Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—After a strong showing in 2021, Coverings 2022, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will again be hosted as an in-person trade show event —this time in Las Vegas. Coverings 2022 marks the second time the event will be held live since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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JANUARY 18, 2022

Waregem, Belgium—Unilin Technologies said it will launch SquareClic, a technology that ensures a perfectly aligned floor throughout the whole installation, at TISE 2022. Due to standard production tolerances, square floorboards almost always show deviations in their format,” said Floris Koopmans, sales director IP.

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JULY 5, 2022

In lieu of Cevisama—now postponed to February 2023—Tile of Spain hosted this year’s Passport to Creativity tour, which took place in Valencia June 13-17, 2022. Tile of Spain also unveiled its 2022 Tile of Spain Look Book , which again showcases the range and depth of the group’s ceramic offerings. State of the Industry.

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JANUARY 28, 2022

Torlys XP floors are launching in March 2022. “We are excited to share these revolutionary products with our fellow industry professionals at Surfaces and have them see and feel the innovative construction, strength and performance in person,” said Derek Brooks, senior vice president of sales and business development.

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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. Coverings 2022 saw 750 exhibitors and more than 30 countries represented on the show floor. What’s trending: In & Out.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

D espite all the challenges facing the commercial contract market today—the residual effects of the pandemic, sky-high inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges and the war in Ukraine—key end-use sectors for commercial flooring are showing signs of recovery, stimulating hope that market conditions will improve in the second half of 2022.

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OCTOBER 20, 2022

This week we asked: Which product has surprised you the most in 2022? Here are their responses: Because of the negative connotation laminate flooring has held over the past years we were surprised to see this category increase its share of our flooring sales. Carpet has surprised me the most in 2022.

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JUNE 21, 2022

Chicago— NeoCon 2022, held here last week, was abuzz with optimism as commercial flooring suppliers touted rebounding sales and specifications across commercial segments in 2022. I think it may not be the levels we saw in 2019 but it’s been a good crowd, and everyone is very excited to be here and about business in 2022.”.

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Tile of Spain USA

JUNE 24, 2022

Tile of Spain hosted a group of editors, designers and architects for this year’s Passport to Creativity tour, which took place in Valencia June 13-17, 2022. The post Tile of Spain Companies Present the Latest in Products, Innovations and Trends During the Passport to Creativity Tour 2022 first appeared on Tile of Spain USA.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

To honor these businesses, FCNews is publishing its inaugural Retailers of the Year 2022 issue. FCNews ’ Retailers of the Year 2022 issue features some of the industry’s most accomplished dealers from influential buying groups as well as smaller retailers with no group affiliation. Empire Hardwood Flooring. North Hollywood, Calif.

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JULY 11, 2022

Show organizers confirmed attendance at NeoCon 2022 was higher than in 2021, at about 40,000. Chicago— NeoCon 2022, held here last month, was abuzz with optimism as commercial flooring suppliers touted rebounding sales and specifications across key commercial segments in 2022. Commercial’s comeback.

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APRIL 12, 2022

Los Angeles—Emser Tile, leading designer, marketer and producer of the world’s finest tile and natural stone, won two 2022 awards from Comparably.com for Best Operations Team and Best Sales Team–the only flooring company represented on each list. All ratings were provided from March 20201 through March 2022.

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FEBRUARY 17, 2022

“In late 2020, many economists forecasted very conservative growth numbers for 2021 within the strides of a global pandemic,” noted Dan Butterfield, vice president, residential sales, Dal-Tile. In 2022, many households are expected to move away from cities,” said Sarah Martin, senior economist at Dodge Data & Analytics.

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FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Two individuals were honored with the CEU Speaker of the Year award: Kayla Keenan, technical sales director – Midwest region for Stone Panels, presented 42 classes and educated 401 attendees in 2021. “In ” The post 2021 CEU Awards presented at TISE 2022 appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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DECEMBER 27, 2021

Shaw’s theme for its return to Surfaces 2022 is “Reimagine.” What better way to bookend our 2022 market season with a return to Surfaces than to showcase the latest and greatest from Shaw.”. Shaw will also have a strong sales presence at Surfaces. Look for more on this story in the next edition of FCNews.).

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NOVEMBER 22, 2022

To honor these businesses, FCNews is publishing its inaugural Retailers of the Year 2022 issue. FCNews ’ Retailers of the Year 2022 issue features some of the industry’s most accomplished dealers from influential buying groups as well as smaller retailers with no group affiliation. Great Lakes Carpet & Tile. Wildwood, Fla.

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JANUARY 20, 2022

While single-home production is posting double-digit increases over last year, building materials and labor shortages, housing affordability and backlogs are tempering growth prospects for 2022, observers said. The top-line sales are there,” FEI Group’s Howerton said. For some builders, though, the demand is palpable.

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OCTOBER 26, 2022

The sales industry is about two things: Trust and value. Here’s how to harness the power of both and develop lasting relationships with customers, via sales strategy. A strong sales strategy is critically important to any organization. Successful sales strategies accrue an invaluable asset: Client trust.

