CCA Global Partners

Howard Brodsky and the late Alan Greenberg started Carpet Co-op of America in 1984. The partners soon brought on Sandy Mishkin,{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcnews.net/2013/01/january-2012-calandrino-mishkin-pumphrey-inducted-into-industry-hall-of-fame/|title=January 2012: Calandrino, Mishkin, Pumphrey inducted into Industry Hall of Fame {{!}} FloorCoveringNews|website=www.fcnews.net|date=2 January 2013 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-18}} and in 1985 they founded Carpet One with 13 carpet companies as their initial membership.{{Cite news|url=http://www.unionleader.com/article/20170416/NEWS0206/170419462|title=Mike Cote's Business Editor's Notebook: Howard Brodsky heads network of business co-ops {{!}} New Hampshire|work=UnionLeader.com|access-date=2017-09-18|language=en}} Members paid $12,000 to join the cooperative, with no additional monthly franchise fee. After one year, the cooperative posted retail sales of $25 million for its then 26 members. The organization almost doubled its membership to 50 by the middle of 1986.{{Cite web|url=https://cooperative-curriculum.wikispaces.com/file/view/Carpet_One_Case_Study+(final).pdf|title=Carpet One: A Case Study of Cooperative Entrepreneurship|last1=Clamp|first1=Christina A.|last2=Alhamis|first2=Innocentus|date=2006|access-date=26 September 2017}}

The company changed its name to CCA Global Partners in 2001.{{Cite web|url=http://www.retailcareerhub.com/retailers/entry/cca-global-partners-inc.-cca|title=CCA Global Partners Inc. (CCA)|website=www.retailcareerhub.com|language=en|access-date=2017-09-28|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928193302/http://www.retailcareerhub.com/retailers/entry/cca-global-partners-inc.-cca|archive-date=2017-09-28|url-status=dead}} The same year the company acquired Ilucio, a lighting buying group, including its brands. Ilucio was renamed to Lighting One.{{Cite web|url=https://ilsr.org/cooperative-bolsters-independent-lighting-stores/|title=Cooperative Bolsters Independent Lighting Stores|website=ilsr.org|date=May 2002 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-09-28}} By the year 2005, the company had approximately 650 shareholders and brought in about $9.6 billion in revenue.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/09/11/story10.html|title=CCA rolls out Floor Trader to compete with Home Depot|last=Thimangu|first=Patrick L.|date=10 September 2006|website=St. Louis Business Journal|access-date=7 November 2017}}

In 2006, the cooperative held its first Global Summit, which included executives and business owners from all the company's divisions.{{Cite news|url=http://www.floortrendsmag.com/articles/87300-going-global-with-cca|title=Going Global with CCA|access-date=2017-11-07|language=en}}

Alan Greenberg, co-founder, chairman and CEO, died from cancer in 2007.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2007/08/27/daily22.html|title=CCA founder Greenberg dies|date=28 August 2007|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2017-10-01}} That year "Green Select" was launched which committed the company to a more environmentally friendly business model.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugnews.com/ME2/Sites/dirmod.asp?sid=0DAB59D70A93452A92E82D8312BEFBAA&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications::Article&mid=B057D339E04A4FFF99DB9FEEB9BDA02F&tier=4&id=E168C0AB266B4A9B8568098C8F23A45E&SiteID=RugNews.Com|title=07262007 CCA Global is Going Green {{!}} Article {{!}}|website=www.rugnews.com|access-date=2017-11-07}} The following year, 2008, Rick Bennet was appointed as the company's new CEO.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=&nm=News+Archives&type=Publishing&mod=Publications::Article&mid=B057D339E04A4FFF99DB9FEEB9BDA02F&tier=4&id=A5D1CF23165C4D0AA67997C867E33F67|title=CCA Global Appoints Bennet|website=www.rugnews.com|access-date=2017-10-01}}

Brodsky and Greenberg were inducted into the Cooperative Hall of Fame of the US National Cooperative Business Association in 2009.{{Cite web|url=http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-news/brodsky-greenberg-inducted-in-coop-hall-of-fame|title=Brodsky, Greenberg, Inducted in Coop Hall of Fame|website=www.floordaily.net|access-date=2017-11-02}} Mishkin was awarded the first Floor Covering News Lifetime Achievement Award in 2010.{{Cite web|url=http://www.floorbiz.com/BizNew/NPViewArticle.asp?ArticleID=5272|title=Flooring News: Mishkin honored with FCNews Lifetime Achievement Award - FloorBiz.com Flooring News|website=www.floorbiz.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-02}}{{Dead link|date=October 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} In 2012, Mishkin was inducted into the World Floor Covering Association's (WRCA) Flooring Industry Hall of Fame.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcnews.net/2013/01/january-2012-calandrino-mishkin-pumphrey-inducted-into-industry-hall-of-fame/|title=January 2012: Calandrino, Mishkin, Pumphrey inducted into Industry Hall of Fame {{!}} FloorCoveringNews|website=www.fcnews.net|date=2 January 2013 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-02}}

