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Watch: The Founders: The IFC Story

https://youtu.be/wSwQEvvuqWM Few names carry as much weight in the flooring industry as Dossche. After all, Piet Dossche helped reshape the resilient category through the creation...

Watch: Barberán’s DeepBlue EIR technology enhances digital printing

https://youtu.be/sFRvbk2GU7s Discover DeepBlue, Barberán's innovative EIR technology for digital printing. Designed for industrial production environments, DeepBlue combines quality, efficiency and flexibility to help manufacturers meet today's...

Roomvo/QFloors testimonials: The Design House

https://youtu.be/E9_zVIJpmpc Jennifer Homeyer of The Design House and Stonemeyer Granite in Denton, Texas, knows residential retail. But the business is unique in ways, too. So...

Roomvo/QFloors testimonials: Pioneer Carpet One

https://youtu.be/Sku6Rbq5a60 With two 50-year-old flooring stores in Idaho, Elizabeth discusses what makes the operations tick—including how Roomvo technology has helped the retailer succeed across the...

Roomvo/QFloors testimonials: McCool’s Flooring

https://youtu.be/wGpflM1C45Y Carmen McCool of McCool’s Flooring, an independent flooring retail, discusses the store’s success with Roomvo/QFloors after switching over from a competing technology provider. Better...

FCNEWS LIVE at TISE 2026: Engineered Floors

https://youtu.be/VNHw_Wp1aFc Floor Covering News asks Eric Ruppert and Ben Wood of Engineered Floors, "What are you excited to share at Surfaces 2026?" Watch as Ruppert...
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What Home Depot taught me about flooring–and people

(part 1 of a series) Over the past four decades, I’ve had the opportunity to observe the flooring business from many perspectives—as a trainer, inspector,...

Decorative wall panels: A potential profit center

By now, most of you are aware of decorative acoustic wall panels. Three years ago, when these panels were first making their way into...

The real problem with the U.S. economy: Our deficit

The other night I was having dinner at the bar at a nice restaurant in New York (a near-daily occurrence for me). Soon after...

Remember, your store is your brand

“Branding is a by-product of good direct response marketing,” said Dan Kennedy, the renown strategic business and marketing advisor/consultant. I say: “Branding is what...

When ‘working harder’ stops working for you: Part 3

In part 2 of this series, I told you about building the other half of the picture for that $5 million dealer on...

Part 2: When ‘working harder’ stops working for you

(Part 2 in a series) Remember I told you about a dealer on the East Coast running a $5 million flooring business almost entirely...
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