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Tarkett partners with FlorStar Sales

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Solon, Ohio—Tarkett has entered a distribution partnership with FlorStar Sales, Inc. Effective immediately, FlorStar will represent the company’s resilient product portfolio in the Illinois, Michigan, northern Indiana, Wisconsin, northwest Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota markets.

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Retailers of the Year 2023

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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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New Midwest Chapter Kicks Off with Two Great Events

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Minnesota Stone Summit attendees take part in discussions regarding industry standards and industry safety. One topic the panel tackled was training sales staff on how to set expectations with clients. Chuck Johannes said, “Once sales staff set expectations, sales people think they will lose the sale.

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35th Anniversary: 35 people under 40

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Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. Today, as president and CEO of Nonn’s, he runs the largest independent flooring operation in Wisconsin, approaching close to $100M in sales. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. He was promoted to CEO in February 2020.

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You should say 'Yes' more often | Life of an Architect

Life of an Architect

This last week I was in Chicago for the American Institute of Architects National Convention – I arrived around 1:00am Wednesday morning (my first seminar was 6 hours later) and I left Sunday at 9:00am to drive to northern Wisconsin to meet with some new clients. The convention, as always, was great. Send to Email Address.

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Looking back: Don Finkell

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I got it from an Indian tribe up in Wisconsin, the Menominees. I said, “If you really want to increase production, let me put in the part that we’re grading out because it doesn’t meet your standards.” It was some- thing the sales associate could tell people. I showed it to the Gap and they thought it was great.

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Decorator On Demand: Introduction to Induction

Decorator on Demand

Ive read that they are up in sales. The cast iron skillet or stainless steel pot itself becomes the heat source instead of your standard cooktop. Wisconsin. (1). I thought over time induction cooktops would just be a fad, but after seeing them out there for a good 15 years now they seem to possibly be gaining some traction.