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Multifamily market poised for a turnaround

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“Overall, last year was a challenging year with higher interest rates while people not moving hurt the multifamily and builder business,” said Tracy Wyrick, vice president of sales, builder and multifamily, Engineered Floors. “We You have to design the property, get permits and arrange the financing—so there is a little bit of a lag.”

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NWFA: Near-record crowd represents highest turnout in 20 years

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Hardwood flooring’s loss of market share to competing hard surfaces over the past 10-15 years is well catalogued and documented. The hardwood flooring sector continues to face stiff competition from look-alike product segments. However, NWFA leadership says now is not the time to retreat.

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Builder: State of industry 2022

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“We had a significant increase in sales year over year in all locations across the country, although below our budget/expectations we set for 2021 in late 2020,” explained Larry Barr, co-CEO of Artisan Design Group (ADG), a Southlake, Texas-based dealer of flooring products and services for home builders. Trends impacting flooring.

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The Industry Disrupters of 2020

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As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. For the flooring industry, the pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions that impacted manufacturers and distributors and, eventually, retailers—who at times throughout 2020 were out of stock on certain products. Supply chain issues persist to this day.

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Cast your ballot for FCNews’ Award of Excellence

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In fact, recognizing the winners—which indirectly recognizes those suppliers who come up short—has a direct benefit to you, the floor covering retailer. Over the past 28 years, FCNews has presented the coveted Award of Excellence to the most deserving flooring manufacturers and suppliers. Which one offers the best style and design?

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Flooring sector adapts to realities of coronavirus

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Having existing inventory is key for flooring interests during this time of plant and production shutdowns. Down but certainly not out, the flooring industry is taking proactive steps to deal with an unprecedented disruption caused by COVID-19, the novel coronavirus that has changed life as we know it. Retailers seize opportunities.

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Mohawk recognized as top sustainable supplier

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Mohawk Industries was recognized as the most sustainable flooring supplier by Green Builder on its “Green Builder Media 2021 Brand Index.” The brand index is calculated by three elements: Cognition Smart Data sentiment score, Cognition Smart Data mentions and the 2021 Reader’s Choice survey. Calhoun, Ga.—Mohawk

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