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Editor Jessica Chevalier takes a look at the current state of the hardwood category—which saw double-digit declines in 2019—and the challenges the industry is facing, with a look at how major hardwood manufacturers are adjusting to the changing landscape.
Editor Meg Scarbrough takes a look at challenges facing the U.S. flooring industry this year, in particular the COVID-19 outbreak and tariffs on China-made products, and explores which companies are manufacturing flooring on U.S. soil.
Executive editor Darius Helm takes a look at the growing trend in interior design of using polished concrete as a finished floor within retail and public spaces, and how it has started gaining traction in other commercials segments like corporate and education.
Executive editor Darius Helm takes a look at how independent flooring retailers can leverage their product knowledge and personalized services, like floor care, against big box competitors to retain their share of the residential flooring market.
Faced with changes in consumer buying habits, pressure from big box stores and Internet competition, independent flooring retailers across the country look to diversify their offerings to boost sales and increase their client bases.
Publisher Kemp Harr talks about the debate over what is considered essential business amid shutdowns related to COVID-19, ways to use extra time at home to expand your horizons and what recovery looks like for the rest of the year heading in 2021.
Dan Natkin serves as the president of hardwood and laminate for Mannington and has been involved in the flooring industry for nearly two decades. But did you know he is also a craft beer brewer and a scuba diver, among many other things?
Anthony Thorpe, senior interior designer at Nelson Worldwide, explains how company culture played an important role in the design of a new headquarters for a management consulting firm and how flooring was used through the custom space.
Editor Jessica Chevalier catches up with this Plano, Texas-based contract dealer to learn how cousins Scott Spencer and Jerry Kenney have created an organization that has been dynamic and adaptable over its nearly 30 years in the industry.
In this month’s column, contributing editor Paul Friederichsen talks about the importance of advertising as part of a business’ marketing strategy, and he shares tips on how companies can launch successful campaigns in their areas.