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Why The Home Furnishing Industry Is Suffering!
We are all aware that our country has issues with the debt ceiling. Here in the State of Illinois we cannot pay our bills. Our legislature continues to show no direction with the Democrats blaming the Republicans and vice versa. Unfortunately, I would suggest that in business we make most of our own problems. In [...]
Solving a Customer’s Problems
That’s how I define selling. As I understand it when a customer enters my store, he or she is there for a reason. We are not located in a shopping center and in fact are a destination store that faces a very busy expressway. With the exception of automobile dealers, there is really no other [...]
The Great Wood Debate – China vs. United States Round One
On December 3, 2010 the United States International Trade Commission determined that there is a reasonable indication that the wood flooring industry in the United States is being materially injured by reason of imports of engineered wood flooring from China that are subsidized by the Chinese government and sold in the United States at less [...]
Plans for Success in 2011 in the Home Remodeling category
What will separate the successful companies from the ones that don’t live to see next year? The world is truly flat. Today more than ever no matter what size your business is, it is mandatory that you understand how to source products in the most efficient way from quality suppliers. Any retailer is only as [...]
Lewis Floor & Home teams with Wools of New Zealand to sponsor Wool for a Better World Month
LEWIS FLOOR & HOME TEAMS WITH WOOLS OF NEW ZEALAND TO SPONSOR WOOL FOR A BETTER WORLD ™ MONTH This November, at Lewis Floor & Home in Northbrook and in Chicago’s Lincoln Park, shoppers getting ready for the holiday season will have extra incentive to choose branded Wools of New Zealand carpet and rugs [...]
Lewis Floor & Home working with Carpet Landfill Elimination Recycler
Lewis Floor & Home is thrilled to announce that effective immediately we will be working with a recycler to recycle both carpet and pad taken up from our customers’ homes as opposed to having these materials end up directly in our landfills. Presently, it is estimated that over five billion pounds of carpet are sent [...]
10th Anniversary of Lewis Floor and Home supporting the Cancer Wellness Center
Very few things in life are truly free. Especially if they have any value. One major exception to this rule is the Cancer Wellness Center in Northbrook. The Center located at 215 Revere Drive provides all of their services free of charge thanks to their donors. That is why Lewis Floor & Home is proud [...]