Hardwood Floors December 2024/January 2025

BUSINESS BRIEFS

Is it Real Wood? Is it Refinishable?

MANUFACTURER MEANDERINGS Mercier has announced the expansion of and promotion within its sales team. Kellie Kenney has been appointed the new sales director and business development for Canada and the Pacific Northwest. Kelly Lynn Devitt joined the team as the new territory manager for the Northeast. Mélissa Lépine has been promoted to regional sales manager for Quebec, Canada.

Kellie Kenney

Kelly Lynn Devitt

Mélissa Lépine

RETAILER ROUNDUP Floor & Decor has opened new locations in Davie, Florida; West Palm Beach, Florida; Austell-Mableton, Georgia; Portland, Maine; North Kansas City, Missouri; Turnersville, New Jersey; Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio; Warwick, Rhode Island; and Bailey’s Crossroads, Virginia. PID Floors debuted its new design conversations about design inspiration and innovation. Empire Today has appointed Kristin Prudhomme as president of Empire for Business, the company’s B2B arm. Showroom Pricing was featured in the documentary series “Viewpoint focused online video series, Beyond the Surface, with episodes appearing on YouTube and their website, featuring

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with Dennis Quaid.” The nationally broadcast segment highlighted the company’s technology and its impact on flooring showrooms.

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