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Retailer Profile: Minnesota’s Dave Munson

Dave Munson learned the flooring business from the ground up working in his parents’ two stores in North Dakota.




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Retailer Profile: Wisconsin’s Adam Nonn

Dreams are what homes are made of.




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Dealers’ Secrets for Selling Laminate

A Google search for “laminate retailers” will retrieve over a million results in about 30 seconds.




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Retailer Profile: Arkansas’ Floors and More

One of the best moves Floors and More ever made was a year into the company’s life when its founders Dan and Brenda Billingsley decided to take their tile store from a city address to its current location on Interstate 30, a direct link between Dallas and Memphis, Tenn.




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Tips for Great Store Design

Today more than ever it is vital for retailers to create a pleasant and unique shopping experience for consumers.




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Victoria PLC Reports Soft Demand, Reports Cost-Cutting Measures

Victoria CEO Phillipe Harners reported that while the flooring sector is experiencing the most severe and longest decline in demand in the last 30 years, the company is optimizing productivity and reducing operational costs while maintaining production capacity to prepare for future demand. 





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Metropolitan Floors Warns of Unrealistic Acoustic Standards in Condo Buildings

Toronto-based Metropolitan Floors is challenging misleading acoustic rating requirements in condominiums, warning that increasingly demanding Impact Insulation Class (IIC) standards are often unattainable in real-world conditions. The company aims to educate industry stakeholders about the gap between laboratory test results and actual building performance.




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Starnet Members See Bright Future with Expanded Service Model

From the Starnet Worldwide Commercial Flooring fall meeting, commercial flooring contractors report that diversified services and building and durable business models are helping them sustain growth into 2025.




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National Floorcovering Alliance Members Report Resilient Performance Through Diversification

The National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) members demonstrated classic American entrepreneurial resilience at their fall meeting in Washington, D.C., October 27-30, reporting flat to positive business performance in 2024 despite broader market softness.





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Five Graduate from Groundbreaking Alabama Flooring Installation Course at Drake State Community & Technical College

The Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF), in partnership with the Alabama Community College System (ACCS) Innovation Center, Drake State Community College, and the Industry Task Force, announced the completion of its first pilot cohort for the Flooring Installation Technicians course.




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Bathroom Trend Report: Infinity Drain's 2025 Forecast

Infinity Drain identifies emerging bathroom trends of 2025.




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Oatey Perfect Slope Ensures Correct Tile Shower Pre-Slope, Cuts Mortar and Installation Time in Half

Oatey Perfect Slope installs a perfect tile shower pre-slope that ensures half the mortar and half the time required.




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Tide Rock Acquires Glenn Wayne Wholesale Bakery

Glenn Wayne Wholesale Bakery manufacturers donuts, muffins, Danish pastries, cookies, brownies and other baked goods from its full-line manufacturing facility in Bohemia, N.Y.




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Crespel & Deiters Commissions Silo Building at German Wheat Processing Facility

Wheat processor Crespel & Deiters commissioned the construction of a €18.5 million ($20.7 million) silo building at its main site in Ibbenbüren, Germany at the beginning of the year – the largest single investment in infrastructure in the company’s history. 




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Brynwood Partners Acquires Miracapo Pizza Company

Miracapo is a contract manufacturer of frozen pizzas for convenience stores and branded customers serving the retail channel.




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T. Hasegawa USA, Inc. Acquires Abelei Flavors, Inc.

The company says that the acquisition fits into its strategy to broaden its flavor portfolio within North America.




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Cooper Street Snacks Acquires Harvest Valley Bakery

The newly acquired Cooper Street Bakery will operate independently from the Cooper Street Snacks brand but will play a crucial role in supporting the company’s expanding product lines.




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Melt&Marble Scales Production of Fats Through Precision Fermentation

Melt&Marble has scaled its fat fermentation process to tens of thousands of liters, paving the way for commercial scale production and broader application testing.




