More than half of consumers (51%) are updating the look of their homes with new floors, with carpet and hardwood leading demand, according to Shaw Floors consumer research.
Market Maker Events, producers of the Flooring Markets, announced the Southwest Flooring Market, will now take place April 8-9, 2021 at the AT&T Stadium.
Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, announced Coverings 2021 will now take place July 7-9, 2021, in the North Hall of the Orange County Convention Center, in Orlando, Florida.
The show brought together 852 flooring and floor technology brands and greeted more than 40,862 visitors at the New Exhibition and Convention Center in Shanghai in September.
Global Flooring Alliance announced that it will again do an online research among its members of the current situation regarding Covid-19 and its consequences.
Aside from the ongoing risks of COVID-19 and the uncertainty surrounding the lifting of travel restrictions and bans on large gatherings, favorable market conditions for installers have allowed members an opportunity to make up ground lost during the quarantines as demand surges.
The 43 members of the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) met in Savannah this week for their fall meeting—a first for many retailers who have been on their home turf and not traveling since the coronavirus pandemic.
