Retail Sales Rose 0.2% in June, Up 1.5% YOY
Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June 2023 were $689.5 billion, [...]
Flooring Sales Trends for 2023
Floor Focus’ Survey 2023: What the Retailers Think, in the July 2023 issue of Floor [...]
Wall Street Believes Inflation is Subsiding
"Wall Street is more convinced than ever that inflation is subsiding,” reports the Wall Street [...]
Consumer Sentiment Up 12.7% in Early July
Consumer sentiment rose 12.7% to 72.6 in early July, according to preliminary results from the [...]
Remodeling market sentiment edged down in Q2
The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Westlake Royal Remodeling Market Index (RMI) [...]
Vinyl Flooring Imports Declined 6.7% YOY in May
Imports of vinyl flooring saw a decrease in May, down 6.7% year over year, but [...]
Inflation Eased to 3% in June
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 0.2% in June on a [...]
Tile 101 with Atelier Interior Design
Decorative Materials Design Consultant, Monica Lozano, recently had the opportunity to chat with Denver design [...]
Ceramic Imports Declined 6% YOY in The First Five Months of 2023
In the first five months of 2023 total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were 74.6 [...]
Stats 2023: Laminate resurgence drives sales higher
The momentum that the U.S. laminate flooring category generated in late 2020 and throughout 2021 [...]