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QUICK-STEP & RETAILER PARTNER NONN’S

HOST “EXPERT TREND FORECASTER” TO SHARE INSIGHTS ON

2014 DESIGN & STYLE TRENDS

Dallas, TX – December 18, 2013 – As part of Quick-Step’s

“Long Live Style” campaign, International Trend Forecaster

Victoria Redshaw presented “Key Trends For 2014 &

Beyond” during a free seminar recently held at retailer

Nonn’s Design Showplace in Madison, Wisconsin. The

event was attended by over 200 of this dealer’s customers,

local industry professionals, and local interior design

students.

“Nonn’s is one of Quick-Step’s most design savvy

dealers, so they were the perfect venue for our most recent

‘Long Live Style’ design seminar,” said Paij Thorn-Brooks,

vice president of brand marketing for Unilin, Quick-Step’s

parent company. “Our Quick-Step brand excels at

serving our retail partners by taking a superior

product line and wrapping it in a comprehensive

merchandising program. Bringing this expert insight

on upcoming design trends, styles, colors, and

fabrics to Nonn’s customers is just one aspect of

Quick-Step’s comprehensive marketing support.”

“At Nonn’s, we are focused on providing

customers with overall design expertise at no extra

charge when they purchase flooring in one of our

showrooms,” said Adam Nonn, president of

Media Contact: Michelle Corley 214-309-4108

[email protected]

Quick-Step’s Speaker - International Trend Forecaster Victoria Redshaw

(L to R) Adam Nonn (President Of Nonn’s),Victoria Redshaw (Quick-Step’s Speaker From Scarlet Opus),

John Hettlinger (Quick-Step Sales)

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Nonn’s Design Showplace. “Each

and every one of our in-store sales

reps is a ‘professional interior

designer’ before they are hired to

join our sales team. This free design

advice is a tremendous added-value

perk and also ensures that the

customer selects the right flooring for

their need, while keeping the larger

design perspective in mind. Quick-

Step’s ‘Long Live Style’ seminar fits

hand-in-glove with what our store is

all about offering to our customers!”

Quick-Step’s speaker Victoria Redshaw is

the lead trend forecaster and managing director

of Scarlet Opus Limited, an international Trend

Forecasting agency. Redshaw works directly

with manufacturers, retailers, interior designers,

and media — specifically those involved in the

interior sector — to provide information on the

colors, patterns, materials, shapes, products, &

styling that will be desired by consumers in the

near future.

Quick-Step flooring is widely known in the

industry as the design and style leader in laminate

flooring, offering consumers flooring that is both

beautiful and durable.

Nonn’s Design Showplace is Wisconsin’s

largest flooring retailer and is currently ranked as #34

among the nation’s top 75 flooring retailers.

Nonn’s Four Owners With Quick-Step’s Speaker (L to R) Steve Ballweg, Jeff Nehmer, Kelly Lehr, Victoria

Redshaw (Speaker), Adam Nonn

Victoria Redshaw (Center, Black Top) Is Joined By Nonn’s Sales Team Members & President Adam Nonn (Right, Brown Jacket).

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About Quick-Step Quick-Step is a market leader in flooring, providing solutions for a wide variety of interiors. Quick-Step is a registered trademark of Unilin Flooring, a Mohawk Industries company. Mohawk Industries is listed on the New York Stock Exchange and is a Fortune 500 company. To find the nearest Quick-Step dealer or for additional information, visit quickstep.com. About Nonn’s Design Showplace Nonn’s Design Showplace is recognized as a national leader in the flooring industry, now ranked number 34 among the nation’s top 75 flooring retailers. For over a quarter of a century, Nonn’s Design Showplace has been the place for cabinetry, countertops, and flooring in Wisconsin. Staffed with a talented team of interior, kitchen and cabinet designers, and with crews of experienced certified installers, Nonn’s stands ready to guide their customers from making showroom selections to guaranteeing their project is completed timely and professionally. For more information, visit nonnsdesignshowplace.com. About Victoria Redshaw Victoria Redshaw is the managing director of Scarlet Opus, a company dedicated to providing trend forecasting, interior and design services, and business development services to the interiors sector. Together with her team, Redshaw conducts comprehensive research on a broad spectrum of global social issues, planned future events, and the work of contemporary designers and brings this information together for analysis and translation in order to reliably predict the future design trends for interiors. For more information, visit scarletopus.com.

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