Floor Covering News

JULY 8, 2021

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett has entered a distribution partnership with FlorStar Sales, Inc. Effective immediately, FlorStar will represent the company’s resilient product portfolio in the Illinois, Michigan, northern Indiana, Wisconsin, northwest Ohio, Iowa, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota markets.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 9, 2020

The COVID-19 punch that temporarily dazed flooring retailers during late March-April has been supplanted by a rather frenetic period of activity, resulting in higher ticket orders and, in some cases, record sales. who reported second quarter sales are up 42% over the year-ago period. I’m hopeful this positive momentum has some legs.”.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 1, 2022

By Ken Ryan—F ollowing what for many was a record-setting 2021 for top-line sales, flooring dealers say another memorable year can be attained despite rising inflation. retail sales rose in January by a seasonally adjusted 3.8%, according to the Census Bureau. The bigger picture bears that out as U.S. had similar results.

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

I am employed at Coldspring, in Cold Spring, MN (formally known as the Cold Spring Granite Company) where I head up the sales and marketing for the company and have been in the stone industry with Coldspring since 1977.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

Eric Langan, president/owner of Carpetland USA, with nine locations in eastern Iowa and western Illinois, agreed, adding that constant price increases also make it extremely difficult to make/protect margin. We have coached our sales team to use the increases as a selling tool to assist in closing customers quicker.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

It uses a two-pronged approach to flooring sales—merchandising and technology—to bridge the gap between the digital and in-store experience. The technology included with the collection is the most exciting component,” said Eric Langan, president/owner of Carpetland USA, with nine locations in Iowa and Illinois.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

“We brought a lot of business forward in 2020 due to the home improvement boom caused byCOVID-19 and the government stimulus checks of early 2021, meaning there will be less opportunities in 2023 for sales,” said Eric Langan, president/owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group),with nine locations in Iowa and Illinois.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 28, 2021

By Ken Ryan Flooring retailers remain optimistic that the record sales achieved in 2021 will carry over into the first part of 2022, suggesting that demand for flooring continues to outweigh supply chain disruptions, inflation and COVID-19 variants. Others sounded more guarded about future prospects given recent developments. “We

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 13, 2021

Starting in the 1970s, Rick took sales and installer associates from his Munster, Ind., store and financed their startup of Carpetland USA stores throughout the Midwest and beyond. Carpetland USA of Appleton, Wis.; and Carpet One of Ft.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

It definitely helps save a sale.”. Disruptions within and around the supply chain are nothing new for Eric Langan, owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), with nine locations in eastern Iowa and western Illinois. Top 20 wholesaler FlorStar Sales, Romeoville, Ill., Distributors chime in.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

From Tennessee to Montana, Alabama to Iowa, dealers are reporting a strong start to 2021, and they are bullish on the foreseeable future. “In Eric Langan, owner of Carpetland USA, with multiple locations across Iowa and Illinois, said his first quarter is often dictated by winter weather conditions.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 13, 2023

“Managers must be empowered to be able to make decisions regarding their stores,” noted Eric Langan, president and owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), which consists of nine stores across Iowa and Illinois. “If The sales staff are trained to look for this scenario,” she explained. “If

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 11, 2021

As interest rates stay low and people continue to work from home for the foreseeable future, we anticipate housing sales and specifically resales to stay strong. Mostly this will be fueled by residential replacement/remodel. All of this, of course, is based on some stemming of the COVID-19 tide with the implementation of the vaccines.”.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2020

Eric Langan, owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), with nine locations in Iowa and Illinois, believes the situation will have a negative impact on its won business and on the industry alike. “This stinks,” said Lauren Voit, owner of Great Western Flooring in Naperville, Ill., echoing the sentiment shared by many of her brethren.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Despite the unevenness, Buchanan reported a “much better” October fueled in part by a three-day private sale as well as the annual National Karastan sale. We ended up with a very strong sales month in October in several of our locations,” he said. “We The fourth quarter got off to an “odd” start for Kelby Frederick as well.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2020

Eric Langan, president/owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), with multiple locations throughout Iowa and Illinois, said the challenges presented by COVID-19 remain. Low inventory levels in our market—paired with low rates—should be a pretty solid catalyst for a rebound.”. Behind the numbers.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

As you pivot to the Midwest, Michigan and Illinois (also two of the stricter states) saw permits at 12.4% Juxtapose that with the rates seen in surrounding states with gener- ally much higher growth rates ranging from 18.4% (Iowa, for instance), to 23.2%. In the Northeast region, building permits in Rhode Island were down 1.1%

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