When it comes to buying groups, franchises or co-ops, conventions are generally the one way for the corporate entity to gather the members in one location and lay out the company’s agenda for the next six to 12 months.
The 2015 edition of The International Surface Event (TISE) in Las Vegas will once again feature the combination of SURFACES, StoneExpo/Marmomacc Americas and TileExpo, but as is usually the case with the industry’s largest all-encompassing trade show in North America there’s a whole lot more for participants to seek their teeth into.
Recently, I had an elderly lady who I had worked with for about 40 minutes say something to me I had never been told before in all my years selling retail.
The spirit of the flooring industry’s giving and caring nature was once again in the air at the Barnsley Gardens resort in Adairsville, Ga., as CCA Global Partners hosted its 12th Annual Alan Greenberg Charity Golf Tournament to benefit the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF).
Mahmud Jafri, CEO of Dover Rug & Home, has announced his company is the recipient of the 2014 Community Excellence Award, given by the Family Business Association (FBA) of Massachusetts.