What will it take to succeed as an independent flooring retailer in the future? John Gilbert, president of Carpet One, and Keith Spano, president of Flooring America, Flooring Canada, International Design Guild and The Floor Trader, offered Floor Trends some insight on the groups' Retail 2.0 strategy.
Nebraska Furniture Mart unveiled its first-ever Anso Gallery showroom in Omaha, Nebraska, on October 5. The showroom-within-a-showroom concept, which is a collaboration between Shaw and NFM, reenvisions the carpet shopping experience for consumers.
White Oak Display & Design, a manufacturer of retail merchandising solutions based in Palmyra, Pennsylvania, has hired Milton Goodwin to direct sales for the home improvement market, including floor covering.
Innovation and style abound among 2022 introductions in soft surface. Here are three flooring manufacturers making investments in style and design to help specialty retailers sell more floors—and higher end floors—this year.
The new look can be seen in the company logo, brand color palette and greater emphasis on Smokey the Great Dane, a staple in the brand logo since the company’s beginnings in 1973.
