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Seizing opportunities in the ‘new normal’

Floor Covering News

Following are some of those retailer strategies and tried-and-true tips: I T PAYS TO BE PROACTIVE. Rose Carpets & Flooring, Massachusetts. We took advantage of our stocking positions. greatly during COVID-19. We bought multiple truckloads of material so we had good stock of some of our best sellers. This has been great for.

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Retail 2023: Flooring dealers remain resolute

Floor Covering News

For some dealers, putting systems in place to maximize profits while limiting operating costs is a smart strategy to stay successful even in slower times. Rose Carpets & Flooring, with three Massachusetts locations. “We “The economy is still good and while things will level appropriately, I just don’t see a tanking.”.

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Quarry Tour Takes Industry to Elberton and Tate Georgia - Brings the Marble Institute of America and Elberton Granite Assocation Together

StoneDimensions

Approximately 120 blocks of stone are quarried weekly and shipped to Massachusetts by rail for curbing. Attendees saw first-hand how Polycor utilizes a strategy of 100% stone usage. The next stop, at the Blue Sky Quarry, provided a look at a drive-in granite quarry using wire saw technology.

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Creative Wood Platform Inspires Childish Exploration in Massachusetts

Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

Five Fields Play Structure is a landscape architecture project in Lexington, Massachusetts, that aims to bring the community together through play. Another principle of the design strategy provides multiple means of access to any location. “Thresholds are tucked under levitating volumes balanced on a single wall.

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SBA to host webinar series for small businesses

Floor Covering News

Small Business Administration (SBA) and the non-profit Public Private Strategies Institute will kick off a new regional webinar series, “Getting Back on Track: Help is Here,” to provide Main Street entrepreneurs with the information and resources they need to continue to recover from the COVID-19 pandemic, the organization said.