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.
We recently had the pleasure of speaking with Joni Rocco, one of the owners of Artistic Floors by Design, a Colorado-based company and recipient of the prestigious “Best Residential Hardwood Installation Award” in 2014 and the “Designer’s Choice Award” in 2012, both part of the Wood Floor of the Year competition sponsored by the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA).
