Best Practices - January 2009
McCool's Flooring in Indiana uses the strategy of thinking like the customer to remain successful since 1967.
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McCool's Flooring in Indiana uses the strategy of thinking like the customer to remain successful since 1967.
Columnist Scott Humphrey discusses ways to motivate and inspire top performance during slow times with five powerful words.
A national poll of the nations leading facility managers reveals their role in the flooring selection process. Study highlights how that role has evolved in the last 2 years, what influences decisions & which manufacturers they prefer to do business with.
A chronological listing of all the major news headlines that have shaped this industry in 2008,
Sucessful flooring retailers share their insight on how to be successful selling area rugs to consumers.
Find out how software investments can streamline your operation, improve productivity, cut costs and increase sales.
Kemp Harr looks at the economic outlook for 2009, the declining price of oil & the benefit of lower raw material costs, how the U.S. GDP stacks up against the other leading nations, and the flooring industry's role in the green building movement.
Interior designer Larry Weeks talks about the latest flooring trends in airport projects that his firm, CommArts, have been involved in.
Find out what has made Baltimore based L. Fishman and Sons a successful flooring distributor since 1919.
Columnist Rick Berg provides insightful information on the Lacey Act and what it will mean for the hardwood flooring market here in the U.S. as it is enforced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture in April of 2009.