Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

We’re thrilled to have Jamann join Stanton and confident that his expertise, leadership and passion for the business, coupled with Stanton’s seasoned, hard-working sales team will accomplish this goal.” In this position Stepp will assume overall responsibility and reporting for Stanton’s entire hard surface business.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

6/13, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 14. 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. The post Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone appeared first on Floor Covering News. By Megan Salzano.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 4, 2022

By Jacqueline Hinchcliff—W hen it comes to emerging color trends in flooring, what works in one region of the country might not fly elsewhere. For instance, while the “greige” phenomenon of 2020 is holding steady, dealers are also seeing a shift from cooler to warmer hues. FlorStar Sales. Anne Marie Nash. Tigard, Ore. “In

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

“With the residential flooring market seeing a quicker return to pre-COVID-19 trends than traditional commercial sectors, Main Street is well poised to capitalize on commercial flooring needs while leveraging its residential sales channels.”. In 2020, Pentz Commercial launched more than 20 new offerings across carpet and hard surfaces.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2020

With its biennial Summit canceled this summer due to COVID-19, Alliance Flooring staged Connect 2020 , a virtual buying and networking event for members (see page 3). An educated sales professional can be the No. Onsite dealer trainings, which were scheduled to return to Mohawk University in 2020, were delayed due to COVID-19.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. Ceramic market update. ceramic tile market. ceramic tile consumption in 2021 was 3.11 increase from 2020,” he said.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

By Steven Feldman There is no denying that 2020 was a year unlike no other. Retailers and manufacturers were on pace for a record year after the first 10 weeks of 2020. When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted, total industry sales fell just short of 2019’s numbers at $22.951 billion, a decline of 0.5%.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

February 2/10, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 16. LVT is still the category that will move the needle in 2020. I believe the next looks will be in stone and ceramic as well as wall applications.”. Colors, textures. Resilient visuals often follow trends seen in natural wood, stone and ceramic. By Lindsay Gonzalez.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MARCH 30, 2019

Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. . We think you’ll be seeing these Etsy 2019 home trends all year and into 2020. Etsy’s 2019 Color Of The Year: Burnt Orange. Etsy designers and shoppers are gravitating towards texture, whimsy and color — all at once.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2021

By Ken Ryan—For many flooring retailers, 2021 represented their best sales year ever , and it’s no wonder as the product pipeline continued to deliver innovative offerings that were in high demand. Highly authentic wood grains in signature coastal colors elevate any home design. All six colors come with painted bevels.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Daltile’s new Defend is a distinct product line of high-performance ceramic tile featuring Microban technology, which will not wash off or wear away. suppliers are touting record-high sales in 2021 and expected ongoing growth as a result of changing consumer habits and a booming housing market —both spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic.

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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. ceramic tile category saw high single-digit growth in 2021 compared to 2020. economy and ceramic tile market.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2021

By Ken Ryan T he year 2020 may be best known for COVID-19, which closed down much of the economy for several weeks. In fact, new product offerings and line extensions were robust in 2020 in what turned out to be a better-than-expected year for most flooring retailers and distributors. Or so you might think. Defend by Daltile.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

In a true turnaround story for the ages, AHF has grown, on average, by 20% each of the past three years—including 2020, the year the COVID-19 pandemic hit. How it works: The grout is applied at the factory via the addition of a colored wear layer between the décor film and the core. cor, Sheboygan, Wis. Stainmaster.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

By Megan Salzano T he year 2020 was a year unlike any other in recent memory and had lasting impacts on every category within the industry both residentially and commercially. Ceramic tile, which has been faced with ongoing challenges for several years now, was no exception. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

For the flooring industry, the pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions that impacted manufacturers and distributors and, eventually, retailers—who at times throughout 2020 were out of stock on certain products. 1, 2020, Daltile’s RevoTile is the latest example of the brand’s innovation and leadership, company executives said.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 3, 2020

The first week of Alliance Flooring’s two-week Connect 2020 concluded with Engineered Floors, Metroflor, Emser and Armstrong providing retailers with product reviews, training guidance and special deals on pallets. Craig Shedden, national sales manager for Emser, goes over the Home Gallery collection.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

flooring industry went on a wild ride dating back to third quarter 2020, which carried through to the end of 2021. To further illustrate the impact of price increases, the average selling price of all floor- ing in 2020 was $1.21. from 2020’s $22.951 billion. in both dollars and volume in 2020. With that, the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

Floris Koopmans is the sales director of Unilin Technologies Carole Cross: Innovation Through Collaboration By Dave Geipel Carole Cross is an expert in the ever-evolving world of digital marketing and has been making a difference in the flooring industry for years. Bart’s determination has had a significant impact on the flooring industry.

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Tile of Spain USA

MARCH 23, 2023

Tile of Spain manufacturers returned to Valencia, Spain last month for the highly anticipated return of CEVISAMA , the International Fair for Ceramic Tiles and Bathroom Furnishings. The Spanish tile industry surpassed expectations with overall sales increasing by 16.2% since last year. since 2021.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

In 2021, ceramic finally saw some relief as the category registered gains for the first time in two years. ceramic tile consumption was down 2% by volume throughout the second quarter of 2022 versus the same time last year. ceramic tile consumption at 2.11 billion square feet, up 0.7% compared to the same time last year.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

By Megan Salzano While 2020 was anything but ordinary, there was one thing the flooring industry could count on: the continued popularity of the resilient category. It will come as no surprise that resilient—led mostly by the rigid core/SPC sub-segments —once again registered gains while many other flooring categories in 2020 did not.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2022

What is not unprecedented is the trailblazing resilient category, which continued its wild ride in 2021 with another year of major growth in both resilient flooring sales and volume—again led mostly by the red-hot rigid core subsegment of LVT. increase over 2020’s revised $6.463 billion. increase from 5.357 billion square feet in 2020.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

6/13, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 14. Many economists expect that trend to carry over into 2020. Further impacting new housing sales were a labor shortage within the construction trade and rising interest rates. This decline in rates caused existing home sales and new home sales to rebound,” Dietz observed. “In

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 31, 2021

AHF Products launched its first residential resilient products in 2020 under the Bruce, Hartco and Robbins brands. “No No matter which segments our retailers targets, AHF Products has the partnerships, products and selling tools to help customers expand sales,” said Wendy Booker, vice president, marketing and new product development. “We

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

February 17/24, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 17. 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. The dips and turns that contributed to softness last year is expected to continue for at least the first half of 2020, observers say.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2020

“COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on every aspect of the economy, including commercial flooring sales,” said John Stephens, vice president of marketing, Shaw Contract. Heading into 2020, commercial flooring was on pace to sustain modest growth across the board. Category sales grew in the single digits to between $3 billion and $3.5

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