Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2019

Marshalltown, Iowa—Marshalltown, an industry-leading manufacturer of construction tools and equipment, has acquired Bullet Tools, a company specializing in state-of-the-art flooring shears and other tools. The acquisition […].

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2024

Eric Langan Carpetland USA (The Langan Group) Davenport, Iowa “There is always apprehension—even more this year with the geopolitical situation in a heightened state. I think it is because the interest rates are moving upward and the price of products that people buy every week has gone up so much.”

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The Tile Shop

MARCH 4, 2016

Kevin and I just returned from a trip to Meredith Media Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa. Kevin focused on the company history and our amazing product selection, while my focus was on the showroom and our vignettes- specifically how they help our clients live an inspired life. Good morning! name a few!

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The Tile Shop

MARCH 4, 2016

Kevin and I just returned from a trip to Meredith Media Corporation in Des Moines, Iowa. Kevin focused on the company history and our amazing product selection, while my focus was on the showroom and our vignettes- specifically how they help our clients live an inspired life. Good morning! name a few!

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 28, 2020

—Jaeckle Distributors, a family-owned wholesale distributor based here, will be partnering with Hallmark Floors to distribute Hallmark’s full collection of hardwood, waterproof and bamboo flooring products. “Their commitment to the commercial segment is also very important.

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The Pulse: Ardex Americas

JANUARY 24, 2017

Hey Davenport, Iowa installers! ARDEX leveling and tiling products and the ARDEX team there to answer questions/conduct demos. Davenport Iowa. Welch Company is hosting an ARDEX extravaganza Wednesday, January 25 from 2-6 pm. Be sure to stop by! See you there! EJ Welch Company. 5920 Fremont ave.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2021

By Ken Ryan Alliance Flooring held its Connect ’21 Virtual Product Showcase March 15-17, an online event that brought together members and suppliers virtually for new product and merchandising introductions in advance of the upcoming selling season. The rising costs have forced suppliers to increase pricing on a range of products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Don’t force it and don’t try to sway them to a particular product. For example, a product can be waterproof and still seep through the joints and affect the subfloor. The consumer needs to know both the pros and the cons of a product; sometimes they may end up deciding it’s not for them after all.”. Stay informed.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 1, 2021

Forbo was founded with an expressed focus on linoleum flooring products. It has incrementally expanded not only its product lineup but its command of the market. But it’s not only the product that Forbo supplies that makes it stand out from the crowd. It’s one of the best websites to order products from.”.

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Stone Update

FEBRUARY 4, 2021

FAIRFIELD, Iowa – Large-scale waterjet fabricator Creative Edge acquired Custom Flooring Insets (CFI) of East Dundee, Ill. They are committed to delivering quality products, and I am happy to pass the torch to such a well-respected company.”. Move strengthens Creative’s position in architectural fabrication.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2021

The new year is moving right along, and with it has come new innovations and product lines from top brands across flooring categories. When looking for new rigid core flooring lines to onboard or turning to a proven collection to make the sale, flooring retailers seek out specific qualifications in both the product and supplier.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 24, 2023

We don’t look at the clothing or car they drive,” said Pam Adams, co-owner of Iowa-based Snook’s of Okoboji. We market to the better products, and that’s what people come in for.” A sales rep may be tempted to undersell a client who looks a bit scruffy or try to oversell to a person who pulled up to the parking lot in a Mercedes.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Those places pack in products and make customers feel crowded. We believe the products we sell are like works of art, so we are displaying them that way. Des Moines, Iowa. That soft lighting enhanced the beauty of our products.”. Our space is designed to make customers feel at home.”. The Floor Doctors.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

said Eric Langan, president and owner, Carpetland USA, Davenport, Iowa. New communication channels explored to supplant in-person interactions and show products in ways the sales team had never done before, such as virtual consultations and web call applications. “We It’s difficult to get both product and people right now.”.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

Many veteran retailers recall fondly a time when carpet was their mainstay product—long before LVT emerged. About the product: Confetti III is a residential textured carpet from Dream Weaver, Engineered Floors’ residential brand. Doug Bertrand, Carpetland USA, Davenport, Iowa. This product has value written all over it.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2021

The flooring industry was not immune to these impacts as plant shutdowns and retail showroom pauses put a crimp on product introductions. In fact, new product offerings and line extensions were robust in 2020 in what turned out to be a better-than-expected year for most flooring retailers and distributors. Or so you might think.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

Davenport, Iowa. Products in demand. LVT products, like Mohawk’s SolidTech+, are a hot spot for dealers this year. LVP continues to be our hottest product,” Taylor said. And 2020 isn’t done throwing us curve balls,” said Eric Langan, owner of Carpetland USA (The Langan Group).

