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Last year was probably the strongest year on record for the hospitality market, and 2008 should be another strong growth year. Then, in all likelihood, growth will slow for a couple of years before the refurbishment cycle kicks in.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.