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Dealers react to Lowe’s Stainmaster buy

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“We will take a moment to step back, let the dust settle and reassess our strategy to move forward,” said Paul Molina, retail flooring manager at Star Lumber, Wichita, Kan., It will be an exciting time of change and opportunity, with new concepts to consider and new products to explore.”. and Hadinger Flooring, Fort Myers, Fla.

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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 At Wichita, Kan.-based

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SnapCaps makes stair nose installation a breeze

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I couldn’t stand the product,” Requa stated. It was at that time that they reached out to a product developer who helped them across the finish line. Once we send them back, they’ll get together with their product management team and decide what SKUs they want to go with based on their most popular colors. Not with SnapCaps.

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Real wood coalition, part 11

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These features include educational insights, new and staple hardwood products and a spotlight featuring one of the Coalition’s members. None of these things change simply because we are dealing with a natural product that is heavily influenced by environmental conditions.”. DID YOU KNOW. The solution? TRIED AND TRUE.

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Shaw Floors kicks off virtual conference with ‘SFN Live’

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In fact, Shaw said the former Navy Seal’s practices influenced the company’s decision-making process when it restructured its sales team last year. Jocko is a great friend of Shaw; we use a lot of his concepts and principles to train our sales teams who now call on many of our members.”. Sharing best practices.