In 2015, Brodsky began to promote cooperative businesses worldwide through the initiative termed: 'Cooperatives for a Better World.'{{Cite web|url=https://www.sommetinter.coop/en/speakers/howard-brodsky-0|title=Howard Brodsky|website=International summit of cooperatives|language=fr-CA|access-date=2017-11-07|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801101055/https://www.sommetinter.coop/en/speakers/howard-brodsky-0|archive-date=2017-08-01|url-status=dead}}

In October 2024, Brodsky was replaced as CEO by Eric Bernstein and Bennett was replaced by Keith Spano (president of Carpet One Floor & Home and president, Retail Groups) and Steve Sieracki (president of Flooring America, Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader and International Design Guild).

CCA Global Partners has 110 employees in its headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire, and 275 employees in their St. Louis, Missouri office, where the accounting, rebate system, legal department, and other operations are located.

• Howard Brodsky is the chairman, co-CEO, and co-founder of CCA Global Partners.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhbr.com/January-22-2016/Q-A-with-CCA-Global-CEO-Howard-Brodsky/|title=Q&A with CCA Global CEO Howard Brodsky - New Hampshire Business Review - January 22 2016|website=www.nhbr.com|date=22 January 2016 |language=en|access-date=2017-10-01}}
• Rick Bennet is co-CEO.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugnews.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E6B56B14A1A4445D9065A50FBD088C66&nm=Who's+Who&type=ESpotlight&mod=Directories::Spotlight&mid=0C0A17CACB074D638E44FBEB1F6A3CD2&AudID=&tier=2&Tier1=CCA%20Global%20Partners|title=Spotlight {{!}} Who's Who {{!}} Rug News|website=www.rugnews.com|access-date=2017-09-18}}
• John Gilbert is the president of Carpet One Floor & Home.{{Cite web|url= https://www.floorcoveringweekly.com/main/features/carpet-ones-new-president-takes-a-consumerist-approach-25334|title=03202008 Carpet One's new president takes a consumerist approach {{!}} Article {{!}}|website=www.floorcoveringweekly.com|access-date=2022-01-19}}

Carpet One Floor & Home:

The Bike Cooperative: In 2003, CCA Global entered the biking industry when The Biking Solution joined.{{Cite web|url=https://www.trademarkia.com/the-biking-solution-78266964.html|title=Apply for a Trademark. Search a Trademark|website=trademarkia.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-23}} The company re-branded to the Bike Cooperative.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

Lighting One: A cooperative lighting company named Ilucio was founded in 1999 by Jeff Carmichael.{{Cite web|url=https://ilsr.org/cooperative-bolsters-independent-lighting-stores/|title=Cooperative Bolsters Independent Lighting Stores|website=ilsr.org|date=May 2002 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-02}} When CCA Global Partners acquired some assets of Ilucio in 2001, Lighting One was started.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

BizUnite: BizUnite was founded in 2007, with its headquarters in Manchester, New Hampshire. It released its Independent Business Platform in 2008 as a tool for smaller businesses. In 2016, the company rebranded their services to Savings4Members.{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=54496808|title=BizUnite: Private Company Information - Bloomberg|website=www.bloomberg.com|access-date=2017-10-23}}

ProSource: Launched in 1991, ProSource Wholesale Floor Coverings allows access to a market in which they can sell to the trade in closed showrooms, and therefore grow in their own market.{{Cite web|url=http://www.retailcareerhub.com/retailers/entry/cca-global-partners-inc.-cca|title=CCA Global Partners Inc. (CCA)|website=www.retailcareerhub.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-23|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170928193302/http://www.retailcareerhub.com/retailers/entry/cca-global-partners-inc.-cca|archive-date=2017-09-28|url-status=dead}}{{Cite news|url=http://www.woodworkingnetwork.com/news/woodworking-industry-news/trade-cabinetry-and-flooring-franchisee-plans-third-florida-location|title=To-the-trade cabinetry and flooring franchisee plans third Florida location|last=billesler|date=2016-05-20|work=Woodworking Network|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en}}{{Cite web|url=http://floorcoveringweekly.com/main/newsletters/ahead-of-the-curve-18892.aspx|title=Ahead of the curve {{!}} Newsletters {{!}} Floor Covering Weekly|website=floorcoveringweekly.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-23}}

