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Three days in Vegas for Surfaces and two-and-a-half in Washington, D.C., for Mohawk ColorCenter. I’m talked out. I heard a lot, learned a lot. Through it all, I stumbled on a number of positives. It’s like I wrote a few months ago; it’s not all doom and gloom... more
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MARV-ELOUS: Marvin Berlin, the quintessential retailer whose accomplishments are renowned and celebrated, was elected to the World Floor Covering Association Industry Hall of Fame as the only 2009 inductee. The honor is eminently merited, albeit posthumously, for his countless contributions... more
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In no particular order, here is what I am thinking about less than a week before I get on a plane and head to Las Vegas for what I’m expecting to be a very interesting Surfaces... more
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SHAW SCORES: Selling Power magazine has recognized Shaw Industries as one of the best manufacturing companies with 500 or more salespeople to sell for in the U.S. The magazine’s research team ranked companies based on performance in three key areas: compensation, training and career mobility... more
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January in Dallas may pale in comparison to springtime in Paris, but don’t tell that to the mills, local distributors, retail groups and dealers who sold, bought and learned during the first week-and-a-half of the new year... more
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SURVEY SAYS: The National Association of Wholesale-Distributors (NAW), of which our own NAFCD is a member, recently conducted a survey to garner a consensus on the duration of the current recession... more
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Another year in the books. They seem to go much faster these days. Maybe it’s just something that seemingly happens when you get closer to the end than the beginning. Heck, it seems like only yesterday we were putting the wraps on our Surfaces ’08 issue... more
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GUV’S LUV: New York State Governor David A. Paterson has expensive taste and he showed it recently when he bought carpet for the governor’s mansion... more
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If you’ve been wondering whether green is indeed the new black, a two-day trip to Boston for 8th annual Greenbuild only confirms that soon-to-be overused cliché... more
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FLY AWAY: In these times when almost all the news is depressing, there is a modicum of cheer to be had from the recent announcements by the airlines that they are starting to reduce or eliminate fuel surcharges, bringing down ticket prices... more
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