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In an unexpected twist, 2021 is looking up for residential broadloom, which received a fourth quarter boost in 2020. In this report, editor Meg Scarbrough takes a look at how Covid may be pushing homeowners back toward soft surfaces.
The do-it-yourself market, mostly served by the big boxes, boomed in the pandemic as people sheltered in place and sought to make their homes more comfortable. Will this trend continue post-Covid, and how might it change the floorcovering market?
Publisher Kemp Harr talks about recent price increases among major floorcovering suppliers and the rise in oil prices, and how this could impact consumer demand. He also addresses consolidation among retailers, contractors and distributors.
Publisher Kemp Harr catches up with Geoff Gordon, executive director of Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, who talks about the challenging business of commercial contracting and his own journey to become leader of Fuse over his 35-year career.
In this month’s feature, designer Erin Deason with The Verve Partnership offers a tour of Baltimore’s National Federation of the Blind and talks about the critical role design played in creating a space for users of this unique and inspiring center.
United Carpet One in Fresno, California is a 66-year-old family-owned company currently run by Julie Kerkochian. She shares her family’s immigration story, how they got into the flooring business and how she is carrying on the family legacy today.
Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen talks about building trust with the consumer and how it requires consistent work that transcends the latest online fad, computer program or marketing tactic, and he shares tips for success.
Contributing editor Michael Martin, president and CEO of the National Wood Flooring Association, talks about the booming hardwood business amid Covid, despite supply chain issues and shortages, and the forecast for the coming year.
Contributing editor Lew Migliore talks about why broadloom carpet’s qualities—comfort, installation, cleanability and style—are reasons it deserves to get another look after years of getting a bad rap in residential and commercial settings.
The ways in which flooring has been displayed have evolved dramatically over the years and displays have long been a product developed to fill the ever-changing needs of salespeople. We take a look back at that evolution and what’s popular today.