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Carpet Shop, established in 1957, is one of the largest specialty retail flooring companies in the United States, offering services to both commercial and residential clients. The company offers a full line of rugs, carpets, vinyls and ceramic tiles. It offers laminates from manufacturers, such as Armstrong Laminates, Wilsonart Laminate Flooring and Quickstep Uniclic Laminates. Carpet Shop has a library of more than 1,000 wallpaper books from the leading wallcovering manufacturers that include vinyl, grass cloth, cork, string cloth and commercial wall coverings. The company is a member of the Augusia Metro Chamber of Commerce and Better Business Bureau. It is also affiliated with the World Floor Covering Association, Flooring America, and Carpet and Rug Institute. The firm s Web site provides links of various companies associated with carpet manufacturing. Carpet Shop is open Monday through Saturday, and has branches in Augusta and Martinez, Ga., and Aiken, S.C.