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Mike Toste turned his sales talent into a growing flooring retail business by developing strong systems and prioritizing people, process and product. With four locations now thriving, he's focused on expansion and building a sustainable team.
Contributing editor Sam Allman explores “people power”—influence rooted in character, not title. Through self-awareness, reframing thoughts and shifting paradigms, individuals can overcome limiting beliefs and lead more purposeful, empowered lives.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford shares memorable mishaps from the flooring world, from magic marker carpet fixes and a glue-covered lawyer, to upside-down tile installs and a $3,000 shortcut that led to a $1.2 million disaster.
Shaw Contract’s Reesie Duncan, Mohawk Group’s Royce Epstein and The Dixie Group’s Vickie Gilstrap and Nathan Hammett look at color trends for 2025 and explain how color plays a strategic role, mirroring our sentiments and shaping our experience.
Editor Jessica Chevalier explores how U.S. flooring manufacturers are doubling down on domestic production to boost supply chain resilience and product quality by leveraging automation and growing consumer demand for American-made goods.
Editor Jennifer Bardoner takes a look at how carpet is regaining traction in the residential market as consumers seek comfort, style and performance. Innovations and bold patterns are driving renewed interest and higher-value sales across the category.
Editor Darius Helm dives into the $5 billion U.S. sports and fitness flooring market, which is booming. Driven by wellness trends, it demands specialized products and full-service solutions from leaders like Tarkett, Gerflor, Shaw, Ecore and Pliteq.
Mannington Mills’ donation of nearly 19,000 square feet of flooring helped transform a historic Newburgh, New York building into the new Center for Arts & Education for the Boys & Girls Club, supporting underserved youth through arts and literacy.
This year’s winners, ranging in age from 30 to 39 and coming from all over the country, are: Jordan Anderson, Sara Antonio, Jacob Clary, Andrew Conklin, Josh Kemper, Heather Nichols, Anthony Patella, Jr., Gunnar Pennington, Emma Reed and Vinnie Virga, Jr.
Santo Torcivia of Market Insights looks at how Trump’s proposed tariffs on Canada, Mexico and China could disrupt U.S. flooring supply chains, raise costs and shift demand to domestic products.