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Acquisitions that expand the company's regional reach and market depth, new lines added to its robust product assortment and an all new private label program and web service were some of the key initiatives that shaped J.J. Haines' annual Loyalty Club Summit held here April 8-9.

J.J. Haines, the industry’s largest distributor, not only expanded by purchasing supplies and sundries wholesaler Allied Products, the acquisition opens up a whole new avenue of business opportunities.

Five years ago when the nation’s largest flooring distributor, J.J. Haines based here, bought Wheeler Distributing in Orlando, Fla., no one was thinking about an impending recession.

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