Making Money With Ceramic - 08 Retailers' Guide
Ceramic and porcelain tile use here in the U.S. has tripled in the last 12 years. Consumers are drawn to its natural elegance, not to mention its durability.
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Making Money With Hardwood - 08 Retailers' Guide
Your customer comes in looking for a wood floor. Are you prepared to introduce her to the world of traditional species like oak and maple, and also the increasing popular exotics?
Making Money With Area Rugs - 08 Retailers' Guide
Pick a floor. Any floor. It can probably use a rug. Area rugs pull any room décor together.
2007 Retail Display Awards - November 2007
How a product is displayed often plays a major role in whether or not it is sold.
Focus 100 Retail - November 2007
After years of strong growth, thanks in large part to the most robust housing market in history, conditions have gotten tough in the residential flooring business.
Cersaie 2007 - November 2007
Since the majority of tile sold in the U.S. comes from Italy, it makes sense that the foremost trade show for that industry is in Bologna, Italy.
Installation For Profit - November 2007
Installation may be the floorcovering industry’s biggest problem, but according to master carpet installer Jim Walker it can also be a retailer’s biggest asset.
Distribution Evolution - November 2007
One of the more interesting observations I took away from last month’s Top 250 Design Survey: the dramatic increase in the number of hard surface manufacturers designers are specifying these days.
People Power - November 2007
One of the questions I’m asked frequently in my interaction with dealers is, “How can I, as an owner, manager, or leader, influence the performance of my team?”
Shop Talk - November 2007
Visual merchandising is the art and science of displaying products on the sales floor and in windows to increase store traffic and sales volume.