Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 9, 2021

Columbus, Ohio— America’s Floor Source has acquired The Flooring Gallery, a well-established flooring retailer in the Louisville and Lexington, Ky., The acquisition includes The Flooring Gallery retail stores, design centers, warehouses, inventory and other assets. “By

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NOVEMBER 14, 2023

Columbus, Ohio— Starnet Commercial Flooring has added AFS Contract as its newest member. Based in Columbus, AFS Contract serves the Indianapolis, Cincinnati, Columbus, Louisville and Lexington, Ky., The post AFS Contract joins Starnet Commercial Flooring membership appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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JUNE 7, 2021

By Megan Salzano While the challenges of 2020 hit us all pretty hard, the final months gave the industry an unexpected boom in business that flooring dealers are still enjoying today. Dal-Tile’s one-two punch of tile innovation technology and leading style and design is what powers its product development and ongoing dealer opportunities.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

In fact, many successful flooring retailers know when to turn away business, even telling potential customers that they might be better served going elsewhere. We want customers to love the style and design of the products. Have you installed any new flooring in your showroom? And then we will discuss price and performance.”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

More than 150 vendors have secured booth space for the slimmed-down conference and trade show, led by Mohawk and its family of brands, which is positioning Surfaces as the last stop on its 2021 Momentum Roadshow following previous regionals in Dallas, Atlanta, Indianapolis and Huntington Beach, Calif. Safety precautions in place.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Flooring retailers have a compelling story to tell when touting the benefits of waterproof vinyl—and, in some cases, carpet and padding as well. Being waterproof is—and should be—enough to sell the product,” said Rob Elder, co-owner of Hiller’s Flooring America, Rochester, Minn. Every product we sell has a story.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Dallas, Texas—Mohawk is gearing up to showcase its largest product launch in history to bring momentum to specialty retailers across the country. Indianapolis, Ind. – I am confident our latest products and programs will help retailers move their businesses forward and accelerate sales in 2021. Now kicking off on Jan.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 16, 2023

T he healthcare segment of the commercial contract flooring market remains one of the more active sectors of the industry—it also happens to be one of the most demanding segments. Hospital administrators requested an overnight turnover to replace the flooring in critical care areas in order to minimize downtime while preserving revenue.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

The National Wood Flooring Association Expo moved from Baltimore in April to Orlando in July. Mohawk understood the importance of getting its new products in front of customers, especially given it was the biggest launch in its near 150-year history. Chicago pivoted to Indianapolis. Same for Shaw’s biennial SFN conclave.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2021

Following successful events in Dallas , Atlanta and Indianapolis, the Mohawk Momentum Roadshow continues March 2-4 at the Waterfront Beach Resort here. The common sentiment from city to city is how excited our customers are to be able to touch, feel and even smell our flooring products,” the spokesperson said. “We

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 16, 2021

27, hitting destinations around the country where customers can safely explore new flooring designs, technologies and solutions for their projects. The mobile showroom, a 44-foot truck custom outfitted with Mannington Commercial product, will travel to 30-plus cities across the U.S. Nashville, Indianapolis, Milwaukee, among others.

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FEBRUARY 15, 2023

This year Mohawk took the wraps off a number of new products and programs across all categories designed to make things easier and increase profits for floor covering retailers. Mike Morris Millers Flooring America Logansport and Lafayette, Ind. mil [products]. I think that’s an advantage. It won’t fail.

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APRIL 3, 2024

Banff, Alberta, Canada—The National Floorcovering Alliance includes 40 of the finest flooring retailers in North America, but that doesn’t mean they are not without their challenges. Finding quality individuals remains a constant issue, whether it be on the sales floor or on the installation side. It’s a much larger group of products.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2021

Mohawk said it recognized the need for retailers to see new products for the spring selling season against a backdrop where most other shows had been canceled or postponed. Once inside the show floor, the group size is limited by social distancing protocols as well as scheduled appointments for all. Bill Sonntag, Twin Cities, Minn.,

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2022

Michelle Bayer, owner, Floor Studs, based in Irvine, Calif., I either narrow down what my customer wants before I bring her samples to match—or I will bring a couple of different types of flooring to narrow down color and style on the visit,” Bayer explained. Jimmy Poulos, founder and president of Flooring 101, based in Oxnard, Calif.,

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FEBRUARY 8, 2022

Ongoing production challenges and the likelihood of higher interest rates in the months ahead as the Federal Reserve moves to tighten interest rates threaten to drive housing affordability even lower in 2022, according to the NAHB. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind. There, 90.6% Scranton-Wilkes-Barre-Hazleton, Pa. Pittsburgh, Pa.

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NOVEMBER 11, 2021

To keep affordability problems from worsening in the future, policymakers need to tackle supply-chain challenges that are hindering new home production,” Dietz said. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind. The post NAHB: Housing affordability holds steady appeared first on Floor Covering News. There, 89.1% Pittsburgh, Pa.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

DuChateau is helping specialty flooring retailers tap a new type of home-owner with The Guild collection. The line, designed with the company’s commitment to high style, distinction and elegance in mind, is an engineered, European oak wood flooring finished with a matte UV lacquer, all at an affordable price. told FCNews.

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FEBRUARY 3, 2023

To help their peers tackle the nuances finding a new hire, several flooring dealers have given us their best advice on how to find top-tier staff members in today’s market. Dean Thompson Floor Trader Tacoma, Wash. They have made the best salespeople because they really believe in the product and believe in the store.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2021

It was the biggest quarter for residential carpet in recent memory, industry experts said, dating back perhaps two decades to when the segment was the dominant surface in flooring. Pictured is Loop De Loop from Shaw Floors. For the Flooring Gallery, with five locations in the Louisville, Ky.,

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 11, 2022

Taming housing costs will ultimately require building more homes, and it will be easier to increase production in more affordable smaller and mid-sized markets that are growing in population and attracting new businesses.”. Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, Ind. There, 85.2% Toledo, Ohio. Harrisburg-Carlisle, Pa. Scranton-Wilkes-Barre, Pa.

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SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

“Many NFA members were outspoken in their request to come together this fall, albeit in a cautionary manner,” Jason McSwain, president of the NFA and owner of McSwain Carpets & Floors, Cincinnati, told FCNews. “On-site Dan Mandel, co-owner of Sterling Carpet & Flooring, Anaheim, Calif., Members buy in.

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OCTOBER 31, 2023

NFA board members from left: Jason McSwain, McSwain Carpets & Floors; Jason Waggoner, ICC floors; Ian Newton, Flooring 101; Dave Chambers, Nebraska Furniture Mart; and Deb DeGraaf, DeGraaf Interiors. based Flooring 101, told FCNews. Sam Kinnaird’s sold controlling interest in its retail business to Premier Flooring.

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