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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

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Shaw, for example, partnered with Nebraska Furniture Mart to launch the Anso Gallery. laminate flooring market is currently undergoing a resurgence—and it’s also clear that products like Mohawk’s vaunted RevWood line is driving much of that sales activity. Mohawk There’s no doubt that the U.S. Statistics reflect this sentiment: U.S.

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NFA members learn to roll with the punches

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Finding quality individuals remains a constant issue, whether it be on the sales floor or on the installation side. We have more sales than we can install in a timely fashion,” he told FCNews. “We We have more sales than we can install in a timely fashion,” he told FCNews. That’s a challenge.”Fortunately,

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NFA spring conference: Business is booming

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David Chambers, Nebraska Furniture Mart; and A.J. Do you stop advertising during sales? Flick: There’s nothing that upsets me more than when a client walks in the store and our sales- people take her directly to LVP. They’re trained to start at hardwood—30% of our sales are hardwood—and then work down.

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President's Message: Introducing our new president, Dan Rea

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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. The second initiative I intend to work with the MIA staff is safety.

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Web exclusive: Retailers grow business with Stainmaster brand

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In a market where carpet sales have steadily declined, flooring dealers are finding their Stainmaster business is a notable exception. With Stainmaster-branded products, dealers are not only enjoying robust sales but higher profits as consumers gravitate toward these better-end goods. “In By Ken Ryan. At Wichita, Kan.-based

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