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FCNews’ Annual Top 20 Flooring Distributors

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The speed with which the COVID-19 pandemic swept through the flooring industry during the early spring wreaked havoc on distributors nationwide as they suddenly faced product shortages resulting from disruptions at manufacturing facilities and shutdowns at the retail level. By Ken Ryan. It was a complicated transition.”

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Stats 2023: Hardwood flooring cedes share

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Industry observers attribute the disparity in sales to volume activity primarily to higher material and production costs in the face of slower sales. of all hard surface flooring products. Volume-wise, square footage sold at the first point of distribution slipped to 915 million square feet—an 11.2%

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Trade war forces suppliers to re-strategize

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And while certain segments of the industry enjoyed a temporary tariff reprieve on select rigid core products, those exemptions have since expired. Our carpet manufacturing model is to have a large operation that allows for efficient product flow and minimize work in process inventory in the facility,” said Bob Shaw, chairman and CEO.

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