Consumer Preference Survey - April 2008
With consumers controlling 75% of all flooring sales, Floor Focus and Market Insights have decided to take a closer look at how consumers shop for floors.
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Building a Hardwood Brand - April 2008
It’s not easy these days for a typical hardwood flooring manufacturer to stand out in a fairly crowded, although somewhat bifurcated and fragmented, marketplace, made up of a handful of big players, and a far larger bucket full of small, niche firms.
Project Notebook: Nokia Theatre - April 2008
AEG, owner of sports and entertainment facilities as well as sports franchises all across the world, is transforming a four million square foot piece of downtown Los Angeles into a massive sports, entertainment and residential district.
Designer Forum - April 2008
From my past life as a dancer and choreographer to my role in the design world today, I am always looking for those elements that move me both physically and emotionally.
Wood Cuts - April 2008
The latest figures from the U.S. FlooReport suggest that imports of wood flooring have slowed, perhaps in part because of increased tariffs imposed by U.S. Customs and decreased tariff rebates by the Chinese government.
Best Practices - April 2008
Classique Floors has many interesting and effective ways to pull in new customers, as well as methods to keep the store in the minds of past customers to encourage repeat business.
People Power - April 2008
There is no more rewarding feeling than seeing someone realize what they are capable of accomplishing. However, the tendency to see potential instead of just seeing the person is often a curse.
Strategic Exchange - April 2008
I love rollercoasters! I love the twisting turns, the sudden drops, and the adrenaline rush. But the economic rollercoaster we have been on for the past year—that’s a different story. I do not look forward to the constant ups and downs.
Surfaces 2008 - March 2008
This year’s Surfaces may not have been as glitzy and glamorous as in years past, but even more so than last year, folks were there to do business, and that made for a brisk and efficient environment.
Healthcare Design: A Case Study - March 2008
In recent years, healthcare construction has been heavily influenced by a new approach that uses architecture and design to augment the healthcare operation.