Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2024

A softer new home construction market, slower overall DIY activity at most of the nation’s home improvement centers and a dramatic falloff in laminate flooring imports from some of the major European providers all contributed to sales declines in the category for 2023. flooring market as a whole was down in 2023—10.1%

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

It means dealing with sales and marketing. While hundreds of business growth strategies likely exists, the following 15 will take your business to the next level quickly and efficiently. Build a sales funnel. The first way to quickly grow your business is by building a sales funnel. Let’s face it.

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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. What can I do to help you narrow down your selections?’” —TRAVIS CARLSON, Carlson’s Flooring America, Fort Myers, Fla. Have you installed any new flooring in your showroom?

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

AHF Products’ Brian Carson, Wendy Booker and Brian Parker preview the new Dogwood line from Bruce Hardwood Floors. We adapted, went digital and we were able to share information and strategies to survive and, in many cases, thrive. With Canada still largely on lockdown, it was vital to get back in front of its customers in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

Wood products from Allstate Flooring undergo a special process to create unique visual appeal. Most flooring distributors carry a litany of manufacturer brands, but over the past 15 years more and more are distributing their own private-label collections to offer some differentiation to their customers. JetCore is not your typical LVP.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 22, 2021

Toronto—Torlys has continued the investment in its sales force with the addition of Wayde Hayley who joins as regional sales director, BC and Alberta. In this role, Hayley will develop and execute sales strategies for Torlys’ retail, builder, insurance and commercial channels across British Columbia and Alberta regions.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 15, 2023

—Longtime flooring executive Steve Sieracki has been named senior vice president for Flooring America, Flooring Canada, International Design Guild and The Floor Trader divisions of CCA Global. Most recently, Sieracki was vice president of residential sales for Shaw Industries.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 15, 2024

gross domestic product (GDP) in recent quarters, but that outlay has not trickled down to the flooring sector to the same degree. Just as the flooring industry benefited greatly by spending during the COVID-19 pandemic—when consumers stayed home and spent lavishly on home renovations, including flooring—the pendulum has swung the other way.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

Flooring retailers, including those looking to gain back lost dollars from the growing popularity of vinyl products, would do well to turn to tile and stone, which offers high dollar sales and high margins, according to suppliers at The International Surface Event (TISE) held in Las Vegas earlier this year. “We Boosting retail sales.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 9, 2023

These leaders will have full responsibility for all aspects of the residential business, including builder, multi-family and retail sales, along with inventory management for their respective regions. Pricing administration, strategy and analytics will now be led by Herb Upton, senior vice president of pricing and revenue.

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FEBRUARY 12, 2024

The Mapei Group, which currently has 102 subsidiaries present in 57 countries across all five continents , pursues a strategy of geographical diversification in order to meet the specific needs of each market. The acquisition was conducted through the subsidiary Mapei Canada (Mapei Inc.).

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2020

Carpet One Floor & Home has announced five new members of its advisory council: Daniel Arita, Richard Dobson, Tammy Gurski, Rich Dalene and Adam Joss. The advisory council serves as a conduit between the retail members of Carpet One Floor & Home and its leadership team. Daniel Arita, American Carpet One Floor and Home (Calif.,

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Floor Covering News

JULY 9, 2020

Then there are those who say the key to success lies in tailored, go-to-market strategies that aim to drive brand awareness at retail. These are just some of the approaches that several of the major Canadian hardwood flooring suppliers are taking as they seek to carve out their own respective niches in a hyper-competitive market.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Coming up with just the right combination of merchandising displays, installed flooring, product placement, lighting and even open space can be a challenge, especially for floor covering dealers with limited showroom space. Arizona Hardwood Floor Supply Phoenix Bring the outside in. Great Western Flooring Naperville, Ill.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Davis will assume responsibility for developing Torlys positioning in the ever-growing insurance channel, overseeing strategy and business growth throughout Canada and the United States. This adds to Torlys’ ongoing expansion of its sales team.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2021

California-based Flooring 101 plans to retrofit its Stainmaster section with other mill offerings. By Ken Ryan Flooring retailers who operate Stainmaster Flooring Centers (SFC) say they are ready to turn the page on the iconic brand following Stainmaster’s acquisition by home improvement giant Lowe’s.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

Floor covering retailers can expect to pay a little more for hardwood flooring this fall, as several brands have announced price hikes ranging from 4%-8% on select products. and Canada averaging 4%-6%, effective Oct. Shaw Floors sources much of its hard- wood flooring products from Macon, Ga.-based

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 1, 2022

Armstrong Flooring, which filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection and reorganization on May 9, submitted a WARN (Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification) notice with the Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry on May 20. Another hearing slated for June 9 will allow creditors to question Armstrong Flooring principals.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2022

Cancun, Mexico—QFloors, maker of a host of flooring-specific software solutions and programs for specialty retailers, welcomed scores of its customers here earlier this month to its QFloors Users Conference. QPro Pay addresses several issues floor covering dealers encounter regularly. and Canada. One-source solutions.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

trade war with China—and the subsequent reciprocal tariffs and duties on both sides—has had tangible ramifications on the flooring industry. This is particularly evident in segments such as LVT, SPC and WPC , but also engineered hardwood and laminate flooring. Engineered Floors. The protracted U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 18, 2022

Others, including Ray Daya, principal/general manager of the Westvalley Group of Companies, Calgary, Alberta, Canada, and a six-year Edge Council member, agreed. Edge Council meetings host some of the most dynamic individuals in the flooring industry.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

By Ken Ryan Specialty flooring retailers are constantly employing methods to up their game, especially as it relates to exclusive, higher-margin product offerings and, of course, personalized service, in an effort to grow the business and even beat big boxes. Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Calgary, Alberta, Canada.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 15, 2022

Two years later, COD was held here without that uncertainty as the company’s top sales associates from 2020 and 2021 were acknowledged. So we need to take off our sales hat and put on our solution provider hat. It’s our responsibility as senior sales leaders to go out and teach the new people coming in. All of us do that well.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 8, 2022

Jennifer Veitch, principal research officer, Construction Research Centre, National Research Council of Canada. This presentation showcases an organized process to elevate brand identity within education settings through integrated design strategies to craft the details of the brand. Sue Weidemann, researcher, University of Buffalo.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 27, 2022

Common types of interactive marketing strategies. Capturing attention sounds great in theory, but you may be unsure of how to incorporate interactive marketing into your strategy. Since the user is dictating their experience on the site, it eliminates any sales pressure, providing a better overall user experience.

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