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Hardwood, slightly more immune to economic conditions thanks to its appeal as a luxury flooring option, still needed to weather the storm that was 2025. Suppliers found themselves facing other challenges throughout the year, including tariffs — especially difficult when in-demand European white oak dominates the marketplace. Read More

Carpet suppliers faced several macroeconomic challenges in 2025 including high inflation and mortgage rates, and a less than robust housing market. Companies spent the year developing different strategies to mitigate the impact of these issues. Read More

The Dixie Group (TDG) released the following price increase statement, Read More

Spanning over seven decades of domestic production, Daltile serves the market today as the nation’s largest manufacturer and marketer of tile for both residential and commercial use, manufacturing 500 million square feet of tile products in its nine U.S. plants annually.  Read More

Flooring is the foundation of the home so in-market consumers want to make sure that what they choose will serve their lifestyle needs. Read More

Home Depot announced today that it is buying GMS, a building-products distributor, for about $4.3 billion. Read More

Carpet tile has staked its claim in both the commercial and Main Street markets as end users continue to find new applications for these versatile and durable products. And given the fact carpet tile is overwhelmingly produced in the U.S., it makes an ideal product for dealers to promote to commercial and Main Street customers. Read More

This will provide you with a brief update on trade issues that may be relevant to your daily business involving the promotion and sale of ceramic tile; Read More

Vinyl flooring “imports were up 14.7% year-over-year in units in April, following a unit surge last month,” reports Truist. Read More

Monday, June 2, 2025 from CTDA PRIVILEGED AND CONFIDENTIAL: ATTORNEY-CLIENT COMMUNICATIONS CTDA MEMBER UPDATE ON THE STATUS OF ADDITIONAL US TARIFFS PLACED ON IMPORTED PRODUCTS… Read More