700 manufacturers are involved in the $25 billion floor covering industry in the US.DUBLIN, Ireland -- Research and Markets (http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37661) has announced the addition of the First Research report: Floor Coverings - Industry Profile to their offering. Brief Excerpt ex·cerpt n. A passage or segment taken from a longer work, such as a literary or musical composition, a document, or a film. tr.v. ex·cerpt·ed, ex·cerpt·ing, ex·cerpts 1. from Industry Overview Chapter: The floor coverings industry in the US includes about 700 manufacturers; 4,000 wholesalers; and 15,000 retailers; with combined annual end-user sales of $25 billion. Major manufacturers include Shaw, Mohawk, Beaulieu, and Armstrong. Large retail franchise chains include Flooring America and Carpet One Carpet One is a retailers' cooperative in the carpet, rug, and other floor covering sector (vinyl, tile, hardwood, laminate) in North America, New Zealand, and Australia. It was formed in 1985 and now has over 1000 stores. , both operated by CCA (1) (Common Cryptographic Architecture) Cryptography software from IBM for MVS and DOS applications. (2) (Compatible Communications A Global Partners. The industry is highly concentrated at the manufacturing end, where the four largest companies hold close to 75 percent of the market, and highly fragmented at the retail end, where the top 50 companies hold just 10 percent. COMPETITIVE LANDSCAPE Demand for floor coverings depends on residential and commercial real estate construction and home sales, which can be cyclical cyclical Of or relating to a variable, such as housing starts, car sales, or the price of a certain stock, that is subject to regular or irregular up-and-down movements. . With many costs fixed, profitability of individual companies depends on their volume of business. There are large economies of scale in manufacturing and distribution. Annual revenue per employee at large carpet mills is close to $300,000. A typical wholesale location has annual revenue of $50 million, a typical retail location about $4 million. PRODUCTS, OPERATIONS & TECHNOLOGY The industry produces and sells carpets and rugs, hardwood hardwood: see wood. hardwood Timber obtained from broad-leaved, flower-bearing trees. Hardwood trees are deciduous trees, except in the warmest regions. flooring, resilient plastic sheeting, and ceramic tiles. Tufted nylon carpeting accounts for about 50 percent of industry sales, rugs and other carpets 15 percent, plastic sheeting and tiles 23 percent, and wood flooring Wood flooring is a type of flooring made from the timber of hardwoods, or of spruce or hard pine. There are two basic manufactured types of hardwood. Wood flooring comes unfinished, and once installed is sanded, then finished on site. 12 percent. Most carpeting is made on large tufting Tufting is an ancient technique for making warm garments, especially mittens. After the knitting is done, short U-shaped loops of extra yarn are introduced through the fabric from the outside so that their ends point inwards (e.g., towards the hand inside the mitten). machines that use rows of needles to sew sew v. sewed, sewn or sewed, sew·ing, sews v.tr. 1. To make, repair, or fasten by stitching, as with a needle and thread or a sewing machine: loops of nylon thread into a latex latex, emulsion of a polymer (e.g., rubber) in water (see colloid). Natural latexes are produced by a number of plants, are usually white in color, and often contain, in addition to rubber, various gums, oils, and waxes. "backing." Our easy-to-use, quarterly industry profiles provide you with the industry analysis you need to better understand any particular business. We synthesize To create a whole or complete unit from parts or components. See synthesis. information from hundreds of sources into an easy to digest format, giving you invaluable information about your target market, highlighting critical industry statistics and issues, changes that have taken place since the last quarterly update and key concerns that can have negative or positive impacts on investments. Utilizing the financial and forecasting data while simultaneously learning from educational business overviews can help you and your customers plan more effectively and invest wisely. Our industry reports will educate your sales team on critical industry trends in target markets, empowering them to create more strategic proposals. These industry reports are also essential for professional organizations that want make savvy, educated business decisions. We provide industry reports that are simple to use and help you understand the most important facets of industry trends and developments. This profile is updated quarterly. At time of ordering, you will receive the most recent edition. Topics Covered --Industry Overview --Quarterly Industry Update --Business Challenges --Trends and Opportunities --Call Preparation Questions --Financial Information --Website and Media Links --Glossary of Acronyms Companies Mentioned --Shaw --Mohawk --Beaulieu --Armstrong --Flooring America --Carpet One --CCA Global Partners For more information visit http://www.researchandmarkets.com/reports/c37661 |
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