| Carpet One Reveals Overall Winner of the Triple Crown Challenge
Carpet One Awards Top Sales Associate $10,000 Prize
MANCHESTER, NH (October 28, 2004) - Carpet One recently announced
that Mike Gawronski of Millers Carpet One in New Castle, Delaware
is the overall winner of the Triple Crown Challenge, a sales
incentive program open to sales professionals at Carpet One
stores throughout the United States and Canada. Gawronski earned
the designation as the top Carpet One sales professional in
North America by selling more flooring than any other sales
associate during the past year. Carpet One awarded Gawronski
a check for $10,000 for his accomplishments.
John Umbaugh, the Director of Training for Carpet One, surprised
Gawronski by arriving at the store on Thursday afternoon to
reveal that he is the overall Triple Crown Challenge winner.
Umbaugh, who has been in the flooring business for over 40 years,
congratulated Gawronski in person and presented him with his
check.
“I have known Mike since he joined Millers Carpet One,”
said Umbaugh. “He has been working hard all year to earn
this distinction and he truly deserves to be recognized by his
colleagues and everyone at Carpet One. Millers Carpet One is
very fortunate to have a skilled and enthusiastic sales professional
like Mike.”
Gawronski won the first leg of the Triple Crown Challenge,
which ended on January 31st, with the greatest sales in a four-month
period. Umbaugh presented him with his check for $5,000 at Carpet
One’s Winter Convention in Houston, TX.
Carpet One’s Triple Crown Challenge is a sales incentive
program that is divided into three legs of four months each.
The program began in October of 2003 and ended this past September.
Registered Carpet One sales professionals from the U.S. and
Canada earned “crowns” for the square footage of
exclusive Carpet One brands, such as Liz Claiborne Flooring,
Good Housekeeping carpet and LEES For Living, that they sold.
Throughout the year, Carpet One has offered sales professionals
a range of opportunities to win cash prizes, from being the
highest-seller of a designated product during one leg to directing
a “mystery shopper” to a featured product.
“The Triple Crown Challenge has been a very successful
sales incentive program for Carpet One stores,“ said Dean
Marcarelli, Co-COO of Carpet One. “It has motivated sales
professionals across the country to achieve excellence in their
work. I want to congratulate all of our winners and thank them
for their hard work and dedication.”
Carpet One has awarded over $100,000 to ambitious sales professionals
like Mike Gawronski of Millers Carpet One in the past year.
About Carpet One
Carpet One (carpetone.com), the largest unit of CCA Global
Partners, is North America’s largest floor covering retailer
with locations in the United States, Canada, Australia and New
Zealand. The stores are known for a broad selection of floor
covering products, distinctive warranties, excellent service
and exclusive brand names such as Liz Claiborne Flooring, LEES
For Living and Good Housekeeping. Headquarters are in Manchester,
New Hampshire; Ontario, Canada; and Queensland, Australia. |