Armstrong Floor Products is launching a new Advertising & Promotion Center (APC) as part of a multifaceted one-stop marketing hub created to give flooring retailers a competitive edge with tools and merchandising designed to close the sale and help drive more consumers to their front doors, according to the company.
The planning for The International Surface Event | StonExpo/Marmomacc Americas | TileExpo 2016, which will take place Jan. 19 to 22 at Mandalay Bay Convention Center in Las Vegas, is beginning with the call for presentations to industry professionals who want to share their insight and business expertise as presenters for the TISE education program.
Last year, the Dixie Group had sales of $406,588,000 and income from continuing operations of $673,000, or $0.03 per diluted share, compared to sales of $344,374,000 and income from continuing operations of $5,556,000, or $0.42 per diluted share for 2013.
The Flooring Contractors Association's (FCICA) Floorcovering Installation Training (FIT) curriculum was established to meet the demand for skilled floor covering installation personnel and to create a minimum standard for installation training, according to the association.
All Tile's Mirage Hardwood distribution area has been expanded to include central and southern Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma.
Over a three-day period, more than 84 exhibitors at The International Surface Event (TISE) in Las Vegas, donated 140,765 lbs. of gently used floor covering, stone and tile products.