Interesting mention in a recent Seattle newspaper from a very prominent VC in the area. Olympic Venture Partners (OVP) is a very well known firm in the NW area. Anyway Lucinda Stewart mentioned a number of possible IPOs in the state of Washington potentially in 2007 and we were mentioned. Although I won’t comment...
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Archive for April, 2007
Speculation about iFLOOR.com going public.
Gas prices are killing me
Fuel is just off the charts expensive. I am hopeful that it will come down soon, but it is annoying and therefore we keep removing brands, items and products from our free shipping offer. That reduction will continue. I found a cool map that shows the gas prices as a national map of the...
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Domotex Asia China Floor
Interesting side note regarding my recent trip to China, I was meeting with a supplier at the show and noticed someone stop by take our picture and keep walking on. I forgot about it until I got an email last week directing me to this page: DOMOTEX CHINA FLOORS SITE The picture on the...
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A quick article about bamboo
Got a call from a nice reporter from the Dallas Star Telegram and we talked a bit about bamboo. (mmm – say that 5 times fast.) Anyway I thought it was a nice article that incorporated several topics and other experts regarding bamboo flooring. Anyway I thought it would be fun to link to...
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Laminate
There is a growing shortage of laminate in the US related to an ITC ruling which blocks all imports from any country that are not licensed by unilin or valinge. This is causing the base price of the builder basic to go up in price – although more than just the license fee. Overall...
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Subfloor Preparation
The topic of subfloor preparation is a common one when you think about a new flooring project. My quick tip on this is to make sure that you follow the guidelines that are appropriate for the flooring you plan to install. Carpet (depending if it is glue down or stretch in) requires less prep...
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Bay Area Trip
Well I am off to check out some locations in the bay area of California. We are planning on putting a bunch of locations in this region to better serve our customers. It is clear that somewhere between 18-25 locations can fit in the great bay region, so we have to move fast to...
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Big ol' Home Depot is ticked off at little ol' me
Home Depot vs. iFLOOR in Houston Texas!
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Starting in May – We're Closed on Sunday – Kinda…
At iFLOOR we have been a 24 hour – seven day per week – organization for years. We have only closed only for brief windows of 3-8 hours during the high holidays. Even at the local stores we are often open Sundays and extended evening hours to try and accommodate our customer’s busy schedules....
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A couple more from the archives
I have been jammed this week with quarterly review meetings, board meetings, other meetings, normal meetings which have all been very productive and great to have folks from around the company and the country in to share how to continue our advancement. However, I have been remiss in posting as often as I like...
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