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Speculation about iFLOOR.com going public.
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…
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April 2007
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Bensenville, IL
It was great to see TY in the Bensenville store out on York road waving at customers and passersby. A friendly face and empathetic ear goes a long way…
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In Store Event
We have a special in store event on Saturday (4/21) that we have never even mentioned on the website or blog before. Some of the supply chain has worked…
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Bathrooms
Just a note in general. I have repeated this advice many times, however, I would like to reinforce this: Wood based products are not ideal for bathrooms…
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Prices are set to rise
We have seen a series of data that indicate flooring prices are set to rise during the rest of 2007. There are many factors involved here including: 1…
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Smashing Sidewalk Sale Stimulates Seattle!
I am thrilled to see the very capable Seattle team working hard to spread the word about iFLOOR. This week our HDA’s were promoting the local store. What…
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Wallbase
Don’t forget when you are installing a new floor most often you will remove and reinstall your existing wallbase after installation. For painted base you…
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Flooring Gun
We have seen alot of home owners and even professionals searching for the right kind of stapler for their wood flooring. A few months ago we purchased a…
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It Hurts So Good
Man – these marketing guys are killing me. The 0% – 15 Month financing that we have running on iFLOOR is VERY good for consumers, but it takes us a lot of…
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It’s Official
I have now heard from several independent sources that customs according to the new harmonized tariff will be add an 8% duty to all bamboo (including…
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So Nice…..
I have just taken another look at one of the hottest products we have at the moment. This is offered by Woodstock and it is a 5″ wide brazilian cherry…
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Radio as promised
here is the first version of a radio spot with some photos pasted into the background just to keep it interesting. I have tried to remix this iBLOK to…
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A WINNER!!!
We ran contest to WIN a FREE area rug last month which was a big success. This rug valued at over $2000.00 + US dollars from Karastan rugs is a absolute…
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A Customer’s Success
Just ran across a customer Blog and saw a very well done pictorial. I think these fellows did a great job! A Couple of Friends tackle a DIY laminate…
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Video for Laminate Flooring
Ok – I have been busy busy, but I am embedding this laminate flooring installation video provided by http://www.westhollowfloors.com (although they made…
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Video – Quick Link
One of the best videos for hardwood installation! And the price is right! (free to you.) Westhollow generously donated the material and underwrote the…
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Calling it in…
Well to be honest it has been a jammed day today schedule wise, so I haven’t had any time to share here today so I am going to simply call this entry in…
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Meanwhile – When I was back in China
Since I was in the neighborhood of Shanghai I decided to pop over to Changzhou (about 2.5 hour drive) which was having a regional show for laminate…
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Tired – But still posting!
Just landed about 2 hours ago in Seattle, but I wanted to make a quick post. So I am just reprinting a PR Release that was done last week. It is exciting…
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Some shots from Domotex from last week
I am trying to get back to the US (long story about Northwest Airlines leaving me high and dry in Shanghai – hey that ryhmes!) – I am now in Japan waiting…