‘Pillars’ fortify Karndean’s corporate culture
September 11/18, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 7 By Ken Ryan In its 40-plus years, Karndean Designflooring has developed and maintained a closeness whereby every person has a voice. Even
View ArticleResilient: LVT—A five-tool player that’s finding comfort in virtually all...
October 9/16, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 9 By Ken Ryan In baseball, a five-tool player excels at all the fundamentals. In flooring, that five-tool “player” would be LVT—a rare
View ArticleSpotlight: Southwind provides retailers with the complete package
October 23/30, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 10 By Lindsay Baillie Southwind Carpets, a division of Cherokee Carpet Industries, has been known for providing a range of residential and Main
View ArticleDistributors applaud Raskin’s eye for design
Founder’s knack for styling, hot trends raises the bar November 6/13, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 11 By Ken Ryan Some flooring distributors openly worry that LVT and its subsegments
View ArticleDistribution: Wholesalers reap rewards of the red-hot LVT/WPC categories
November 6/13, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 11 By Ken Ryan Most would agree that year-over-year growth among flooring distributors isn’t what it once was, especially in relation to pre-2006
View ArticleMarquis: The best is yet to come in hard surfaces
November 6/13, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 11 By Ken Ryan It is not uncommon these days for a mid-sized carpet mill to get involved in hard surfaces and try
View ArticleResilient: Suppliers pull curtain back on their variations of WPC/rigid core
November 20/27, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 12 By Ken Ryan There are many conflicting representations of what constitutes WPC (waterproof core, as we call it) and rigid core (solid polymer
View ArticleSpotlight: Karndean Designflooring makes it easier to sell more
November 20/27, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 12 By Lindsay Baillie For retailers navigating the sea of LVT products, diversity is the key to success, experts say. This differentiation can
View ArticleRetailers recall top intros of 2017
November 27-December 11, 2018: Volume 32, Issue 13 By Lindsay Baillie FCNews asked retailers to name the top flooring introductions of 2017. It should come as no surprise that
View ArticleExecutive forecast: Industry leaders look forward to robust year ahead
November 27-December 11, 2018: Volume 32, Issue 13 By Ken Ryan Words like “sluggish” and “tepid” to describe growth in the flooring industry are being replaced by “healthy” and
View ArticleResilient: Felt finds its place within key market sectors
December 18/25, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 14 By Lindsay Baillie Anecdotal research shows fiberglass sheet vinyl continues to capture market share from felt products. But that’s not deterring manufacturers
View ArticleRigid core, WPC products force distributors to play name game
January 8/15, 2018: Volume 33, Issue 15 By Lindsay Baillie The success of the resilient category in 2017 is widely attributed to LVT and its sister products WPC and
View ArticleDistributors proclaim Ceramix by Raskin a home run
January 22/29, 2018: Volume 33, Issue 16 By Ken Ryan Raskin Industries’ new built-in grout loose lay LVT, which will debut at Surfaces this week, is a product that
View ArticleExecutive interviews: Brand Building
How Piet Dossche and Thomas Trissl created the most recognized names in their categories January 22/29, 2018: Volume 33, Issue 16 By Ken Ryan It has been said
View ArticleSurfaces Resilient Coverage: Innovations aim to add simplicity to the buying...
February 5/12, 2018: Volume 33, Issue 17 By Lindsay Baillie There’s a common thread among the plethora of new resilient flooring products introduced at Surfaces: They all aim to
View ArticleAmerican Biltrite rolls out Nfuse
New AB Pure technology creates ‘occupancy-ready’ rubber tiles March 5/12, 2018: Volume 33, Issue 19 By Ken Ryan Las Vegas—Surfaces 2018 showed the continuing proliferation of all things LVT
View ArticleRigid core continues to set new standards
April 2/9, 2018: Volume 33, Issue 21 By Ken Ryan Even seasoned flooring executives are stunned at the growth of the rigid core subsegment that burst onto the scene
View ArticleNuflors’ SetaGrip grabs the attention of retailers
April 2/9, 2018: Volume 33, Issue 21 By Lindsay Baillie It is said that imitation is the highest form of flattery. This certainly holds true for Nuflors’ new SetaGrip
View ArticleRetailers recall top intros of 2017
November 27-December 11, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 13 By Lindsay Baillie FCNews asked retailers to name the top flooring introductions of 2017. It should come as no surprise that
View ArticleExecutive forecast: Industry leaders look forward to robust year ahead
November 27-December 11, 2017: Volume 32, Issue 13 By Ken Ryan Words like “sluggish” and “tepid” to describe growth in the flooring industry are being replaced by “healthy” and
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