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In the flooring industry, it’s common to find family-run retail stores, especially among the independent dealers. Whether it’s through succession, nepotism or convenience, family-run...

We’re in the midst of a remodeling boom, with many flooring dealers booked out for weeks or months. Some forecasters are predicting that high...

During a recent podcast on my Flooring Business Facebook group, I interviewed Dean Paulson of The Floor Trader about being a stocking dealer. I always...

Armstrong Flooring has filed for bankruptcy. Not much of a surprise at this point, and it’s certainly not the first longstanding company to do...

American workers are resigning in droves. What has been dubbed “The Great Resignation” is much more likely a “Great Reshuffle” as workers are not...

By Jeffrey Johnson—In the wood floor installation industry some things remain constant and some are constantly changing. The one constant in this industry is...

In the face of rising advertising costs—especially when it comes to well-planned digital marketing campaigns—it’s critical that home improvement companies get the best return...

Unless you’ve been under a rock for the last 18 months, you’ve witnessed inflation unseen for decades. It has impacted just about every purchase...

By Lisbeth Calandrino—Some people talk about networking as if it were this horrible thing they must do. Others think networking is about meeting people,...