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Tariffs can’t derail LVT’s momentum

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More than 65% of LVP at Frazier’s Carpet One Floor & Home comes from outside China. The United States Trade Representative’s (USTR) decision to not include floor covering among items granted exemption from the Section 301 tariff was greeted with a collective shrug by flooring retailers. 24, 2018 to Aug. As the Aug.

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Create Flooring launches Downwind Logistics division

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Create Flooring, known for its array of innovative SPC, waterproof laminate and hardwood flooring products , has announced the opening of its sister logistics company, Downwind Logistics. Utilizing locations in Shanghai, China; Phnom Penh City, Cambodia; and Calhoun, Ga., It’s not just flooring interests that stand to benefit.

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Reshoring Initiative gains steam, more needs to be done

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T he crippling shipping delays and logjams that plagued the flooring industry in the immediate aftermath of the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and into the early part of 2022 have finally begun to subside. as evidenced by a perennial lopsided trade deficit with China—continues to rely heavily on imports of many popular and essential products.

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Exclusive: One on one with ‘Mr.’ Shaw

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Feldman and Mr. Shaw talked at length about Engineered Floors (EF), the industry at large and global/national dynamics that are shaping the world today. For example, if we end up saying LVT is going to be manufactured in China, that’s an absolute mistake. Look at China right now. Are you betting on an industry? But the U.S.

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Bella Flooring Group re-emerges anew

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W hile some in the industry may remember Bella Flooring Group as a consortium of Chinese manufacturers tempered on inexpensive product and lackluster service, the newly rebranded and reinvigorated Bella has set its sights on supporting the needs of the retail community with innovative product lines, U.S. Dominie explained. Proving its worth.