(Dallas, Texas) The industry is still buzzing from the largely successful Surfaces 2006 – the biggest and best event to date! Because of this excitement, exhibitors and attendees are already making their plans for Surfaces 2007... more

By Deena Bouknight

High Point, N.C.—The International Home Furnishings Market has always been the show in which the industry’s economic climate and emerging trends are evident. This latest market, held April 27 to May 4 and in its 97th anniversary year, was no different... more

By Matthew Spieler

Bal Harbor, Fla.—With nearly 600 people in attendance, StarNet Commercial Flooring celebrated the cooperative’s largest convention in its 14-year history with no signs of slowing down... more

Baltimore—Just in case you needed more proof of the escalation of the hardwood flooring category in the U.S., look no further than the recent National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) convention here... more

By Louis Iannaco

Orlando, Fla.—Overall total registered attendance at Coverings 2006 surpassed previous years, according to Tamara Christian, show director and president of National Trade Productions (NTP), the company which manages the market. The number was 4... more

This is the 100th Remember When... photo we have published and it is fitting that it was sent to us by Jack Toizer, who has been a friend for almost that long. The picture was taken 32 years ago, on April 17, 1974, at the Plaza Hotel in New York City... more

Dalton—It might only be spring, but for Shaw Industries’ External Fiber Sales and Marketing division, fall is already in the air, as it announced the kick-off of the fifth annual Anso Nylon National Carpet Sale.

While the event is set for Sept. 1 through Oct... more

By Louis Iannaco

Orlando, Fla.—With one million square feet of exhibit space at the Orange County Convention Center completely filled, Coverings 2006, which took place here from April 4 to 7... more

By Matthew Spieler

Shanghai, China—For centuries, Chinese culture has held eight as the most fortuitous of numbers... more

Augusta, Me.—NRF Distributors enjoyed another successful Northeast Flooring Market (NEFM) here recently, as the annual trade show for the wholesaler proved once again that it is the event for the flooring industry in the Northeast, noted Terry Gray, NRF’s senior vice president of marketing... more