Tue.Sep 21, 2021

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Interceramic launches virtual dream home

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Carrollton, Texas— Interceramic USA , a leader in manufacturing ceramic and porcelain tile in North and Central America, has released its new virtual dream home experience. Featuring 360 views, interactive design options in every room and real-time product details, the new tool allows users to take a self-guided tour throughout the interior and exterior of the home, according to the company. .

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Retail outlook: Robust sales to persist

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Retail outlook: At Ted’s Abbey Carpet, revenues through August are up 9% over 2020. By Ken Ryan—N othing—not a global supply chain slowdown, labor shortage or delta variant—has put a crimp in sales for flooring dealers as they enter the fall season with gale-force winds at their backs. Multiple retailers say they are up double digits in 2021 vs. 2020, and for many 2020 was their historical high-water mark for sales.

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Mohawk’s SolidTech showcased on ‘Secret Celebrity Makeover’

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Calhoun, Ga.— Mohawk’s SolidTech was recently selected for a surprise makeover on the new CBS reality series, “Secret Celebrity Renovation,” where big names in sports, music and entertainment gift a surprise home renovation to someone in their lives who has helped guide them to success. Hand-picked for Jesse Tyler Ferguson’s segment, SolidTech is available in new wood and stone collections across multiple price tiers.

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Retail outlook: Robust sales to persist

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Retail outlook: At Ted’s Abbey Carpet, revenues through August are up 9% over 2020. By Ken Ryan—N othing—not a global supply chain slowdown, labor shortage or delta variant—has put a crimp in sales for flooring dealers as they enter the fall season with gale-force winds at their backs. Multiple retailers say they are up double digits in 2021 vs. 2020, and for many 2020 was their historical high-water mark for sales.

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Darko Pervan receives Founders Alliance award

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Stockholm, Sweden—Darko Pervan, Välinge’s founder and former CEO, has been awarded the 2021 Founders Alliance Founder of the Year Honorary Award. The Founder of the Year Honorary Award is said to be the organization’s most prestigious. The recipient is deemed to have made a lifelong contribution to sustainable and long-term company building and is a role model for other founders, businesses and society as a whole.

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August housing starts lifted by multifamily development

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Washington, D.C.—Strong multifamily production helped push overall housing starts up in August as single-family starts edged lower due to ongoing supply chain issues and labor challenges, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB). Total starts increased 3.9% to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.62 million units, according to a report from the U.S.

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What successful people have in common

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Lisbeth Calandrino—I’m loving the special edition of Floor Covering News, “Drive to 35,” which highlighted people and events in the flooring industry. In the issue, FCNews celebrated three and a half decades of people in the industry helping retailers. They honor people who are with us as well as those who are gone. As I read the articles, I looked at the commonalities of successful people.