Simplify the following text for a Grade 8 native English-speaking person.
Original: Primarily due to a move by the UK market towards laminated and hard-wood flooring , but also partially due to a long decline in the industry in the area as well as cheaper , but noticeably less hard-wearing foreign competition , carpet-making finally ceased in Kilmarnock in early 2005 .
Simplified: Carpet-making finally ceased in Kilmarnock in early 2005 .