Speed Survey: Retailers on Hardwood - April 2006
It’s a beautiful product, but it’s a living organism, so there are always quality problems, one retailer said when we asked him the biggest problem he has with the hardwood floors he sells.
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It’s a beautiful product, but it’s a living organism, so there are always quality problems, one retailer said when we asked him the biggest problem he has with the hardwood floors he sells.
Since 1992, home centers have made dramatic gains in the battle to dominate the retail flooring channel.
With all the recent discussion about the new luxe customer, the challenge for today’s flooring retailer is how to approach this market with a keen eye on planning and profitability.
If you haven’t read Santo Torcivia’s article, “Floor Wars: Home Centers vs Flooring Specialist,” go read it right now, then come back and read what I have to say here.
On September 11, 2001, most Mancini-Duffy employees were already in their offices on the 21st and 22nd floor of the World Trade Center’s South Tower when they heard a loud explosion and felt the building rock slightly back and forth.
Any hint that the economy might be cooling off a bit was nowhere evident at Surfaces 2006, which played to both record crowds and a record number of exhibitors.
Relationships are the driving factor in personal and professional success. There’s little debate about their importance, even in today’s high tech environment.
The Scottsdale newspaper called it “Dine and Design” at J.R. McDade Design Center.
Home Depot continues to gain marketshare in the floorcovering category at the expense of independent retailers.