AUGUSTA, GA.—No matter how much upkeep they are given, machines will inevitably break and need repairs. Such is the case with Shaw Industries’ Evergreen Recycling plant here... more

Remember Remarkable Rosie? That’s the ubiquitous Rosie Blumkin of Nebraska Furniture Mart in Omaha during the 1979 Dallas winter market. Rosie, a national treasure, is shown here in the Masland showroom with Benn Ollman, left, Midwest Editor, and her carpet department manager, Sandy Kassner... more

With $94,000 on the line, the momentum continues for Armstrong’s “What’s the Big Deal?” contest. The competition got underway Aug. 1 with more than 800 retail salespeople in the starting lineup with the number continually increasing by the day... more

NASHVILLE, TENN.—Flooring America/Flooring Canada must be doing something right. Not only has the group increased membership by 30 and locations by 57 over the last 12 months in a down economy, but while the industry as a whole is off 16% year to date, Flooring America is down only 5%... more

By Steven Feldman

NASHVILLE, TENN.—Carpet One Floor & Home is getting back to basics. At its recent convention here, the focus was on three critical elements of running a successful business: Driving more traffic into members’ stores, closing more sales and raising the average ticket price... more

DALLAS—Columbia Flooring has undergone an extensive makeover of its brand, strategically developing a well-edited hardwood product line focused on new, fashionable, quality flooring, while simultaneously unveiling a new branding approach incorporated into all of its merchandising elements... more

By K.J. Quinn

A little over a year since restructuring its commercial flooring business, LG Floors reports the bold moves made by the company are paying off. Last year sales doubled over 2006, and the firm reports boosting its share of the commercial resilient flooring business... more

When Armstrong launched “What’s the Big Deal?” a pair of Edwards were among the first to sign up—Brett Edwards of Eagle Floor Covering in Eagle River, Wis., and Tawny Edwards of Wayne’s Flooring America in Honolulu... more

Jim Young, owner of Accent Floors in Concord, Calif., is a 34-year flooring industry veteran who boasts an entrepreneurial spirit... more

Whether it’s new technology, the emergence of the green factor or just using the right adhesives with the right flooring, many considerations and research go into producing and marketing quality adhesives to the industry. FCNews recently went one-on-one with Jack Raidy Jr., president and CEO of W.F... more