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Faced with changes in consumer buying habits, pressure from big box stores and Internet competition, independent flooring retailers across the country look to diversify their offerings to boost sales and increase their client bases.
Publisher Kemp Harr talks about the debate over what is considered essential business amid shutdowns related to COVID-19, ways to use extra time at home to expand your horizons and what recovery looks like for the rest of the year heading in 2021.
Dan Natkin serves as the president of hardwood and laminate for Mannington and has been involved in the flooring industry for nearly two decades. But did you know he is also a craft beer brewer and a scuba diver, among many other things?
Anthony Thorpe, senior interior designer at Nelson Worldwide, explains how company culture played an important role in the design of a new headquarters for a management consulting firm and how flooring was used through the custom space.
Editor Jessica Chevalier catches up with this Plano, Texas-based contract dealer to learn how cousins Scott Spencer and Jerry Kenney have created an organization that has been dynamic and adaptable over its nearly 30 years in the industry.
In this month’s column, contributing editor Paul Friederichsen talks about the importance of advertising as part of a business’ marketing strategy, and he shares tips on how companies can launch successful campaigns in their areas.
Contributing editor Michael Martin talks about the challenges currently facing the wood flooring industry and why those spurred the National Wood Flooring Association to launch a marketing campaign aimed at telling hardwood’s story.
Executive editor Darius Helm reports on the changing workplace landscape and how companies are adjusting to meet the needs and expectations of their employees, as well as how commercial flooring producers are working to keep pace with creative solutions.
Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a look at how mounting challenges in the ceramic industry, including duties on goods from China and pressure from LVT, have created an opportunity for manufacturers to reexamine the category and look for ways to adapt.
Editors Darius Helm, Jessica Chevalier and Anne Harr provide an extensive summary from this year’s International Surface Event in Las Vegas, which drew high energy from the masses, who were drawn to see the latest top flooring trends and innovations.