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Brighter forecast ahead for fall selling season

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Carpetland USA, which operates nine locations in Iowa and Illinois, expects solid sales activity for the fall selling season. ” Grigsby’s is hardly the only retailer reporting sales results that are outpacing 2021—a record year for many flooring retailers. What if the other shoe never drops? A climate conducive to growth.

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Seeking solutions for trucker shortage

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Darin LaHood (R-Illinois), Henry Cuellar (D-Texas), Dusty Johnson (R-South Dakota), Troy Balderson (R-Ohio), Jim Costa (D-California) and Josh Harder (D-California). Warne, NAFCD president and vice president of sales and marketing at Abraham Linc, told Floor Covering News. It sounds like a good idea,” A.J.

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Business heats up for floor covering dealers in June

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The COVID-19 punch that temporarily dazed flooring retailers during late March-April has been supplanted by a rather frenetic period of activity, resulting in higher ticket orders and, in some cases, record sales. who reported second quarter sales are up 42% over the year-ago period. I’m hopeful this positive momentum has some legs.”.

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Mobile Marketing launches NFA online sample program

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“We need to adapt to new ways consumers want to shop,” said Ian Newton of Flooring 101 in California and the president of NFA. Brian McGee of Ambassador Floor in Illinois and Missouri, added, “Mobile Marketing’s partnership is benefiting the NFA by innovating and pushing the industry forward.

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Web exclusive: Carpet recycling proposal falls short in New York

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In addition to New York, several other states—Illinois, Minnesota, Massachusetts and Vermont, among them—are considering similar legislation as New York. California already has a recycling program in place, but it also has the infrastructure to execute it. However, it is likely to resurface next year.”.

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Freight woes force dealers to adjust on the fly

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By Ken Ryan The California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been overburdened by container imports over the last few months, resulting in a logjam of freight that has led to product shortages and delays for flooring retailers, mostly in the LVT category. It definitely helps save a sale.”. Distributors chime in.

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Current outlook bright for residential market

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Ditto for California, another state that enacted severe lockdown restrictions. As you pivot to the Midwest, Michigan and Illinois (also two of the stricter states) saw permits at 12.4% For example, the rate of growth in building permits in Washington state was 2.6%, compared to a national market growth rate of north of 20%.