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2010-01-18 WHERE’S THE FLOORING BEING SOLD

This title is a question to be answered by both you and I.  I’ll attempt to tell you what I know and I’d appreciate hearing from you.  From here we get a pretty good overview of what’s happening in the industry.  Besides being inDaltonand having a pulse on the...

2011-12-11 THE SKY HAS NOT FALLEN

There is no question the last several years have been challenging for business and especially the retail residential flooring market.  But 2011 seems to have stemmed the fall and, according to my unscientific survey which consists of asking everyone, business has...

2011-11-28 MINOR VERSUS MAJOR FLOOR PREP

The installation of any flooring material requires the subfloor or substrate onto which it is to be installed receive some type of preparation before the installation takes place.  That could be as simple as acclimating the space to the appropriate temperature...

2011-11-19 INSTALLERS ARE NOT QUALITY CONTROL

The comment, “the installer should have noticed this problem before installing the material,”  should resonate with you.  This is a comment that is used continually by manufacturers, distributors and dealers when a flooring material claim for a visible or supposed...

2011-11-07 GET READY FOR DRY AIR

With winter already upon many regions in the country the ambient air inside homes and commercial buildings is being heated.  Heated air, unless humidified, is very dry.  Dry air will change flooring material significantly.  Wood flooring is especially susceptible to...

2011-09-23 POWER OF THE BRAND

You may have heard about the dilemma created by Target last week regarding the “Missoni Madness” that took place. Missoni is famous for unique knitwear in a variety of fabrics in colorful patterns as well has home furnishing and has recently entered the boutique hotel...