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With statistics by Market Insights, editors Darius Helm and Jessica Chevalier offer an indepth report on the state of the market, including reports on the segments, statistics on flooring use and flooring marketshare, and updates on top players.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reviews this year’s Coverings show, held in April in Orlando, Florida, including new products from Stonepeak, MSI, Wow, Del Conca, Portobello, Panariagroup, Wonder, Crossville, Dal-Tile, Florim, Landmark, Anatolia and more.
Editor Meg Scarbrough writes about how increase in pet ownership is transforming the flooring market, including in retail merchandising and showroom design, with input from Shaw, Cali, Mohawk, AHF, Mannington, Dixie, Engineered Floors and Karndean.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on the evolution of PVC-free and bio-based resilient flooring, details typical polymer alternatives, and reports on product from Shaw, Tarkett, Mohawk, Nox, AHF Products, HMTX, Gerflor, Mannington, Classen and Kährs.
Terry Kelm, president of Sunbelt Franchise Re-sales, breaks down four strategies for selling smaller retailers and also reports on common types of buyers, including private equity or investment groups, strategic buyers, and individual entrepreneurs.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses Chicago’s NeoCon and Fulton Market Design Week and the shift from the Merchandise Mart, in addition to touching on sales gains for NFA members, and a quick note on who’s driving demand for domestic hard surface flooring.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Zack Adamson about his journey from his college years to running Engineered Floors’ commercial division, as well as his focus as a leader, strategies for commercial business and what he looks for when building his team.
Morgan Sykes Jaybush, creative director of Omgivning, writes about his firm’s design of a California resort, including how tile from Daltile and Arto Tile and rugs from Nourison, Potocco and Lemieux et Cie helped achieve the design vision.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles South Dakota’s Thornton Flooring + Design Center, including how it got its start in 1982, how it has grown since then, its offering, its use of new digital technologies and its strategy for building a strong team.
Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen writes about the challenges of marketing flooring, and he offers useful charts on flooring’s rank among other home improvements, sales gestation periods by product category, issues relating to tariffs and more.