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 4, 2022

Based in Minneapolis, HiLine covers Minnesota, Wisconsin, Dakotas, Iowa and Nebraska. “We understand the needs of the client, we have earned their confidence, trusting us to recommend the right products.” New products, pricing advantages and superior logistics make this a very exciting endeavor.” Bel Air, Md.—Spartan

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

The top suppliers, many floor covering retailers agree, are the ones that help specialty retailers maintain healthy profit margins—especially in an extremely competitive environment inundated with so many me-too products jockeying for market share. They stand behind their products, they don’t play games with us.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

This was so productive. It helps the whole process when you have great products.” Olga and her team have helped us get on our feet and choose products that are going to be best sellers.” In the end, we will return to Iowa with a renewed sense of purpose and excitement to continue growing and being the best we can be.”

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StoneDimensions

NOVEMBER 11, 2014

The sales people should understand they are not going to lose the sale [if the client does not like the product], but shift the sale to other items.” Chuck Johannes said, “Once sales staff set expectations, sales people think they will lose the sale.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

What Mohawk had to say: Avalon Flooring is a fully engaged Edge retailer with a wealth of knowledge for soft surface products. They provide regular product knowledge seminars with Mohawk sales members who educate retail sales associates at their 17 showrooms spanning across New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Delaware to ensure proper training.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

Simply put, Perfect Home is a curated selection of products designed to simplify the shopping experience for the consumer. Perfect Home allows customers to access a proprietary Interactive Design Consultant, an AI-enhanced virtual interior designer and have products selected before arriving at the store.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 6, 2021

Import issues are going to continue to haunt our industry if we don’t produce more product in the USA. The manufacturers that are building plants to produce product in the USA will be the leaders and have stock when others do not. So, whether the product is made in the USA or not makes little difference. We’re ready for it.

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Floor Covering News

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. Meanwhile, Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill., Top five affordable small housing markets, according to NAHB, include: Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, Iowa-Ill.

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

I was elected to the MIA Board of Directors in November of 2009, representing Zone 4 (Iowa, Indiana, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Michigan Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota, and Wisconsin). ” This mission statement was crafted in 2010 and remains relative today.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

So crazy that earlier this year a flooring retailer placed an order with his distributor for SPC and by the time the dealer received the shipment, several months later, the product had incurred three price increases. We are hopeful that because of the retirement market here people will continue to purchase our products.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 13, 2023

“Customers do not understand that with a lack of good installers our schedule is quite extended,” said Chris Masters, owner of Master Floors Carpet One Floor & Home in Clear Lake, Iowa, (population: 7,574). “We When you’re far from urban centers—as is the case with Unruh of Cal’s Carpet—there can be a long wait for product, too.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 31, 2023

If vendors keep bumping prices up to maintain their margins, we will end up pricing our product out of the market. Price increases “My biggest concern is the approach taken by vendors in the face of inflation. We just don’t compete against other dealers; we also compete against other discretionary purchases. In other words: people.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

By Ken Ryan The California ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach have been overburdened by container imports over the last few months, resulting in a logjam of freight that has led to product shortages and delays for flooring retailers, mostly in the LVT category. Without question, some product lines and vendors are in much better shape.”.

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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

I suspect that 2022 will be another solid year, just not to the tune of 2021,” said Eric Langan, president/owner, Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), with nine locations in Iowa and Illinois. “I In some instances, the lag in production and shipping has actually motivated consumers to buy now rather than wait and possibly face delayed projects.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 27, 2020

Eric Langan, owner, Carpetland USA (The Langan Group), Davenport, Iowa, thinks six suppliers/brands in waterproof resilient should offer enough good, better and best options for the consumer. We are constantly removing old technology and introducing new and improved products in our showroom,” explained Josh Penny, president.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2022

But like any flooring sale—whether it’s consummated on the showroom floor or in the customer’s home—determining the right product for the customer is still the key. For years, Chris Friest, owner, The Floor Doctors, based in Des Moines, Iowa, has been using an out-of-commission ambulance as a moving billboard.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

—When you hear floor covering tradeshow you expect a room full of paradoxically similar product and a dusty pitch touting sales acumen. Their agenda is not to sell product,” said Tyler Geren, CEO, Bella Flooring, one of the first suppliers to sign on for the private-label program. One of those things is the products. I want new.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 29, 2021

The 10% gain followed a successful 2019, and the momentum has continued in 2021 despite challenges with raw material prices increases, freight costs and product availability. I want to learn about the new products and just network with people here. Keynote address talks business. As such, prospects are carefully chosen.

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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

MAY 11, 2017

We are currently stocking these at all of our Minnesota locations and our Iowa location. Specifically formulated for Schluter® membranes and boards, they will allow tile installers to use a single source for their tile installation systems, with guaranteed product compatibility. Visit Schluter for more information on this product.

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