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Dalton—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) released a new “Tuesday Tips” this week. In the series, WFCA experts presents short video tips for improving customer service and optimizing staff performance. In the end, it’s all about understanding the importance...

National Harbor, Md.—Mohawk unleashed a plethora of high-profile introductions at the Mohawk Edge Summit back in December across every category, both hard and soft surface. Then as 2024 rolled over into 2025, all retailers across the country were given access to these...

Shaw utilized its 2025 Winter Market show series—which included stops in Dallas; Dana Point, Calif.; Orlando, Fla.; and Las Vegas—to treat its retailer partners to a bevy of new products this selling season. From new innovations and formats within the COREtec line-up,...

Mohawk’s David Moore and Allana McGinnis preview Gloriana Charm, a new laminate addition to the Karastan line that drew high praise. FCNews caught up with retailers shopping The International Surface Event (TISE) 2025 show to get their first impressions of some of the...

San Diego—Cali introduced four new colors to the Pacifica luxury laminate collection, expanding its most accessible waterproof laminate flooring line. As the “Good” option in Cali’s “Good, Better, Best” luxury laminate lineup, Pacifica delivers premium durability and...

This past fall two flooring executives with more than 50 years’ combined experience in sales, marketing and brand management assumed high-profile positions. Len Andolino proved you can go home again by returning to Couristan (for the third time) to become president of...

Chicago—RYC Flooring, a distributor of durable and cost-efficient flooring solutions, announced the launch of three new products for 2025, all under the LifePlank Rigid Core Luxury Vinyl Plank (LVP) flooring brand. The new LifePlank products are premium LVP flooring...

Mansfield, Mass.—UCX has realigned its staff, specifically within the marketing and products teams. According to the company, these changes were introduced to better serve its customers, suppliers and internal teams as well as enhancing efficiency through improved...

Las Vegas—The National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA) vendor showcase has followed a familiar script over the years: Exhibitor turnout grows, and NFA members bring more staff to cover their bases. This year’s show featured a record 50 vendors, a testament to the...

Much to the chagrin of California flooring retailers, differential assessments currently charged on all carpet sold in the Golden State increased on Feb. 1. Following CalRecycle approval, the new amounts are as follows: Broadloom less than 10% post-consumer content...

Last Vegas—Roomvo, an innovator in the website and room visualizer space, officially announced its acquisition of QFloors, a leading flooring software company, during a press conference here ahead of the kickoff of Surfaces 2025. “This is the biggest investment we’ve...

Las Vegas—For the third consecutive year Mohawk was a multiple winner in the 2025 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). Mohawk and its...