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Retailers React: Are you seeing increased interest in Made in America?

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Marine veteran, I always look for made-in-the-USA products and promote them as hard as I can—without losing the sale. “We are not seeing an uptick in sales due to products made in the USA. ” —Bobby Merideth, Flooring America of Oklahoma City Oklahoma City, Okla. “As a U.S.

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Southwest big freeze has silver lining

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We know we lost a week of sales and installations.”. Similar stories were shared elsewhere in Texas and Oklahoma. He lost seven days of production from the installation technicians and five days of sales because they were unable to open the store. “We The storm hit us negatively at first,” said Penny Carnino, COO of Grigsby’s.

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Winning at Retail 2023

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BOBBY MERIDETH, Flooring America OKC, Oklahoma City, Okla. Execute and follow up in all aspects of the sale—from the start of the sale to getting the order to ordering the material to receiving the material through the installation process. LAUREN VOIT, Great Western Flooring, Naperville, Ill. Take every bit of it in.

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ISC Surfaces Now Offers Florida Tile in Oklahoma!

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ISC Surfaces is proud to announce that we now offer Florida Tile products in the state of Oklahoma! Please contact your ISC Surfaces Sales or Customer Service Representative for more details or to place an order. ISC CUSTOMER SERVICE: Tulsa 800.324.5036 Oklahoma City 800.942.3594'

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NFA showcase: Attendees relish face-to-face opportunities

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Jeremy Sax, director of sales at Interceramic USA, talks tile with O’Krent Floors executives (from left): Margie O’Krent, Sam O’Krent and Jason O’Krent. With Texas, Oklahoma and Louisiana as its core territories, Fuzion is already doing business with Houston-based Roberts Carpet & Fine Floors and Akin Bros.

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Retailers React: What surprised you in 2022

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We are only off 9% on the retail sales—very encouraging as we had record growth of 45% in 2021. Our monthly sales have remained strong, but due to the inflationary costs the margins have decreased. – Bobby Merideth, Flooring America OKC, Oklahoma City. . – Majorie Benson, Friendly Floors, Port Charlotte, Fla.

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Daltile makes a bold ‘Statement’

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Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, put it in perspective: “When you’re shopping within the 2.0 Meanwhile, other dealers, like Zac Akin, co-owner of Akin Brothers Flooring in Oklahoma City, liked the new financing options, which allows longer terms up to 60 months. The Statements story.