CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 1, 2017

John Zolman, Sales and Marketing Manager for Miles since 2000, has been appointed Vice President of Sales and Marketing. Bldg C-312, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 P: 630.545.9415 F: 630.790.3095. Miles, General Manager of Miles since 2010, has been named President. John currently serves on the board of directors for the CTDA.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Carpetland USA, which operates nine locations in Iowa and Illinois, expects solid sales activity for the fall selling season. ” Grigsby’s is hardly the only retailer reporting sales results that are outpacing 2021—a record year for many flooring retailers. What if the other shoe never drops? A climate conducive to growth.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 6, 2016

Then review your sales and determine where you can make changes. When production overhead costs are too high relative to a product’s sales price, take action. For example, compensation takes a big bite out of your operations budget, so monitor staffing needs relative to sales and adjust them if necessary. Lean operations.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 27, 2017

Partnering with one of the most successful Italian Tile Manufacturers, Modomo is committed to providing beautiful collections, superior sales and training support, state-of-the-art. Bldg C-312, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 P: 630.545.9415 F: 630.790.3095. Modomo is a U.S. merchandising and marketing, as well as, very favorable pricing.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 21, 2016

Or, for other types of businesses, send your prospective replacement out on sales calls to face the challenges of meeting customer demands head-on. Bldg C-312, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 P: 630.545.9415 F: 630.790.3095. While your successor gets acclimated, you may want to hire an interim manager. All Rights Reserved. 800 Roosevelt Rd.,

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2023

In fact, many retailers are seeing an uptick in their top-line sales. This led to March being incredibly strong with retail sales up over 20% for the quarter—and we were up 8% when compared to 2021. As he explained, “Retail traffic is down substantially; however, sales are not.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

APRIL 26, 2016

It emphasizes the key performance metrics such as sales size and gross margin. Bldg C-312, Glen Ellyn, Illinois 60137 P: 630.545.9415 F: 630.790.3095. Performance Guidelines – The industry-overview report provides detailed information on what influences profitability performance in the industry. All Rights Reserved.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 4, 2024

A case in point is Eric Langan, president/owner of Carpetland USA, with nine locations in Iowa and Illinois. Kevon Logue, co-CEO of Alliance Flooring with Kelly Oberschlake, VP sales, national accounts, for Mohawk. The post Alliance Flooring convention kicks off in Orlando appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 22, 2017

Our next backsplash example takes us to an area just outside Chicago, Illinois. For further questions about our products featured here, or to place a tile order, please contact sales@architecturalceramics.com. For Architectural Ceramics, most of our clients are within the DC-metro area. Image via Architectural Ceramics on Houzz.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 31, 2016

We feel confident with the sales relationships generated by being at the show.”. Natucer, a long-time Spanish exhibitor, found the show to be an imperative part of the company’s global business for sales and relationship building. “We Coverings 2016 takes place April 18-21 in McCormick Place in Chicago, Illinois.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2018

It’s the 150th birthday anniversary of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and some of his architectural pieces of history are up for sale. We get to do a virtual open house and peak inside four Frank Lloyd Wright homes for sale. Here are four Frank Lloyd Wright homes for sale right now: 1.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2020

Maintain large cash reserves, always, and this crisis illustrates why: a) That’s how I am able to push any HR cuts out two months if I need to and, b) This is how I can take advantage of the unbelievable buys that are beginning to show themselves: I’m not having a “fire sale,” I’m going fire-sale shopping.

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ISC Surfaces

OCTOBER 9, 2017

A portion of the proceeds from all sales of Glass Blox and Origins Glass tile are given to the organization. Crossville is available from ISC Surfaces in Missouri, Kansas, and Central / Southern Illinois. Crossville is a year-round sponsor of The Common Thread for The Cure Foundation.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 16, 2023

I believe our customers shop at Bob’s not only because they are looking for a wide variety of flooring in all types but also for the professional sales staff. That’s because Illinois school districts, which have spent less than half of the roughly $7.8 ” ——Ashlie Butler Bob’s Carpet & Flooring Tampa, Fla.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

FEBRUARY 13, 2019

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) O-I) recently reported financial results for the full year and fourth quarter ended December 31, 2018.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

MAY 12, 2019

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) O-I) recently reported financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2019.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 8, 2021

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett has entered a distribution partnership with FlorStar Sales, Inc. Effective immediately, FlorStar will represent the company’s resilient product portfolio in the Illinois, Michigan, northern Indiana, Wisconsin, northwest Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota markets.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

JULY 27, 2018

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) O-I) recently reported financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2018.

