The multilayer flooring category is overrun by acronyms—LVT (luxury vinyl tile), WPC (wood plastic composite), SPC (stone plastic composite) and the like. Philippe Erramuzpe, member of the board at Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA) and chief operating officer at USFloors, has agreed to help us clear up the confusion.

We recently connected with Mike Cherico, vice president of the Floors & More buying group, to get his perspective on opportunities for the coming year.

Stanton Carpet recently announced the launch of Stanton Street Decorative Commercial, a collection of 17 high-fashion carpet tiles and broadloom tailored for the decorative commercial market.

Tarkett North America recently announced it will transition its sub-brands of Johnsonite, Tandus Centiva, Desso and Lexmark to Tarkett. We connected with Jeff Fenwick, chief operating officer, Tarkett North America, to find out more about the transition.

We met up with Bettiga to get his reaction to the NTCA Ring of Honor Award and to talk about his 2019 goals for the association.

After President Trump and China President Xi Jinping agreed to halt trade tariffs last weekend at a post-G20 meeting in Buenos Aires, Floor Trends connected with Harlan Stone, founder of the American Consumers & Workers Justice Coalition (ACWJC) and president of the Multilayer Flooring Association (MFA), to get his take on what it means for the industry.

We connected with Healthier Choice President Craig Poteet to learn more about the team's growth plans for the company.

For years I've watched an industry where scores of seats in educational seminars aimed at retailers have been left vacant.

Jan Tapia is the marketing coordinator for Consolidated Carpet, a third-generation, family owned commercial floor covering contractor. A recent graduate of St. Thomas Aquinas College, Tapia is brand new to the floor covering industry.

We sat down with John Stephens, vice president of marketing at Shaw Contract Group, immediately after NeoCon to get a much-needed update on developments at Shaw and in the commercial arena.