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Retailers reveal the suppliers they win with

Floor Covering News

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.

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Flooring retailers pushed to embrace artificial intelligence

Floor Covering News

It’s a quickly evolving field, one that will make us much more productive, and this will require us to adapt.” I’m interested in known, trackable production, impact and results.” With IDC consumers are guided through the flooring selection process by a virtual designer who recommends products based on the customer’s design preferences.

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New Midwest Chapter Kicks Off with Two Great Events

StoneDimensions

Minnesota Stone Summit attendees take part in discussions regarding industry standards and industry safety. One topic the panel tackled was training sales staff on how to set expectations with clients. Chuck Johannes said, “Once sales staff set expectations, sales people think they will lose the sale.

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Dealers share A+ products from 2020

Floor Covering News

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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Tarkett partners with FlorStar Sales

Floor Covering News

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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Retail’s best practices during dire times

Floor Covering News

. “Our entire sales team operates with iPads, so they are comfortable with technology. We provide private showroom visits to allow customers to visit a clean showroom with a very limited number of people in the showroom and strictly honoring social distancing standards. Davenport, Iowa. Denton, Texas. Naperville, Ill.

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