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Cal-Maine Foods Invests in Egg Products Joint Venture

Cal-Maine Foods, Inc. has completed a strategic investment with Crepini LLC, establishing a new egg products and prepared foods joint venture.




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Research Indicates Labor Shortages Contribute to Revenue Loss

Visual Components, developer of 3D simulation software, surveyed more than 300 manufacturing decision-makers in the U.S., UK and Germany.




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FDA Reminds Facilities to Register or Renew their Food Facility Registration

The FDA will consider the registration of a food facility to be expired if a facility’s registration is not renewed by December 31, 2024.




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ProMach Acquires HMC Products

HMC fabricates and installs new HMC HFFS machines and rebuilt HMC/Bartelt HFFS machines for flexible packaging solutions across numerous industries.




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Dunraven Arms Hotel Adare, Ireland €20

[size=13px]Dunraven Arms Hotel Adare, Ireland €20. Only available on 19-20 November 2024. [/size] Image:




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3102BCE-A Vedic Resort €10 Goa, India

3102BCE-A Vedic Resort €10 p/n Goa, India. Available for this price from April 2025 till November 2025. It's a suite with a private pool. Image:




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Holiday Inn Express Aberdeen Airport - 41 GBP

Holiday Inn Express Aberdeen Airport - 41 GBP on Oct 3, 4, 10, 11, 17, 18 of 2025 https://www.ihg.com/holidayinnexpress/hotels/us/en/aberdeen/abzig/hoteldetail Image: Image:




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Holiday Inn Express: Antrim - M2, Jct.1 - 13k Points / 49 GBP

Holiday Inn Express: Antrim - M2, Jct.1 - As low as 13,000 Points or 49GBP per night at the end of the schedule (late October 2025). Usually an average of 30123 points per night or 112.30 GBP per night. ...




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Holiday Inn Express: Stafford - 50GBP / 10k Points

Holiday Inn Express: Stafford - End of December 2024 / Beginning of January 2025 - As low as 50GBP per night or 10,000 IHG Points per night. The average nightly rate is 85.01 GBP or 23778 IHG points. ...




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Holiday Inn: Milton Keynes East M1, Jct.14 - Free 5k Bonus Points

There are a few nights at the Holiday Inn: Milton Keynes East M1, Jct.14 where the 5k IHG Bonus Points rate is either a few pounds less than the discount rate or the same (based on a lower room category being available). November 14, 17, 21, 28,...




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Which airport has the cheapest duty free alcohol?

For example, which airport has cheapest MARTELL CORDON BL.COG.40% 1L? Btw I will visit soon ZRH, CPH, FRA and SIN. Any suggestion is highly appreciated.




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Ship or store luggage

Hello all, My family of 5 has a safari trip coming up in June departing from the US. We are looking to do a 4-5 day stopover in London on the way to Africa. Because of luggage restrictions on Safari we will need to do something with at least one...




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AC Areoplan milage run

Hey community I'm 18K SQM away from 100K status for 2025. I've never been this close before, so I'm unfamiliar with any tips/tricks to rack up a lot of SQMs quickly. I'm WAY off on segments, so that's not an option. Any ideas on how to...




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How to know reason for flight cancellation

Hallo, My flight 4Y11 from Cancun to Frankfurt on 1/Nov was cancelled on short notice, and Lufthansa did not provide any kind of support a part from reissuing the ticket for the next day. Now they reject to even refund the hotel and taxi costs...




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Help with finding reason and information related to a flight delay?

Hi, Hopefully this is the right forum. My friend says he was delayed on TS7826 on June 29 for a long time (possibly operated by Porter?), he didn't know about possible compensation until he mentioned it to me. I was hoping to find the information...




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Is Virgin Australia giving refunds?

*To cancel your international Virgin Australia flight and get a refund, follow these steps: ☎+61-285-523-332* *Step 1: Check Eligibility ☎+61-285-523-332* *1. Review Virgin Australia cancellation policy for your fare type.☎+61-285-523-332* ...




