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GOING UP: Amid speculation and concern expressed by its distributors, Congoleum has notified them that it will increase prices “about 5% on all products...effective between the middle and end of January... more
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With 2008 hovering with the storm that started in mid 2006, many businesses are hunkering down for more rough times. But even during this tough stretch there are regions that have continued to enjoy good times... more
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As George W. Bush’s presidency will be remembered for the Iraqi conflict, 2007 will go down as an industry-wide conflict. No matter how you slice it, few will find favor in these last 12 months. The housing market tanked, with a major spillover into residential remodel... more
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HELP: I’ve known Saul Gershon for 48 of his 53 years in the industry and though we occupied opposite coasts, we became friends... more
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You don’t see much green in the desert, save a cactus or some other type of flora not dependent on hydration. That is, except when Mohawk comes to town. At its recent Floorscapes convention in Desert Ridge, Ariz., it seemed wherever you looked you saw green... more
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MART SMART: Shaw Industries will hold its annual regional flooring market—Shaw Innovations—during the first three days of the January 2008 Atlanta International Area Rug Market... more
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(Editor’s note: The following question was sent to Retail Education columnist Kelly Kramer.) I have long been a reader and was wondering something recently. Our area was hit by Hurricane Katrina two years ago, and now the flooring market seems to be deeply de-pressed... more
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Flooring industry, take a bow; you deserve it. For what? For an amazing display of leadership in the construction industry’s green building movement... more
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GOOD NEWS: Well, pretty good news. Alan Greenspan, former chairman of the Federal Reserve, addressing a group of business and finance executives in Chicago recently said that a bloated inventory of new homes has unsettled the economy, but he was optimistic... more
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An interesting thing happened to me while attending the recent QFloors Users Conference. It was a realization that in order to get the masses moving toward a particular goal, even if it has been proven the end result will be beneficial, some form of tangible motivation must be included... more
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