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Editor Jessica Chevalier writes about strategies for succession planning for flooring dealers, with examples from California’s Floor Connection, Mississippi’s Craft Croswell-Ridgeland and Colorado’s Resource Colorado.
Editor Jessica Chevalier reports on trends in the retail store segment of the commercial market, including details from the various flooring categories, with input from Dennis Colwell Architects, MG2, Onyx Creative and TPG Architecture.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner examines consumer financing as a sales tool and offers an indepth report on how to approach financing programs, including working it into marketing and sales strategies, offering zero interest promotional terms and much more.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses how the economy is skirting a recession, and also reports on the decline of flooring brands at NeoCon and the shift to Fulton Market and analyzes consumer confidence results.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Steve Cloud, co-owner of Connecticut’s M. Frank Higgins & Co., covering his family’s history in the contract dealer business, his partnership with wife and co-owner Kathy Cloud, and what sets their business apart.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner interviews designers at TVS about the Promenade building in Atlanta, Georgia, including how porcelain products like tile from Ceramic Technics and gauged panels from Iris U.S. helped achieve the firm’s design vision.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Monteriors, a residential dealer with three locations in Montana, covering its full offering of flooring, window treatments, appliances and cabinets, as well as what goes into running a family business.
Contributing editor Sam Allman discusses the need for connections in an age of virtual assistants, including a historical overview and a deep dive into why making connections and developing relationships is so essential.
Contributing editor Michael Martin, president and CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association, reports on the group’s consumer-facing marketing campaign and the research that went into it, as well as what comes next.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford covers all the challenges that the summer season brings, including tight schedules and last-minute orders, and offers comprehensive strategies for how to manage the challenges and even the need for contingency plans.