The National Floorcovering Alliance celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Founded in 1991 by eight of the largest and most reputable independent floor covering retailers in North America, the group came together to pool the members’ collective buying volume in an effort to provide rebates for the group. Today, this savvy group is made up of 43 of the savviest flooring retailers on the continent accounting for more than 250 storefronts with collective sales exceeding $1 billion.
Today, in keeping with the original vision of the group, new members are required to be a leader in their particular markets with annual sales of $10,000,000 or more, and they must be recognized by both manufacturers and other dealers as a company with a track record of high integrity. Additionally, any new prospective NFA member must have 100% approval for inclusion in the group from every existing member. This has provided a fertile ground for the second main purpose of the group: the sharing of ideas and best practices. The non-competition structure between members allows all members to freely speak, share and develop new progressive ideas that ultimately benefit the group as a whole.