Building Trade Seeing New Leaders for the New Year

Home builders Lennar and KB Home have new CEOs in 2026, as does key retailer Floor & Decor. The changing of the guard at the corner office of large companies in the home building and woodworking trade is an ongoing event but as the new year starts, two of the biggest builders in the country […]

Floor & Decor Expands in the West

The specialty building products chain is opening its 29th California location with additional stores elsewhere in the country on tap as well. Even as the building trade continues to face slowdowns in new home construction as well as existing remodeling projects, the retailer is continuing its expansion plans seeking to gain market share. Its newest […]

Furniture Retailers Showing Surprising Strength

It may just be consumers pushing up purchases in advance of tariff-related price hikes but many of the big chains showed better numbers for their most recent quarters. The furniture business has been in a post-pandemic hangover going on three years, its sales impacted not just by consumers turning their attention more to out-of-home spending […]

Floor & Decor Partners with Habitat for Humanity

The nationwide flooring chain is connecting with the organization to support its home-building efforts around the country. The new partnership has already resulted in the retailer donating more than $300,000 in flooring, tile and installation materials to over 60 local Habitat affiliates just this year so far, supporting more than 80 communities across the United […]

Paulsen to Take Over as Floor & Décor New President

Come this April, the home remodeling and improvement retailer will have a new leader. Bradley Paulsen, a veteran of both the home improvement and home care industries, will take over as president of Floor & Décor effective April 28, 2025. He succeeds current president Trevor Lang who announced his retirement last fall. Paulsen reports to […]