Floor Covering News

JANUARY 9, 2023

The Midwest went to Chicago. I went to New York once, but I heard Chicago was the better market. I went to Chicago, and that really changed my world. There was Haig Pedian from Pedian Rug in Chicago, a very high-end rug shop in Chicago. Pat Kerns from Milwaukee, and Sam Yonan from Chicago. Early impacters.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 7, 2020

Chicago—Fiandre, part of the Iris Ceramica Group, will produce its first U.S.-made Royal Marble was designed in Italy and will be manufactured in the U.S. This is a significant achievement for Fiandre,” said Joy Klein, VP sales & marketing of Transceramica, Fiandre’s direct sales division.

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Architectural Ceramics

MARCH 16, 2018

It’s refreshing to see color in a space that could otherwise have been a monochromatic white-on-white design. Marakesh: Looking for just a splash of green in your tile design? If it’s the Chicago River, it’s green for St. Care & Maintenance. There almost isn’t any! Patrick’s Day.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 8, 2024

The consensus is that unless retailers point out country of origin during the sales process, most consumers have no idea where their flooring was made. It’s also true, dealers note, that many shoppers are unwilling to pay a premium for a flooring product unless it meets other criteria, namely style and design.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 22, 2024

Chicago—Stonepeak, the U.S. divisions under the Iris Ceramica Group umbrella, namely Transceramica (Chicago & New York) and Eurowest (San Francisco & Anaheim), have formed a unified nationwide entity: ICG ITALIA.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2020

Chicago—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) welcomed ProKeep as the newest addition to its roster of strategic partners that deliver exclusive benefits to its member firms. ProKeep is a texting platform designed exclusively for distributors.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2020

Chicago — In keeping with Domotex USA’s 2020 trade show theme “The World At Your Feet” attendees will discover floor covering trendsetters from around the globe. based interior designers and to expand its sales across North America. I4F digital printing. 5-7 at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JANUARY 17, 2018

It’s the 150th birthday anniversary of American architect Frank Lloyd Wright and some of his architectural pieces of history are up for sale. We get to do a virtual open house and peak inside four Frank Lloyd Wright homes for sale. All of Wright’s homes were designed using his theory of “organic architecture.”

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 5, 2024

.” —Bob Duke, Floor Magic Damariscotta, Maine “Residential remodel, driven through designers, has been the strongest part of our business in 2023. While we saw a drop in order numbers, the designer work increased our average ticket by 20%, which allowed us to match our 2022 sales.”

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JULY 20, 2018

Zillow, the website that values home properties according to local area sales, just released a report on how to add value before selling your home. In fact, most of the top six home improvements driving profitable sales today are unexpected. And buyers are on the hunt for one, especially in colder places like Chicago.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 21, 2022

Chicago— NeoCon 2022, held here last week, was abuzz with optimism as commercial flooring suppliers touted rebounding sales and specifications across commercial segments in 2022. There is no other building that offers the community and concentration of design that theMART and NeoCon can offer.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2020

Three years ago, Retail Lead Management (RLM) hit the market as a first-of-its-kind software system specifically designed to help flooring retailers manage their leads. For Mindy Arnette, residential sales manager, Brian’s Flooring & Design, the system has updated stagnant industry norms. “We By Megan Salzano.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JUNE 29, 2018

Image: Jodi Fleming Design We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. “Laundry rooms are notorious for being cramped,” says Jonathan Self, a real estate broker for Center Coast Realty in Chicago. Image: Designstorms, LLC 3.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

She was—and continues to be—on the frontline of customer engagements, leveraging flooring industry knowledge with her sales skills. She has created and implemented training programs for independent flooring retailers, distributors, manufacturers and sales reps for the past 50 years, developing programs to help grow their businesses.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

“Our product offering and approach to the market helps our retail partners enjoy higher sales tickets, better margins and a more profitable business.”. They are partners with integrity that focus on fashion, performance, quality and pushing the limits of design. Their designs are totally custom. What retailers had to say.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2022

Chicago—This fall, NAFCD and NBMDA will bring together the leaders of the flooring and interior building material distribution community for the 2022 NAFCD and NBMDA annual convention , here Nov. This workshop, designed for distribution managers, will focus on team leadership and leading change. Ian Heller.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

When debating the merits of real hardwood vs. today’s incredibly realistic look-alike products, wood flooring enthusiasts often cite a familiar irony: the vast majority of LVP/SPC/WPC floors—as well as laminate—are actually designed to replicate real wood. Also available in Creekside View, 8.5-inch-wide

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

.” —Bob Duke, Floor Magic Damariscotta, Maine “Residential remodel, driven through designers, has been the strongest part of our business in 2023. While we saw a drop in order numbers, the designer work increased our average ticket by 20%, which allowed us to match our 2022 sales.”

