What’s the biggest difference you’ll notice between shopping at King Flooring and shopping at a big box store? It’s likely the quote. You get the same brands for better prices. No, it’s not a sale or promotion. It’s just how we work.
How do we do it? We have direct relationships with vendors.
“We have a direct relationship with our vendors that helps us have a better price,” says Carlos, a salesperson from the King Flooring Team. “Big stores have bigger operation costs. That’s the main difference.”
Sure, it’s a simple explanation. However, when you’re buying flooring for your Memphis home or managing a large-scale project, you’ll notice the difference. Let’s talk about what that means.
How Big-Box Flooring Pricing Works
You chose a national home improvement chain first, we’ve all been there. What you don’t know is how many hands the flooring has passed through before reaching a shelf. Here’s a quick breakdown:
- The manufacturer sells to the distributor.
- The distributor sells it to the retailer.
- The retailer marks up the price.
What happens after all these steps? The store charges more to cover the cost of running hundreds of locations, advertising budgets, corporate staffs and expansive showrooms. When the flooring reaches you, every supply chain has its added margin. Besides paying for your flooring, you’re paying for the entire operation behind it.
This isn’t a critique of big-box stores. It’s how large retail works. The overhead gets passed onto you.
How King Flooring’s Pricing Works
At King Flooring, we source products directly from manufacturers. It lets us maintain vendor relationships while cutting out the middle layers of the traditional supply chain. There’s no distributor markup between the product and the price you pay.
Overall, we run on a much leaner operation. With us, there’s one warehouse, one locally owned business, a team doing the work rather than running a national retail footprint and savings that get passed onto you.
In turn, you can get warehouse pricing on the same Shaw, Mohawk, Engineered Floors and other brands you’d find at any big-box retailer. You’re not getting a different or cheaper product. Instead, you’re purchasing the same product without the extra cost built into the chain above it.
What This Means for Homeowners
Are you replacing flooring in your Memphis home? The price per square foot adds up quicker than you think. A few dollars per square foot across a 500 or 1,000 square foot project matters, money stays in your pocket or goes toward a better product than you thought was in your budget.
There’s no need to compromise. With us, you can purchase a mid-range product for warehouse pricing at the same cost as an entry-level product at big-box retail. Move up in quality without moving up in price.
What This Means for Contractors and Property Managers
Are you a contractor buying in bulk? Do the math. When you beat big-box prices across multiple units or commercial projects, you save on every job. Getting ready to bid on jobs? You’ll have a competitive edge.
We regularly work with Memphis-area contractors, builders and property managers who expect consistent product availability, reliable turnaround and pricing that works for their numbers. Same-day pickup on in-stock products prevents project delays from delayed shipments.
Between rental unit flips, new construction and commercial flooring projects across the Mid-South, our direct vendor relationships don’t force you to absorb retail markup on every square foot you install.
The Flooring Brands Without the Markup
Let’s get something straight. The competitive pricing at King Flooring isn’t from lower quality or off-brand products. Our inventory comes from the same manufacturers you’ll find at any major flooring retailer. These are brands with proven track records and have warranties that back the product.
The difference? It’s how the product gets to you. We have direct relationships, lower overhead and are a business built around doing the work, not running a large retail operation. In turn, we can offer better pricing across the board.
Ready to See the Difference?
Finding the perfect floor at the perfect price matters and so does knowing where your flooring comes from. King Flooring is a locally owned, family-run flooring business serving Memphis and the Mid-South. When you choose us, you get access to in-stock products and warehouse pricing on brands you know.
Want to learn more? Contact us to schedule a free shop-at-home consultation today!
