May 22, 2013

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Floor Focus is a monthly magazine of analysis and education for the floor covering industry's interconnected business sectors: retailers, distributors, contract dealers, manufacturers, architects, designers and commercial end users. While Floor Daily gives you the news, Floor Focus tells you what the news means for your business.

Focus 100 Retail - November 2010   Full Article Publisher Kemp Harr and editor Darius Helm report on the state of the residential market, covering the top 100 retailers and residential contractors, along with industry statistics and analysis and a report on buying groups.

Boosting Sales Through Store Design - Nov 2010   Full Article Retail consultant Jim Dion discusses all the different ways to approach designing the retail environment to create the ideal atmosphere to make clients ready to buy.

Residential Interior Design - November 2010   Full Article Editor Jessica Chevalier turns to five high-end residential designers--Jeff Chojnacki, Linda Woodrum, Linda Merrill, Maria Killam and Molly McGinness--to outline and translate current trends in the market.

Cersaie: The Global Tile Show   Full Article Editor Darius Helm reports on Cersaie, the annual ceramic tile show held in Bologna, Italy. The report includes a section on trends, as well as highlights from some of the leading producers.

Strategic Exchange - November 2010   Full Article Publisher Kemp Harr discusses growth in luxury vinyl tile, reports on the National Floorcovering Alliance's fall meeting, gives his take on the second generation SmartStrand challenge and talks about residential design.

Designer Forum - November 2010   Full Article Michael Lutz, a design team director at VeenendaalCave, reports on flooring's role in the design of AECOM's Atlanta offices, including its use of floorcoverings from Tandus, Marazzi, EcoSurfaces and Chilewich.

Best Practices - November 2010   Full Article Contributing editor Sonya Jennings profiles Crest Wholesale Carpet & Flooring, an independent flooring retailer based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.

Tile Files - November 2010   Full Article Ceramic tile expert Ryan Fasan discusses strategies for stocking inventory that drive sales and offers insights on focusing sales teams and navigating the selling process.

The Top 250 Design Survey - October 2010   Full Article Editor Darius Helm reports on the results of this year's designer survey, covering everything from markets, projects problems and priorities to environmental issues and designers' favorite carpet and hard surface manufacturers.

Hardwood Update 2010 - October 2010   Full Article Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a close look at the hardwood industry, including a statistical overview, a look at trends, and highlights from the big hardwood players.