The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 54% in May, 1.3 percentage points higher than in April and its highest ...

Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen writes about the importance of maintaining marketing during an economic slowdown, adapting to survive and prosper, and how to craft a practical marketing and ...

Executive editor Darius Helm provides a review of Coverings 2017, which featured the launch of the Why Tile campaign. In addition to a range of wood designs, trends at the show include a wave of ...

The floorcovering industry has changed dramatically in the past two decades, but one of the subtle more changes—the disappearance of grand industry events—might have gone unnoticed except for one ...

Founded in 1948, Costen Floors started off focused on hardwood, but today, the Virginia-based retailer has seen huge growth and now offers a full suite of flooring products. Tripp Costen talks about ...

Contributing editor Paul Friederichsen discusses opportunities in the multifamily market, including its growth in recent years and expectations for 2023, and also offers tips for marketing to the ...

Rocky Face, GA, February 9, 2026-East Paragon is pleased to announce the appointment of Randy Schrecengost as director of strategic accounts. Schrecengost brings more than four decades of industry ...

When a retailer sells a hard surface floor, selling an area rug to go with it should be easy. It’s a great way to satisfy customers, make money, and generate repeat business. It keeps the customer in ...

Publisher Kemp Harr interviews Bill Goodman, vice president of sales and marketing for Universal, covering everything from nylon 6,6 attributes and comparisons of different fiber types to an update on ...

Ann Marie Procopio, director of Interiors at DRA Architects, writes about the design of Roger L. Putnam Vocational Technical Academy in Springfield, Massachusetts, including its use of Nora rubber ...

Editor Darius Helm reports on the state of commercial vinyl flooring, including environmental progress, trends, new technologies and highlights from leading manufacturers, as well as a short report on ...

Environetics' Stephanie Boldon writes about how the themes of earth, sky and water were woven into the interior design of CMM, a forensic accounting firm based in Los Angeles.