The company said a year-over-year decrease in comparable store sales reflects continued lower spending by consumers due to pressure from inflation and higher interest rates and consumer preference to spend more on travel and entertainment.

This year’s FloorCon is taking the tempo up a notch according to Jeffrey Beiber, vice president marketing, Broadlume. The technology company aimed at independent flooring dealers has revealed a few changes to the muti-day event, including the increased show size and new show format.

The six-part video series features Metroflor Director of Design Natalia Smith as she walks viewers through the macro trends that are most relevant to flooring.

LL Flooring enlisted Barkley to help execute a data-driven approach to audience, brand, messaging and channel strategy, in addition to creative.

Floor Trends caught up with Brittany Stanley, senior director of sales operations, Builder and Multifamily, Mohawk, to see what has changed since then and get a sense of where she sees color trends currently and give her perspective on the shift of women's roles in the flooring industry. 

The International Surface Event has a full schedule of education planned for this year’s show. 

John Simonson, president of Webstream Dynamics, explores some e-commerce options available to flooring retailers. 

The hybrid live and virtual event will inspire Shaw Flooring Network members and offer insight on consumer trends, new products and education to help their businesses. 

At FloorCon 2021, retailers from across the country came together to connect with experts and industry leaders to learn how the next generation of flooring consumers want to do business.