FEI Group: FEI is a group of flooring contractors.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcnews.net/2016/08/dependable-joins-fei-group/|title=Dependable joins FEI Group {{!}} FloorCoveringNews|website=www.fcnews.net|date=8 August 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-02}} It is the parent company to Home Solutions, and MultiFamily Solutions by FloorExpo, Kitchen & Bath Experts, and Kitchen & Bath Alliance.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcnews.net/2016/05/fei-group-announces-2016-conference-site/|title=FEI Group announces 2016 conference site {{!}} FloorCoveringNews|website=www.fcnews.net|date=16 May 2016 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-02}}

The Floor Trader: Launched in 2005, this subsidiary is directed to the DIY customers and to benefit from the growing demand for hardwood flooring.{{Cite web|url=http://www.bizjournals.com/stlouis/stories/2006/09/11/story10.html|title=CCA rolls out Floor Trader to compete with Home Depot|last=Thimangu|first=Patrick L.|date=10 September 2006|website=www.bizjournals.com|access-date=2017-11-02}} The company changed its name to Floor Trader Outlet in 2015, and also moved its business model away from franchising and towards a cooperative model.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

CCA Sports Retail Services: This company began as an expansion of the Bike Cooperative in 2008. It is a retail service provider, with over 500 independent retail stores in the USA.{{Cite web|url=http://ccasrs.com/our-story|title=CCA Sports Retail Services {{!}} About CCA Sports Retail Services|date=2017-11-02|website=CCA Sports Retail Services|language=en-us|others=CCA Sports Retail Services|access-date=2017-11-02}}{{Cite web|url=https://outdoorindustry.org/press-release/cca-sports-retail-services-partners-with-oia-2/|title=CCA Sports Retail Services Partners With OIA|last=Michelakos|first=Carl|date=6 June 2017|access-date=2 November 2017}}

Flooring America & Flooring Canada: Flooring America and the American Heart Association's Go Red for Women joined in 2006.{{Cite web|url=http://www.rugnews.com/ME2/Sites/dirmod.asp?sid=0DAB59D70A93452A92E82D8312BEFBAA&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications::Article&mid=B057D339E04A4FFF99DB9FEEB9BDA02F&tier=4&id=FFA577D3D1C049F0B7DD47D3A0C4F056&SiteID=RugNews.Com|title=04072006 Flooring America and Go Red For Women Partnership {{!}} Article {{!}}|website=www.rugnews.com|access-date=2017-10-23}} In 2013, Flooring America started Pets for Patriots Sponsorship.{{Cite news|url=https://www.ncba.coop/press-releases/551-flooring-america-cooperative-recognized-with-first-ever-pet-hero-award|title=Flooring America cooperative recognized with first-ever "Pet Hero" award|date=2014-05-27|work=National Cooperative Business Association|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-GB|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807204409/http://ncba.coop/press-releases/551-flooring-america-cooperative-recognized-with-first-ever-pet-hero-award|archive-date=2017-08-07|url-status=dead}}

InCarpets: InCarpets of Queensland, Australia became the first non-North American company to receive a license to become part of the CCA Global cooperative. The 26 stores of InCarpets joined in 1994.{{Cite web|url=https://cooperative-curriculum.wikispaces.com/file/view/Carpet_One_Case_Study+(final).pdf|title=Carpet One: A Case Study of Cooperative Entrepreneurship|last1=Clamp|first1=Christina A.|last2=Alhamis|first2=Innocentus|date=2006|website=Southern New Hampshire University|access-date=23 October 2017}}

International Design Guild: In 1995, the International Design Guild was launched. It supports businesses in the interior design industry.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcnews.net/2015/01/idg-calls-on-members-to-focus-on-dominating-in-2015/|title=IDG calls on members to focus on dominating in 2015 {{!}} FloorCoveringNews|website=www.fcnews.net|date=26 January 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-01}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.manta.com/c/mm2hlkm/international-design-guild|title=International Design Guild|website=www.manta.com|access-date=2017-10-01}}

Lionsbridge Contractor Group: The Lionsbridge Contractors Group was established in 2012 by CCA Global Partners to bring together insurance companies, contractors and insurance policy holders.{{citation needed|date=February 2020}}

