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Flooring industry sales fell 4% in 2024 as residential demand dropped nearly 8% and commercial growth stalled. Resilient flooring rose slightly, while categories like hardwood and carpet declined. All eyes now turn to a volatile but hopeful 2025.
Multifamily flooring faces shifts as developers balance cost and resident experience. Repairs now often target planks instead of full replacement. Suppliers must deliver on promises and offer design expertise to meet evolving needs amid a flat 2025 market outlook.
Flooring tech is revolutionizing efficiency and sales. From AI-powered estimating to digital marketing, top tools boost accuracy, speed, and customer experience. Stay ahead by adopting these game-changing flooring software solutions today.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on the annual show, held this year in Charlotte, North Carolina, including product trends along with highlights from AHF, Preverco, Kährs, Somerset and Boen, Mirage, Bjelin, Mullican, Mercier, Johnson Hardwood, Lauzon, BTP Floors, MP Global and Industparquet,
The 27th annual Starnet Design Awards once again showcased excellence in design and installation for commercial flooring projects across North America. This year’s entries set a new benchmark for creativity and execution. See who won and learn about the projects.
Uncertainty looms over the flooring industry as economic pressures mount, major acquisitions shake up the landscape, and questions swirl about leadership transitions. What does it all mean for the road ahead? Publisher Kemp Harr explores.
Publisher Kemp Harr sits down with Pawel Rajszel—founder of Roomvo by Leap Tools—who turned his early passion for tech and finance into a game-changing platform for the flooring industry, reshaping home visualization without private equity influence.
The historic Marcus Whitman Hotel in Walla Walla was reimagined by HERE Architecture + Interiors, blending past and present with custom Brintons rugs and Durkan Hospitality carpet from Mohawk Group, elevating design through local culture and flooring.
Wall 2 Wall Flooring, founded from a 1923 lumber yard, has grown into a 10-location residential and commercial flooring business across three states. CEO Bill Bohrer credits its century of success to strong relationships and thoughtful growth.
Contributing editor Burt Bollinger explores how American-made hardwood flooring supports 46,000-plus U.S. jobs, ensures sustainability and avoids tariffs. Backed by NWFA and NOFMA, domestic hardwood offers reliability, eco-benefits and lasting value.