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Nominations open for inaugural FCNnovation Awards

Floor Covering News

The nominations should contain category, product name and one paragraph describing the innovation, why it is important/relevant to retailers and consumers and how dealers can parlay this information into profit at point of sale. Remember: Today’s innovation is tomorrow’s standard. Rigid core/WPC. Installation-related.

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Inaugural FCNnovation Award winners named

Floor Covering News

Technology/Software—(All-in-One Selling System) Broadlume. Flooring products were judged based on design and/or performance, while the software category recognizes new products that significantly contribute to improved efficiency, productivity and performance of a retail operation. “We And innovation is what drives sales at retail.

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

Floor Covering News

Or it can be as simple as stripping down complexity to give consumers a more intuitive experience—something software/tech firms are getting rather good at. 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.

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Employee Spotlight: Corporate Trainer Rachelle Bishop

Architectural Ceramics

Rachelle: I am an Interior Designer by education, but fell into sales when I lived in Arizona. After a couple years, Betty – the owner of Architectural Ceramics, asked me to help her manage aspects of the Rockville showroom remodel, as well as develop and implement a new sales platform called Salesforce. AC: Favorite tile, check.

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FCNews 2nd annual FCNnovation Awards winners

Floor Covering News

For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. The new core material for flooring has all the advantages of standard rigid products: waterproof; easy click installation; and dimensional stability. Every step in the selling process is repeatable,” Bhullar said.

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Retailers of the Year 2023

Floor Covering News

In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Combine that with the local sales representation, Shaw’s distribution and their gold standard customer service, it was a win for everyone.

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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

‘s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, the primary source for ceramic tile industry data, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts. ceramic tile sales are estimated to have grown by nine percent in dollars and 9.2

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