By Matthew Spieler

SHANGHAI, CHINA—It didn’t take long for the defunct iFloor to rise from the ashes. The company that pioneered the e-tailer concept for flooring in 1998 was purchased out of bankruptcy by the Anhui Longhua Group, one of the largest manufacturers of... more

An international carpet company has set out its environmental credentials in a Green Book made from recycled waste, bound with biodegradable thread, and embedded with annual and perennial wildflower seeds... more

By Louis Iannaco

Springtime brings flowers in bloom, temperatures on the rise and seasonal promotions offered by the industry’s major carpet producers. These innovative programs are designed to entice and excite dealers and salespeople alike, some of which... more

If Armstrong was ecstatic when more than 7,000 participated in its four-month What’s the Big Deal promotion last fall, imagine the jubilation this spring when as of April 1, the contest’s second-generation launch date, over 8,000 people... more

By Matthew Spieler

DALLAS—Hanley Wood Exhibitions, owner of Surfaces, has launched a redesigned, more powerful Web site— surfaces.com—that organizers say is designed to be a year-round go-to place. According to Nicole Buraglio, associate director of divisional marketing for Hanley Wood, along with the overall site being “cleaner, more functional, easier to... more

During the 1988 NeoCon, Allied Chemical held an extravaganza that featured fireworks shot from a barge floating on the Chicago River. The fiber company hosted between 1,200 and 1,500 industry representatives at a tent party behind the Chicago Merchandise Mart, which can be seen... more

By Steven Feldman

DALLAS—In an environment that is claiming the very existence of floor covering retailers almost daily, one well-respected national chain is seeing the long-term value of entering the industry... more

By Steven Feldman

After a near three-year process, the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has determined that PTT, the fiber used in Mohawk SmartStrand carpets and previously classified as polyester, merits its own subclass. The ruling comes in response to a petition jointly initiated by... more

Laminate flooring companies have come and gone since the category entered the market in the mid-1990s, but one of the first players, Wilsonart, is still a category fixture. The manufacturer still utilizes a high-pressure process,which offers performance advantages over the competition, but with it comes a premium price. Over the last 12 years, the company has been faced with a host of challenges... more

FOSTORIA, OHIO—Add Roppe Corp. to the growing list of companies now using the ecoScorecard Web-based tool that calculates a product’s environmental impact based on the most popular green ratings systems being used... more