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Brighter forecast ahead for fall selling season

Floor Covering News

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. For San Jose, Calif.-based based Conklin Bros.,

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Retailers React: What do you look for when hiring new employees?

Floor Covering News

While we like to have people with prior floor covering experience, we will also look at candidates that have had other sales experience, worked in the hospitality industry and/or have had a career in which they had to continually interact with others.” San Jose, Calif. ” —Bill Zeigler, Charles F. Do they listen?

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Flooring retailers pushed to embrace artificial intelligence

Floor Covering News

Floor Coverings, San Jose, Calif. Nothing replaces a professional sales team, but we believe AI can assist our clients during non-business hours and compile the data required for us to meet our customers’ expectations.” For sure, we should keep up with technology but here we are. Ted’s Floors & Beyond, Annis ton, Ala.,