We caught up with Kelley Fain, EVP of Shaw's commercial division, to discuss how its new partnership with Classen Group will bring more PVC-free flooring products to the North American market that are both sustainable and high-performing.
Recently, the Lowe’s Foundation committed $50 million to prepare and train 50,000 men and women for the skilled trades over five years. Here, Betsy Conway, director, Lowe’s Foundation, shares who the grant will benefit, who they are working with to achieve this goal, and how the flooring industry, or anyone for that matter, can benefit.
For the last four years, CCA Global Partners has been experimenting with an installation concept that would provide installation and estimating services for its retail members. Read an update from Keith Spano, president of Flooring America/Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader & The International Design Guild at CCA, about the initiative.
Shaw’s Susan Farris was recently inducted into the Women in Manufacturing Association’s Hall of Fame. She talks about her 30-year flooring career and the importance of empowering and supporting women in their career journeys.
Metroflor President Russ Rogg offers insight into the resilient business this year and how multifamily, deep inventories and innovative solutions are helping sales in 2023.
Vylett Cross, business manager at Ed’s Flooring America in Hooksett, New Hampshire, tells us how she got into flooring, how the Flooring America Advisory Council has helped her business, and advice for other women in the industry.
Retailers can benefit from QR codes, the two-dimensional matrix barcode invented in 1994. QFloors President Chad Ogden breaks down how retailers can use these small but mighty technologies to streamline your marketing and boost sales.
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