CHATTANOOGA, TENN.—Alliance Flooring’s new Color Tile Outlet venture ( FCNews, Oct. 2/9) is off to a good start thanks to a partnership with Big Bob’s Flooring Outlet. With approximately 40 franchise locations in the U.S., Big Bob’s has become one of the first Color Tile Outlet licensees.

Ron Dunn, Alliance’s co-president and CEO, said the Color Tile Outlet will be incorporated into Big Bob’s as a store within a store “to provide brand name hard surface products at discounted prices.”

David Elyachar, president of Big Bob’s, added, “Where we are the weakest, Color Tile Outlet will bring about our strengths; this relationship will certainly be synergistic.”

For more information on Color Tile Outlet licensing opportunities, call 800.261.6456