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 5, 2023

Chicago—This fall, NAFCD and NBMDA plan to host a wide range of subject matter experts at the 2023 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention. These established speakers will lead sessions on the latest trends in distribution leadership, management, corporate culture, economics, sales/marketing and labor retention/recruitment.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2022

Chicago— Küberit USA will make its NeoCon debut here next week, introducing its efficient specification process to commercial interior designers and project planners at its 7th floor booth (7-8068). We are eager to greet designers at NeoCon, helping them get to profile specifications faster than ever with innovative solutions.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2022

Chicago, Ill.—Küberit We are delighted to see Küberit’s hard work and innovation recognized by the commercial interior design community and the Best of NeoCon jury,” said Karen Bellinger, executive director, Küberit USA. “We Our thanks to everyone within the NeoCon organization and the design professionals who made up the 2022 jury.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 23, 2020

Chicago—On June 1, NeoCon will launch NeoConnect 2020—a series of online resources, programming and events hosted on neocon.com and designed to virtually connect the NeoCon community. NeoCon has brought the commercial design industry together every June since 1969,” said Byron Morton, VP of sales for NeoCon.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Chicago—This fall, NAFCD and NBMDA will bring together the leaders of the flooring and interior building material distribution community for the 2023 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 16, 2021

Urban housing markets also saw a decline in overall home sales, according to a report by realtor.com. based Great Western Flooring, located outside of Chicago. He said he has even seen new faces from Chicago, Washington D.C. Mary Anne Bowers, sales associate, Rocklin Sales, Rocklin, Calif., and Los Angeles.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2018

Are you a design voyeur? Modernism Week | Palm Springs | February 15-25 One of the most vibrant home tours in the country, especially if you love mid-century modern design. There are shows, events, sales and bus tours that provide access to the best of Palm Springs architecture. Tickets are available starting in January.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

It’s a product where price isn’t the driving force to [making] sales.” About the product: Color That Speaks To You is the reimagination of the Colorwall, a 20-year showroom anchor responsible for more than 40 million yards of carpet sales. Joel Schreier, Home Carpet One, Chicago. Shaw Floors. C OLOR T HAT S PEAKS T O Y OU.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Chicago—With NeoCon just five months away, theMART said it is gearing up for a show full of design innovation and thought leadership. Registration is now open for the event’s diverse attendee base, which includes leaders from across the commercial design, architecture, facility management and real estate industries.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

APRIL 1, 2019

Zillow , the online real estate company that keeps a database of nationwide sales, just published a report with insights on the best time to sell your house for the most money. It’s time to prep your house to list for the biggest profit and fastest sale. And in Chicago, $3,300. Here’s why. In Seattle, $7,500 more.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 1, 2023

Designers and manufacturing executives alike are witnessing a dramatic shift in the color palette for hardwood. The darker grays are transitioning into more of a taupe,” said Sara Babinski, design manager for AHF Products, owner of the largest hardwood brand portfolio. Requests for mid-tone browns have also been increasing. “The

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 15, 2022

Chicago—This fall, NAFCD and NBMDA said they plan to host a wide range of subject-matter experts at the 2022 NAFCD and NBMDA Annual Convention. These established speakers will lead sessions on the latest trends in distribution leadership, management, corporate culture, economics, sales/marketing and labor retention/recruitment.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Chicago—The North American Association of Flooring Covering Distributors (NAFCD) and the North American Building Material Distribution Association (NBMDA) said they have further strengthened their long-time partnership during the COVID-19 pandemic to bring forth resources and programs to meet the specific needs of the distribution channel.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 8, 2021

A key area of emphasis for retailers planning to attend any of the four Roadshows set to kick off next year, according to Mohawk, is the further development and promotion of innovative digital marketing tools designed to help Mohawk dealers capture consumers earlier in the research phase, generate bona fide leads and, ultimately, close more sales.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

By Ken Ryan—Chicago—Like many in-person events during the age of COVID-19, NeoCon endured postponements and schedule changes that wreaked havoc with its goal of a mid-June gathering. To not have been here would have been a missed opportunity,” said Mark Page, senior director, creative design and development, Mohawk Group.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Chicago pivoted to Indianapolis. It’s the only way to do it or you’re not going to get sales.”. Charlotte Wuestewald, owner, Yampa Valley Design, Steamboat Springs, Colo., So, it went all in with the seven-city Momentum Road Show. Things haven’t gone completely as planned, but Mohawk remained diligent.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 11, 2017

Soho House, the famed London private club for artists, creatives and celebrities, has expanded in the past 20 years to offer lodging, restaurants and a stylish place to hang out in cities around the world like New York, Barcelona, Istanbul, Berlin, Chicago, Toronto and more.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

The last leg of the Momentum Roadshows, which took place in Mohawk’s own backyard at its sprawling design center in Calhoun, Ga., In keeping with the previous four events—which made pit stops in Philadelphia; Chicago; Huntington Beach, Calif.; wrapped up on Feb. The show must go on.

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Time2Design

AUGUST 7, 2012

When I was contacted and asked if I would be interested in reviewing, Monica Pedersen Make It Beautiful: Designs and Ideas for Entertaining at Home I have to admit I was thrilled at the opportunity to get a peak. Carmen~If you had to pick a favorite Design Style what would it be and why? My favorite design style is traditional.

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