Empire Today, the nation’s largest shop-at-home flooring company, will open its first retail stores in Fairfax, Va., on Jan. 29, and then on Feb. 5 in Commack and Westbury, N.Y., both of which are located on Long Island.

Swiff-Train Co.'s management team has recapitalized the company in partnership with Stonebridge Partners of White Plains, N.Y.

Stanton Carpet Corp. has introduced the Atelier Icon Collection, which features the company’s first-ever Stainmaster PetProtect patterns.

Tom Paul has joined Scott Group Custom Carpets as an account executive.

USG Corp. is showcasing a variety of product solutions in booth B3333 at The International Surface Event (TISE), at the Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas.

Mohawk Home has been awarded “Best Of Houzz” for Customer Satisfaction by Houzz.

Matt Smith has accepted the position of western division sales manager for EarthWerks luxury vinyl tile (LVT).

Karndean has promoted John Callahan to national retail accounts manager.