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AHF Products wins multiple Platinum ADEX Awards

Floor Covering News

AHF Products has been awarded a total of four ADEX Awards—all Platinum—for Dogwood Densified Wood Flooring by Bruce; LifeSeal Reserve rigid core flooring from Bruce; the line of contract vinyl sheet and tile flooring first featured in Hartco; and Parterre Commercial Hardwood A&D Flooring. Mountville, Pa.—

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Avoid pre-qualifying based on appearances

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By Reginald Tucker—Most people reading this column know me as a flooring trade magazine editor and journalist. I actually spent quite a few years in retail sales —an occupation that, ironically, paid for much of my college education in pursuit of a career in journalism. But that wasn’t always the case.

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Laminate: Key factors driving newfound resurgence

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Inhaus sources and scans real hardwood flooring planks to create more realistic laminate visuals. By Reginald Tucker—The laminate flooring category has long been a go-to product segment for consumers seeking a durable, high-performing, visually appealing and value-based flooring alternative.

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QFloors Users Conference offers dealers solutions

Floor Covering News

Cancun, Mexico—QFloors, maker of a host of flooring-specific software solutions and programs for specialty retailers, welcomed scores of its customers here earlier this month to its QFloors Users Conference. QPro Pay addresses several issues floor covering dealers encounter regularly.

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Reports of print’s demise are greatly exaggerated

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Large brands are expected to introduce print products this year, particularly as the paper shortages from 2021 begin to rebound. The Wall Street Journal recently reported on big retailers creating buzz by releasing traditional print catalogs —and seeing sales grow as a result.

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Drip pricing: Does it do more harm?

Floor Covering News

This topic was the focal point of a recent Wall Street Journal article I came across that delved into the psychology behind so-called “drip pricing,” a term popularized by a 2012 Federal Trade Commission conference. All this got me thinking…where do floor covering retailers stand on this issue? appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Economic update: ITR data points to continued signs of U.S. recovery

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Another metric that’s providing encouraging signs is gross domestic product (GDP) in relation to employment (see table). When you’re looking at the unemployment numbers in the Wall Street Journal, it doesn’t necessarily mean the economy is going to be tanking as we go into the future. Positive movement in retail sales trends.

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