Best Practices - July 2010
Contributing editor Sonya Jennings reports on Speers Road Broadloom, a Canadian flooring retailer bsed in Oakville, Ontario, with a focus on the firm's many strategies for building relationships and finding customers.
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Commercial Market 2010 - June 2010
Editor Darius Helm and Santo Torcivia of Market Insights/Torcivia provide an overview of the state of the U.S. commercial market, including statistics from 2009 and estimates for 2010, as well as a look ahead at 2011.
Coverings 2010 - June 2010
Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the annual stone and tile show, held this year in Orlando, Florida, focusing on new products and trends in design and innovation.
Finding Effective Business Discriminators-Jun 2010
Seminar leader Sandy Smith writes about how successful businesses target their customers, using examples from a range of operations, including Netflix and Southwest Airlines.
Strategic Exchange - June 2010
Publisher Kemp Harr looks at the buying habits of the different generationc and also reports on HD Expo, Shaw's Tigressa fiber promotions and pending energy efficiency legislation.
Designer Forum - June 2010
Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on the new BlueCross BlueShield of Tennessee headquarters, located in Chattanooga, and the challenges A&D firms HKS and tvsdesign had to overcome in preparing the facility for a LEED-NC Gold rating.
Best Practices - June 2010
Contrbuting editor Sonya Jennings reports on Carpet Plus, a Chalottesville, Virginia based retailer that makes the most out of advertising and promotion to keep customers walking through its doors.
Annual Report 2010 - May 2010
Floor Focus' editorial team, along with Santo Torcivia of Market Insights/Torcivia, take a close look at the flooring business, including statistical reports, and profile the top players in each flooring category.
Hospitality: State of the Industry - May 2010
Editor Darius Helm writes about conditions in the hospitality industry, including the outlook for the next couple of years, and also talks to the leading hospitality carpet producers.
Technology: Social Media - May 2010
Social media offers an open line of communication to customers.