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California carpet recycling hike takes effect

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In a move that was panned by some flooring retailers, California consumers began paying as much as 36% more for carpet on Jan. 1, 2024, as part of a California recycling statute. The law (AB 2398) generates funding to meet its stated goals through the assessment on all carpet sold in California.

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CARE carpet charges increase in California

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Dalton—Differential assessments currently charged on all carpet sold in California are expected to increase on Jan. California law requires CARE, as the carpet stewardship organization for the state, to implement a differential assessment on each square yard of carpet sold that reflects its cost burden to recycle.

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Emser kicks off Spring Cleaning Sales Events

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Dates and locations include: May 4-5 California Distribution Center, 5300 Shea Center Dr., Ontario, Calif. The post Emser kicks off Spring Cleaning Sales Events appeared first on Floor Covering News. Over 500 products will be available to choose from and appointments are recommended.

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TISE 2024: Resilient flooring focuses on innovation

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Resilient flooring remains the top seller in the industry, and suppliers came with new innovations meant to grab even more share in 2024. Las Vegas—The resilient flooring category remains the top performer in the industry, overtaking the carpet category in dollars for the first time in 2022—by a whopping $1.3B. It’s still the No.

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Don’t judge a book by its cover in sales

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T here’s a long-running flooring industry folk tale (it’s actually a true story) about a high-end retailer in New York City—ABC Carpet & Home—that was suspicious of a disheveled man roaming around the company’s flagship store on the famed Broadway strip. Other dealers, including Sean Ryan, owner of Elegant Floors in Shelbourne, Vt.,

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Waterproof flooring makes a splash in 2022

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It seems like every supplier of flooring has jumped on the waterproof bandwagon to reap the benefits of the industry’s fastest growing category—and for good reason. Dealers across the country report that “waterproof flooring,” when positioned correctly , draws in more consumers than any other tagline in today’s market. Lions Floor.

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Retailers of the Year 2022: Empire Hardwood & Kindred Flooring

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Specialty flooring retailers are the drivers of this industry. In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. Empire Hardwood Flooring. Kindred Flooring.