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Mohawk Group Introduces Creative Terrain Homogenous Vinyl Tile

The terrazzo-inspired visuals are constructed in 18” x 36” format with color selections specifically curated for healthcare, education and office environments.




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Deconstructed Form Modular Carpet Explores Texture, Dimensionality

Patcraft has introduced its newest modular collection, Deconstructed Form, which is the latest adaptation within the patent pending Deconstructed platform.




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Starnet Announces 2022 Dream Team Winners

The winning Dream Teams successfully demonstrated their strategic plans to grow business and commitment to support one another for mutual success. 




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TISE Announces Winners of Third 2025 Regional Installation Competition in Dalton

The International Surface Event (TISE) named the winners of the third 2025 regional installation competition held in Dalton, Georgia on October 26, 2024 at the Certified Flooring Installers (CFI) headquarters and training facility. 




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Floor & Decor Posts Mixed Q3 Results Amid Challenging Market; Continues Expansion

Despite tough market conditions, Floor & Decor saw slight sales growth of 0.9% to $1.12 billion in third quarter 2024, though net income fell 21.6% and same-store sales dropped 6.4%. The retailer maintained aggressive expansion, adding 11 new stores and planning 10 more openings in fourth quarter.




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Lioncore Vietnam Adopts i4F Single-Panel Drop-Lock Flooring Technology

Vietnamese flooring manufacturer Lioncore Industries has licensed i4F's new HerringB/ONE technology, a simplified herringbone flooring system that eliminates the need for mirrored panels. The deal expands Lioncore's existing partnership with i4F and will streamline production while making installation more DIY-friendly.




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Floor & Decor Appoints Nada Aried to Board of Directors

Floor & Decor appointed Nada Aried, executive vice president and Chief Digital Technology Officer of Safelite Autoglass, to its board of directors effective January 1, 2025.




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Dixie Group Reports Q3 Loss Amid Soft Flooring Market, Sales Down 5.4%

Flooring manufacturer Dixie Group continued investing in digital marketing and in-store merchandising during the third quarter but, like many in the flooring industry, faced headwinds from high interest rates, low home sales, and weak consumer confidence.





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Interface Reports 3Q Sales Up 10.7%

Commercial flooring manufacturer Interface posted robust third-quarter 2024 results. Strong performance in education and corporate segments, improved margins, and significant debt reduction led the company to raise its full-year guidance.




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LL Flooring President and CEO Resigns

Charles Tyson, president, and CEO of LL Flooring, resigned as an officer and director of the company effective November 1, according to documents filed with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.




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Schönox HPS North America Expands Green Building Portfolio with LEED v4.1 Certifications

Schönox HPS North America announced its extensive range of LEED-contributing flooring products that meet LEED v4.1 certification requirements for both interior and building construction.




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Retailers: Carpet/Area Rug Sales Improving as Profit Margins Erode

Product quality (97%) continues to be the most influential factor in deciding to sell/promote a particular brand/manufacturer of residential carpet, according to the just-completed Carpet and Area Rug Market Study conducted by BNP Media Market Research for National Floor Trends.




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Market Trends Signal a Brighter 2012

As part of an on-going effort to stay current on key industry issues and market trends, National Floor Trends sponsors several market studies each year.




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Market Trends: Hardwood Looking Solid in 2012

The purpose of NFT's hardwood market study is to obtain feedback from flooring dealers/contractors concerning the hardwood flooring business in today's competitive market.




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Houzz Remodeling Study Shows Flooring Most Popular

While the economy in 2014 is more sluggish than it was a year ago—due to a variety of reasons—there remains hope for those in the industry. 




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Shaw Creates ‘Living Lab’ to Test Product Innovations

Nine furnished apartments featuring Shaw products will house young professionals going through training in Dalton, Ga., and to assess product performance, user experience and the latest design trends.