Tariff Uncertainty Central Theme at the Fall High Point Market

Analyst Stump issued the following summary of the fall 2025 High Point market. “Clearly, no [...]

Older Homeowners & Older Homes

A fairly serious public health issue is rapidly developing because of our national housing problems. [...]

NAFCD 2025 Convention Begins Today in Chicago

The 2025 NAFCD + NBMDA Annual Convention begins today at the Hyatt Regency Chicago, running [...]

ISM Purchasing Managers’ Index Down Slightly at 48.7% in October

The Manufacturing Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) registered 48.7% in October, a 0.4-percentage point decrease compared [...]

Tile Heritage Foundation Moves Collection & Archives to SC

Tile Heritage Foundation’s tile collection and archives have moved to a new home this past [...]

Floor & Décor Q3 Sales Up 5.5%, Earnings Up 10.8%

Floor & Décor announced net sales of $1.179 billion, up 5.5% from $1.117 billion in [...]

Actor & Philanthropist Gary Sinise to Offer Keynote at Coverings ’26

Actor and humanitarian Gary Sinise will offer the keynote session at Coverings 2026 at the [...]

Median Monthly Home Payment Declined 1.4% YOY in October

"The median U.S. monthly housing payment was $2,530 during the four weeks ending October 26, [...]

How the Pandemic Reshaped the U.S. Job Market

"Between February 2020 and June 2022, the U.S. labor market experienced the deepest downturn and [...]

Flooring Interviews

Rick Church, executive director of the Ceramic Tile Distributors Association, (CTDA), and Kemp Harr discuss [...]