Guided by this year’s theme, “Own It,” attendees of Carpet One’s summer convention were led through various ways to own the customer experience through all aspects of the sale—online, in store and at home.

Floor Trends sat down with Eric Demaree, president of Carpet One Floor & Home, at the buying group’s summer convention in Salt Lake City to learn more about how the cooperative is helping the independent retailer compete more effectively in the marketplace.

What’s to come for ceramic and porcelain tile trends?

Today’s institutional spaces are looking a lot less institutional and a lot more sophisticated with the help of design.