Catalina Floor Coverings Quarterly Update

The Catalina U.S. floor covering market analysis indicates manufacturer sales (shipment plus import minus exports) [...]

How Gen Z Pays

Born between the years 1997 and 2012, Generation Z, or Gen Z, has never known [...]

Reaching Gen Z

As more Gen Z consumers enter the homebuying phase of their lives, it will become [...]

Housing Starts Up 4.6% in June

Privately owned housing starts in June were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1,321,000, [...]

Consumer Sentiment Reaches Five-Month High in Early July

Consumer sentiment reached its highest value in five months in early July, inching up about [...]

Ray Anderson Awarded WFCA Hall of Fame Award at Flooring Sustainability Summit in DC

CEO of the WFCA, awarded Ray Anderson’s World Floor Covering Association Hall of Fame Award [...]

Flooring Sustainability Summit Kicks Off

The 2025 Flooring Sustainability Summit officially kicked off today at the historic Mayflower Hotel, featuring [...]

U.S. Retail Sales Rise 0.6% in June

Washington, D.C.-U.S. retail and food services sales reached $720.1 billion in June 2025, according to [...]

Confidence & Concerns

Expectations for a strong 2025 were high coming into the new year but that rapidly [...]

Construction Input Prices Rose in June

Washington, DC,-Construction input prices increased 0.2% in June compared to the previous month, according to [...]