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Ceramic Industry Magazine

MAY 1, 2018

Owens-Illinois, Inc. (O-I) O-I) recently reported its financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2018.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 9, 2020

The COVID-19 punch that temporarily dazed flooring retailers during late March-April has been supplanted by a rather frenetic period of activity, resulting in higher ticket orders and, in some cases, record sales. who reported second quarter sales are up 42% over the year-ago period. I’m hopeful this positive momentum has some legs.”.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 1, 2022

By Ken Ryan—F ollowing what for many was a record-setting 2021 for top-line sales, flooring dealers say another memorable year can be attained despite rising inflation. retail sales rose in January by a seasonally adjusted 3.8%, according to the Census Bureau. The bigger picture bears that out as U.S. had similar results.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

A s Armstrong Flooring’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy sale nears a resolution, Michel Vermette, president and CEO, shared some encouraging news in a letter to staff. On May 8, Armstrong Flooring filed for voluntary Chapter 11 protection in order to execute what it deemed “an efficient and value-maximizing” sale of the business.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

But being in Milwaukee this year, we knew we would probably see a lot of people driving in from Michigan or Illinois. It’s also worth noting that some companies have their sales meetings while they’re here. This continues to be an important event for us,” said Brad Williams, vice president of sales and marketing. Martin said.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

It uses a two-pronged approach to flooring sales—merchandising and technology—to bridge the gap between the digital and in-store experience. The technology included with the collection is the most exciting component,” said Eric Langan, president/owner of Carpetland USA, with nine locations in Iowa and Illinois.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 1, 2022

If the proposed plans are approved, the company is on course for a June 20 sale approval, with auction bids due June 14. The company confirmed to Lancaster Online that it is still hiring as part of its strategy to maximize its value for an eventual sale. Among its assets are seven manufacturing plants in three countries.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Eric Langan, president/owner of Carpetland USA, with nine locations in eastern Iowa and western Illinois, agreed, adding that constant price increases also make it extremely difficult to make/protect margin. We have coached our sales team to use the increases as a selling tool to assist in closing customers quicker.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

“We brought a lot of business forward in 2020 due to the home improvement boom caused byCOVID-19 and the government stimulus checks of early 2021, meaning there will be less opportunities in 2023 for sales,” said Eric Langan, president/owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group),with nine locations in Iowa and Illinois.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2023

Brian McGee of Ambassador Floor in Illinois and Missouri, added, “Mobile Marketing’s partnership is benefiting the NFA by innovating and pushing the industry forward. The NFA is thrilled to partner with a company like Mobile Marketing on all of our digital marketing to help us grow our business with innovative new ideas and solutions.”

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 28, 2021

By Ken Ryan Flooring retailers remain optimistic that the record sales achieved in 2021 will carry over into the first part of 2022, suggesting that demand for flooring continues to outweigh supply chain disruptions, inflation and COVID-19 variants. We continue to limit our sales in order to keep pace with our rate of production capacity.

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

I am employed at Coldspring, in Cold Spring, MN (formally known as the Cold Spring Granite Company) where I head up the sales and marketing for the company and have been in the stone industry with Coldspring since 1977.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 10, 2020

In addition to New York, several other states—Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Vermont, among them—are considering similar legislation as New York. “Thank goodness they removed the carpet and pad portion of the bill,” said Jay Hagan, senior director of national accounts at Mohawk Industries.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Starting in the 1970s, Rick took sales and installer associates from his Munster, Ind., store and financed their startup of Carpetland USA stores throughout the Midwest and beyond. Carpetland USA of Appleton, Wis.; and Carpet One of Ft.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

It definitely helps save a sale.”. Disruptions within and around the supply chain are nothing new for Eric Langan, owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), with nine locations in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Top 20 wholesaler FlorStar Sales, Romeoville, Ill., But that doesn’t make today’s mess any less tolerable. “It

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Floor Covering News

MAY 20, 2020

Voit said she expects to see a steady market in her area, given the fact Naperville is the second-largest economy in the state of Illinois and also ranked one of the safest places to live and best places to raise a family. Market sees resurgence of bidding wars .

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Combine that with the local sales representation, Shaw’s distribution and their gold standard customer service, it was a win for everyone.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

MAY 12, 2014

With no distributor, ShopRTACabinets customers can expect savings of up to 40 percent compared to a traditional sale. Operating out of Illinois with warehouses in four states, ShopRTACabinets has grown as a leader in RTA cabinetry over the last decade. As direct importers, they sell directly at wholesale prices. ShopRTACabinets.com.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

“Managers must be empowered to be able to make decisions regarding their stores,” noted Eric Langan, president and owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), which consists of nine stores across Iowa and Illinois. “If The sales staff are trained to look for this scenario,” she explained. “If

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