Retail sales in the United States were up 0.7% month-over-month in July of 2023, marking a fourth consecutive rise, according to the Commerce Department.

Beginning this week, Mohawk will travel the country to provide over 6,200 pieces of SmartCushion for dedicated walkers to use for rest during lunch stops as they walk 60 miles in three days.

More than 2,500 students from the Emilia Romagna, Tuscany, Marche, Lombardy, Veneto and Liguria regions will attend this year’s 40th edition of Cersaie, most of them from artistic high schools and technical institutes specializing in subjects relating to building, environment and territory. 

Villa will manage Chilewich Contract and design solutions, which includes installed flooring products, rugs, wall textiles, upholstery fabric, and window coverings for applications ranging from healthcare and corporate to hospitality and multifamily.

Steve Sieracki has been named senior vice president for Flooring America, Flooring Canada, International Design Guild, and The Floor Trader divisions.

In a new approach, the 2023 Fall Market Style Spotters will give sneak peeks on social media of what Market attendees can look forward to seeing. 

Show organizers report more than 1,600 companies and brands from over 30 different countries exhibited and total visitors reached 83,594, the highest since show’s launch. 

The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) received the Power of Associations Silver Award from the American Society of Association Executives (ASAE) for its "We Are Part of the Solution" campaign.

Meridian Adhesives names Ralph Grogan the commercial president of the organization's Flooring Division, and Paul Murfin, Meridian's outgoing commercial president, will shift to the position of commercial ambassador. 

Commercial flooring contractors are invited to attend a one-day regional event offering education and networking at Atlanta Flooring Design Centers in Suwanee, Georgia, on August 18.