Here are some ads for some brands that are sold internationally. I just thought it was interesting to see who was advertising and what the brands that were being developed around the world. There were lots more ads, but I just selected a few that caught my attention. I saw several...
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I am going to leave a few more photos online here. Entry sign. Normal questionable translation. “Welcome to Visit” The large pavillion was well prepared for massive traffic that the show brought. There was actually another show running at the same time in a smaller part of the...
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I am behind on posting, my schedule is tight here. But in my quest to post some photos from the show continues. Below I have pasted some interesting looks that are being produced by a very innovative supplier. They are smart to try and make a different market approach. This first...
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Whew, my feet hurt. I saw many many companies today. Some folks we have dealt with for years and years and I even met some new companies today. I also some some interesting things in the bamboo category which should find their way to the US in the future. For now I will upload...
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Well I landed in Shanghai about 10 hours ago, got a quick nap and now it’s almost time to goto work. I am here attending the Domotex China show to meet with flooring professionals from around the world. This flooring show is in the Shanghai area and I will snap some photos from time...
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A quick note: Always use walk off mats at your doorways. Both the outside the door and inside the door should have little walk off mats to make sure that you protect and preserve your floors! This is a simple tip – but I can tell you it is SO critical to help maintain...
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There are so many wannabes in the flooring business. One recent failure is the group known as Floors Today (orginally started as Laminate Kingdom.) Very smart guys running it, but they lost their focus I guess. They were so successful in the UK and I think overall had a brilliant vision. The operation went...
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After the sales team beat me down to offer the financing this week the marketing group has decided to take a page from their book and compelled me to do a radio spot. We’ll see if it actually makes it to air. If it does I will paste it up on the blog here...
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I am not sure what most people think of when they hear the phrase harmonized tariff, but it will mean higher prices to US consumers. For whatever reason the new duty system that has recently been introduced by US Customs is aimed at collecting more money from imported products. In flooring many items in...
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