WFCA Retail Members' Sales Mixed For 1st Quarter

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WFCA Retail Members' Sales Mixed For 1st Quarter
Anaheim, CA, June 11, 2007--Despite a significant fall off in builder sales in the first quarter, about 40% of the respondents to a World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) member survey reported residential sales were up last quarter, about 40% reported those sales were down and the balance reported no change.  Almost half of respondents (46%) noted commercial sales were up, 18% reported them down and 29% reported commercial sales as flat.

The best product category in sales volume was overwhelmingly broadloom carpet (65%) followed by hardwood (17%).

“We feel it important our members know how they are doing in comparison with the entire marketplace,“ said D. Christopher Davis, WFCA President & CEO, “and as expected, results varied significantly from region to region of the country.  Where the local economy is strong, so are floor covering sales, and unfortunately, where local economies are weak, floor covering sales are, too.”

This is the first of a series of quarterly “snapshots” of the marketplace now being conducted by the WFCA exclusively for its membership.

The quarterly surveys are being conducted online with a cross-section of the WFCA’s membership by the Bowe Company.

The World Floor Covering Association is committed to providing its members and industry partners leadership and resources that will raise the level of professionalism, increase industry profitability and enhance consumer satisfaction.  Through its efforts, the WFCA strives to advance the industry by sponsoring the premier consumer website dedicated to floor covering, wfca.org, professional development and certification programs, and the industry’s premier floor covering trade show, Surfaces. In addition to these activities, the WFCA influences the development and content of legislation and public policy affecting floor covering retailers and the consumer. The WFCA has over 3000 member firms and is headquartered in Anaheim, CA.