Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market. The distinct challenges the industry has faced and continues to face start with inflation,” said Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer & showrooms, Dal-Tile.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. increase in dollar sales to $3.077 billion in 2021 (flooring only) vs. $2.844 billion in 2020. FCNews research shows ceramic experienced an 8.2%

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2020

Facing an unprecedented year of tumult, ceramic tile has continued its downward trend in 2020 following the category’s 2019 decline—its first loss in a decade. vs. the same timeframe in 2019. RevoTile is Daltile’s answer to the installer crisis—a genuine porcelain floating floor system that can be installed in one day. Census Bureau.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

September 2/9, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 6. While the tile market is under pressure from the realistic visuals and waterproof technologies of resilient product lines, porcelain is taking its market share back through innovative new products. By Megan Salzano. parent company of the Daltile brand. “If

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

Not only is the product particularly unique, but it comes with a set of dos and don’ts consumers are often unaware of or afraid to deal with. To be successful with the category, retailers are tasked with educating themselves and the consumer on its pros and cons in order to facilitate a successful sale and installation.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2020

While no one has a crystal ball as to how things are going to shake out over the medium to long term, some observers say 2019 could be remembered as the last growth year in commercial for some time. Soft surface sales showed flat to low single-digit gains, with approximately $3.3 billion and 3 billion square feet, estimates show.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. So when PPG announces its Color of the Year (like it just did for 2019), the world listens. PPG’s official Color of the Year for 2019 is Night Watch: a deep, rich green.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

D alton —For those who seek alternative options to the largest flooring manufacturers, retailers need to look no further than The Dixie Group, which, through its four brands—DH Floors, Masland, Fabrica and TRUCOR—offers an assortment of products from mid to high end that can satisfy any consumer’s style and performance preferences.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

Multi-family housing activity in 2019 can be best be described as lackluster, especially compared to the sales seen on the single- family side of the business. According to Dodge Data & Analytics, multi-family starts in 2019 fell by 10% to 485,000 units, with dollar value dropping by 9% to $91 billion.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2021

Still, the consensus among flooring executives was that Main Street was down nearly 10% overall in 2020 vs. 2019—not as steep as corporate and some other commercial segments, but certainly not on par with the performance of residential. “We For that reason, it has amassed a large sales force around the Aladdin Main Street line. “My

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

2, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 11. As was predicted this time last year, consumption of ceramic tile in 2019 is lower than that of the previous year. The downward trend began in 2018, and the residential ceramic business slowed for the first three quarters of 2019. Raj Shah, president, MSI, noted a slowdown in new home sales as well.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

Daltile’s Defend tile line features Microban technology to attract consumers looking for healthy, clean floor products. By Megan Salzano Ceramic tile is one of only two truly aspirational product categories available in flooring today—hardwood being the other. Know your tile products and sell them. That’s compared to the 17.8%

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 22, 2020

If that holds true, it will be in line with 2019, when residential sales slipped 6.5% Initially this was evident through mass merchants in DIY segments such as paint and outdoor/garden. Retailers are seeing growth in carpet sales, with consumers more likely to replace their older carpets rather than their older hard surfaces.”.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

From the abundance of news products, tools and merchandisers on the show floor—to the bevy of educational sessions in the meeting rooms—there were more than enough enticements to get retailers to make the trip. “The Exhibitors’ spaces were packed with opportunities to demo and touch and feel products.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 20, 2021

FCNews is in attendance as all but four NFA members converge on Barnsley Gardens, here, to discuss new products and marketing strategies for 2021 at the NFA spring meeting. Citing pent-up demand from 2020’s stay-at-home lifestyle, all members that spoke with FCNews reported being up 20% or more in sales from the first quarter of 2019.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2021

Single-family starts posted a 2020 total of just under 1 million, 11% over the 2019 level. Production is expected to rise an additional 5% to 1.03 million this year—marking the first year that total annual single-family production has exceeded 1 million since the Great Recession. lower than December 2019. The pandemic.”.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

BelleLuxe, from the Karastan collection of high-end hardwood launched in 2019, was designed to appeal to the discerning consumer. Wider, longer boards help make the visual of the ‘fifth wall’ more dimensionally proportionate,” said Bob Fish, vice president and general manager of retail sales for Cali. By Reginald Tucker.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

And again, so much of the event was held outdoors. And before people start commenting on the lack of masks in the pictures, a couple of points: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is updating guidance for mask-wearing in outdoor spaces. You’re seeing many states lift outdoor mask mandates by the day.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JUNE 19, 2019

We hope you like the products we recommend. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. But you can transform your outdoor space. Plants are expensive, especially if you want large-scale ones to capitalize on the plant-focused design trends taking over in 2019.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

One of the biggest growth categories for Anderson Tuftex has been in the pet market with its Stainmaster Pet Protect products like Furrever, pictured here. We want to trust that the products we put into our homes will stand the test of time.”. February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. By Ken Ryan. The Dixie Group.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

OCTOBER 16, 2019

Power gives high marks to the home security industry for delivering products and services that keep up with evolving technologies and meet consumer needs. Some Brinks systems also include indoor and outdoor cameras with night vision technology, doorbell cameras and Nest Secure devices which seamlessly integrate with Google Assistant.

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