The flooring distribution industry faces a critical inflection point at which AI implementation isn't just an advantage—it's survival. While competitors rely on traditional sales and logistics, early AI adopters can transform into high-margin intelligence providers, creating augmented professionals, optimizing operations, and developing new revenue streams through Intelligence-as-a-Service.
Much of the $100 billion flooring industry remains archaic and fragmented—precisely what makes it Amazon's perfect next target. With superior logistics, AI-driven inventory, and ruthless efficiency, Bezos' empire could transform flooring distribution while squeezing competitors and rewriting industry rules.
The $33.4 billion flooring industry faces extinction-level events as Asian manufacturing dependency, workforce instability, and distribution disruption reshape the landscape. Winners embrace technology while traditionalists falter. The next 24 months will determine who survives the great consolidation—are you standing on the right side?
