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Star Flooring & Decorating: Best Practices

Star Flooring & Decorating: Best Practices

January 2014—Contributing editor Sonya Jennings profiles Star Flooring & Decorating, which has stores in Kansas and Oklahoma, including its use of the Kaizen customer satisfaction process and other systems for keeping the customer happy.

Tips on Hiring Sales Personnel: Contractor's Corner

Tips on Hiring Sales Personnel: Contractor's Corner

January 2014—Contributing editor Dave Stafford writes about how to approach searching for an hiring new sales personnel, including creating job descriptions, determining compensation, targeting green or experienced applicants and how to avoid big losses.

Contract Dealer Survey 2013: What They Really Think

Contract Dealer Survey 2013: What They Really Think

Dec. 2013—Editor Darius Helm reports on the results of this biennial survey, including product trends, revenue results, process problems, relationships with manufacturers, general contractors, A&D and facility manager, and favorite flooring producers.

Flooring Retailers & Area Rugs

Flooring Retailers & Area Rugs

Dec. 2013—Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a look at how flooring retailers generate revenue from area rugs, with insights from retailers like Marshall's Carpet One and Rug Gallery in Ohio, Dalton Wholesale Floors and Pennsylvania's Crest Flooring.

Surfaces: Education

Surfaces: Education

Dec. 2013—Editor Jessica Chevalier offers a rundown of the educational opportunities offered to this year's attendees of Surfaces, part of the International Surface Event.

LeadingAge: Advocating For Seniors

LeadingAge: Advocating For Seniors

Editor Darius Helm reports on LeadingAge's annual meeting and expo, and takes a look at some of the cutting-edge ideas that are transforming the senior living environment.

Wight & Company's design of SEIU headquarters: Designer Forum

Wight & Company's design of SEIU headquarters: Designer Forum

Dec. 2013—Janet LougĂ©e discusses the design hurdles faced in converting an industrial property in Chicago into the headquarters of the Service Employee International Union Healthcare, and how flooring from Interface and Karndean helped provide solutions.