CCA for Social Good: Formed in 2008, this company was formed to create smart systems for non-profit and childcare organizations.{{Cite web|url=http://njaeyc.org/tag/cca-for-social-good/|title=CCA For Social Good – NJAEYC|website=njaeyc.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-11-02}}{{Cite web|url=http://vermontbirthtofive.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/CCA-For-Social-Good-and-VB5-Help-Early-Childhood-Educators.pdf?008006|title=CCA For Social Good and Vermont Birth to Five Help Early Childhood Educators in Vermont Raise Quality|last=Gonyea|first=Becky|date=26 October 2016|access-date=2 November 2017}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ccaglobalpartners.com/about-us|title=About Us|website=www.ccaglobalpartners.com|access-date=2017-09-26}} It services more than ten thousand childcare centers.{{Cite web|url=http://www.nhbr.com/August-18-2017/Small-businesses-find-power-in-co-op-numbers/|title=Small businesses find power in co-op numbers - New Hampshire Business Review - August 18 2017|website=www.nhbr.com|date=18 August 2017 |language=en|access-date=2017-11-02}}

Innovia Co-op (formerly COBO): Innovia Co-op is a cooperative of homeowner association and management companies that are independently owned. It was founded in 2012.{{Cite web|url=https://www.facebook.com/pg/yourcobo/about/?ref=page_internal|title=Community & Owners Buying Organization|website=www.facebook.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-02}}{{Cite web|url=http://csiproperties.com/page/communityownersbuyingorganizationcobo|title=CSI Properties - Community Owners Buying Organization (COBO)|website=csiproperties.com|language=en|access-date=2017-11-02}}

In 2005, the company created the CCA Relief Fund, which supports employees of CCA members who have been adversely affected by natural disasters.{{Cite web|url=https://charitylook.org/cca-relief-fund-inc-10846423/|title=Cca Relief Fund Inc Disaster Preparedness and Relief Services Earth City Missouri|website=charitylook.org|language=en|access-date=2017-10-17}}

CCA Global Partners began a golf tournament to raise funds for the Floor Covering Industry Foundation in 2003 to help employees with illnesses, disabilities or other serious issues.{{Cite news|url=http://www.floortrendsmag.com/articles/100798-six-reasons-to-give-to-the-floor-covering-industry-foundation|title=Six Reasons to Give to the Floor Covering Industry Foundation|access-date=2017-10-17|language=en}}

In 2006, the firm's website received a Webby Award in the Corporate Communications category.{{Cite web|url=http://www.webbyawards.com/winners/2006/web/general-website/corporate-communications/cca-global-partners-website/|title=CCA Global Partners website {{!}} The Webby Awards|website=www.webbyawards.com|language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-23}}

Howard Brodsky was honored by the Stephen Siller Tunnel to Towers Endowment in 2017 for his assistance supporting a project for special "smart homes" to wounded veterans.{{Cite news|url=https://patch.com/new-hampshire/bedford-nh/cca-global-partners-co-founder-howard-brodsky-receives-national-recognition|title=CCA Global Partners Co-founder Howard Brodsky Receives National Recognition|date=2017-05-06|work=Bedford, NH Patch|access-date=2017-10-23|language=en-US}}

USA Weekend magazine and The Points of Light Foundation recognized Carpet One for their "Carpet One Makes a Difference" campaign.{{Cite web|url=http://www.floordaily.net/flooring-news/carpet-one-wins-usa-magazine-award|title=Carpet One Wins USA Magazine Award|website=www.floordaily.net|access-date=2017-10-23}}

In March 2015, the World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) gave the Hawaii-based American Carpet One its Gold Standard Award for excellence in retailing.{{Cite web|url=http://www.fcnews.net/2015/03/american-carpet-one-wins-wfcas-gold-standard-award/|title=American Carpet One wins WFCA's Gold Standard Award {{!}} FloorCoveringNews|website=www.fcnews.net|date=6 March 2015 |language=en-US|access-date=2017-10-23}}

Business NH Magazine named CCA Global Partners one of the top companies to work for in 2002, 2013, 2015,{{Cite web|url=http://millyardcommunications.com/index.php?src=news&refno=5071&category=News|title=#5 BEST LARGE COMPANY TO WORK FOR CCA Global Partners|website=millyardcommunications.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-23}} and 2016.{{Cite web|url=http://millyardcommunications.com/index.php?src=news&refno=6370&category=News|title=Best Companies to Work For Winners|website=millyardcommunications.com|language=en|access-date=2017-10-23}}

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