Keep up to date with the most recent news in the flooring industry. Today's News...As it happens! We update this news several times a day so you can stay connected.
Washington, DC, June 17, 2025—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for May 2025 were $715.4 billion, down 0.9% from the previous month and up 3.3% from May 2024, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, June 17, 2025—Builder confidence in the market for newly built single-family homes was 32 in June, down two points from May, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB)/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index (HMI).
Washington, DC, June 17, 2025—U.S. import prices were unchanged in May, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, following a 0.1% increase in April.
Dalton, GA, June 17, 2025-Carpet America Recovery Effort (CARE) offers a recap of its annual conference here.
Washington, DC, June 17, 2025—Industrial production (IP) fell 0.2% in May after increasing 0.1% in April, according to the Federal Reserve.
New York, NY, June 17, 2025-"America has a glut of office buildings. That longstanding surplus is finally shrinking,” reports the Wall Street Journal
New York, NY, June 17, 2025—Matter Surfaces has announced the appointment of Christopher Lacasse as executive vice president of A&D and contractor sales.
New York, NY, June 16, 2025-"The inventory of homes for sale is finally rising. Buyers aren’t interested,” reports the Wall Street Journal.
Los Angeles, CA, June 16, 2025-Bentley Mills, Inc. has announced that post-consumer calcium carbonate derived from reclaimed carpet is now a standard ingredient across all of its backing systems-marking a major milestone in Bentley’s commitment to circularity and supply chain transformation.
Chattanooga, TN, June 16, 2025—Card-Monroe Corporation (CMC) has announced a new Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) agreement with Appalachian Electronic Instruments (AEI) for the TuftX single-end defect detection system.