While there is still one month left in the year, it’s a pretty safe bet to say 2015 didn’t set the business world on fire. Yet, in the end, it will still be a better year than 2014.
Floor Trends’ inaugural Retailer Awards contest sought to honor the most professional and creative retailers of the year in different regions of the United States.
Alex Markarian grew up in the family business, watching his grandfather, dad and uncle grow the company they launched in the ‘70s into a chain of Carpeteria stores—now Carpeteria Carpet One Floor & Home—in the San Diego area.
Big Bob’s Flooring Outlet has been in existence for some 31 years, beginning as a single location in Kansas City and evolving into a unique operation perfectly poised for the retail floor covering industry’s next iteration.
Wouldn’t it be a dream if your website could be more than a yellow pages ad and instead become a magnet for attracting more of your ideal customers online? Like most retailers, you probably have a website out of necessity so your customers can find your location, hours and general information about your company story and the product lines you carry. For those who want more out of their website, follow these seven tips.
Industry legend Rose “Mrs. B” Blumkin founded Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM) in the basement of her husband’s store in 1937, selling home furnishings at rock-bottom prices. Over the course of the next 60-plus years, the innovative businesswoman shattered conventions to build one of the largest dollar-volume independent retail businesses, selling everything for the home—from furniture to flooring to electronics—in giant retail spaces.
Mix three parts passion and four parts location with over a century of industry experience and you have Atlanta Flooring Design Centers, based in Suwanee, Ga.
Whether it’s taking one man’s “trash” and turning it to treasure by breathing new life into old wood planks, or simply working with what Mother Nature has provided, reclaimed wood continues to make a bold statement in the flooring and design realms.
Carpet One Floor & Home’s summer convention theme focused on ‘Impact Performance’ and set a different tone than typical conventions as the buying group put a strong emphasis for members to embrace their creativity and not hesitate when being inventive and original.
