the mobile showroom became an alternative and safe way to shop while maintaining social distancing protocols.” The interior of a Chevy passenger bus was converte

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Proven practices for profit (part 2)

Floor Covering News

( Second of two parts). By Jason Goldberg. In Part I of this column , I outlined several key tips to running a successful flooring operation. These included committing to customer satisfaction; tracking and managing every lead; and hiring, empowering and rewarding your team accordingly. In the second installment, we identify four additional best practices: Identify and develop specialists within your team.

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Dossche awarded FCNews’ Lifetime Achievement Award

Floor Covering News

By Steven Feldman. USFloors and COREtec founder, Piet Dossche, was gracious in his acceptance of Floor Covering News’ 2020 Al Wahnon Lifetime Achievement Award. Steven Feldman, publisher and editorial director, presented the honor. Rocky Face, Ga.—USFloors and COREtec founder, Piet Dossche, has been honored with Floor Covering News’ 2020 Al Wahnon Lifetime Achievement Award.

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Tips to bolster your digital outreach objectives

Floor Covering News

By Jim Augustus Armstrong. The online habits of consumers are continuously evolving, and with the constant changes in digital technology the rate of evolution is increasing. This creates a challenge for busy floor dealers: how to effectively market your business online amid the constant change. Let’s look at three tips for helping make this seemingly monumental task more manageable.

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WATCH: Piet Dossche awarded FCNews 2020 Lifetime Achievement Award

Floor Covering News

Rocky Face, Ga.—USFloors and COREtec founder, Piet Dossche, has been honored with Floor Covering News’ 2020 Al Wahnon Lifetime Achievement Award. In doing so, Dossche becomes the first WFCA Hall of Fame member to receive this award. “When FCNews launched this award back in 2010, the idea was to honor individuals who had not yet received industry-wide recognition,” said Steven Feldman, publisher.

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Aligning your digital outreach with consumers’ needs

Floor Covering News

By Lisbeth Calandrino. COVID-19 continues to change customer behavior. The consumer’s online shopping behaviors that were growing before the pandemic are now mainstream. They want things faster than ever, without mistakes and are quick to change brands. We’ve become more mindful of what we’re buying, who we’re buying it from and less wasteful of what we have.