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JUNE 28, 2023

When the dust settled, Floor Covering News research found the resilient flooring category as a whole generated $9.522 billion in sales in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021’s $8.426 billion—much of that thanks to LVT. This led to stronger-than-expected sales dollars, but units did not grow at the same pace. of sales and 29.2%

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AUGUST 22, 2022

As a result, the resilient flooring category registered a staggering $8.426 billion (not including rubber) in sales in 2021 —an industry-leading 30.3% In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.881 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 9.8% increase over 2020’s revised $6.463 billion.

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JUNE 26, 2023

Such were the main challenges that defined 2022 for civilization in general and the flooring industry in particular. Still, flooring once again was able to continue its positive trajectory in dollar sales, which it has done every year since the Great Recession of 2008-09 except for the pandemic-impacted 2020. The high point was a 5.4%

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OCTOBER 13, 2021

After putting the “new normal” to the test this year with its successful 2021 Mohawk Momentum Roadshow , Mohawk said it will be back on the road again in early 2022. Mohawk Momentum Roadshow 2022 will showcase the latest in product innovations and program offerings that will drive differentiation and business growth throughout the year.”.

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MAY 16, 2022

The International Surfaces Event (TISE) has a rich history for 30 years, and the last decade has been led with Kerry Cree at the helm of booth sales—including booth, sponsorship and digital. Jamann overhauled our high-end Fabrica Wood program and display system and trained our sales force many times over. By Dana Hicks.

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FEBRUARY 21, 2022

By Steven Feldman—Dallas—Shaw Industries heads into 2022 with a series of targeted introductions designed to line retailers’ pockets across its three signature brands: Shaw Floors , COREtec and Anderson Tuftex. The post Shaw’s 2022 intros focus on innovation, design appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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JULY 5, 2023

This week we asked: How were business sales in the first half? ” —Penny Carnino Grigsby’s Carpet, Tile & Hardwood Tulsa, Okla. “For us, 2022 and 2023 numbers are almost dead even. The post Retailers React: How were business sales in the first half? Surprisingly, our cash-and-carry business is up.”

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JUNE 28, 2023

O f all the closely watched markets affected by rising inflation, perhaps none has been more impacted than housing in 2022. economy—had already begun to soften heading into 2022 before rapidly rising interest rates amid elevated construction costs further dampened builders’ spirits throughout the remainder of the year.

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APRIL 30, 2024

FOB factory sales of domestic shipments (less exports) in 2023 were $1.50 Imports U.S. ceramic tile imports were at 2.00 billion square feet in 2023, an 8.4% decline from the prior year. Imports comprised 70.2% of 2023 U.S. tile consumption by volume, down from 71.1% India was the largest exporter by volume to the U.S. share of U.S.

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NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. The post Retailers of the Year 2022: Hammond Lumber, Darlene Flooring appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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MARCH 16, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—T he ceramic category can be a difficult nut to crack for the dealer community, but it’s one that should be embraced as the ongoing potential for record-breaking sales continues into 2022. In the virtual realm, digital tools such as visualizers are often essential to the sale.

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DECEMBER 18, 2023

F ears of a recession have persisted since late 2022 and, to some extent, continue to this day. David [Stover, vice president at Grigsby’s] and I have been pleasantly surprised going against our biggest year [2022] that we are right there— even a little up. The increase is partly due to higher ticket sales. The result?

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SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

For retailers, that means quick sales and happy homeowners—all backed by COREtec’s 100% waterproof, pet-proof, kid-proof promise and a limited lifetime residential warranty. The post Waterproof flooring makes a splash in 2022 appeared first on Floor Covering News. NovaFloor’s Dansbee is available in a waterproof rigid core format.

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MAY 21, 2021

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Imports vs. domestics.

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MARCH 21, 2022

It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. Today, the group is led by Winters together with industry consultant and longtime FCNews columnist, Lisbeth Calandrino, as well as Rachel Berlin, sales manager at Precision Floors & De?cor, cor, Sheboygan, Wis. That is excellent progress.

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SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Los Angeles—Emser Tile announced its complete suite of products with a new 2022/2023 tile product catalog , available both in print and online. It’s truly inspiring to see so many facets of our business align with the launch of this year’s product catalog,” said Mara Villanueva-Heras, vice president of marketing.

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Garden State Tile Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Read on as Garden State Tile dives deep into some of the top picks for 2022, and how they translate into some of our latest and greatest tile collections! From backsplashes to accent walls and even floors, there are countless ways to incorporate the 2022 colors of the year into your tile designs. PANTONE – VERY PERI.

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JUNE 26, 2023

That’s how some industry observers might describe the commercial flooring industry in 2022, which continued to emerge from the wreckage of a global pandemic to experience a vibrant rebirth. Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. from roughly $6.5 of total U.S.

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JANUARY 26, 2023

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett was recently named 2022 Vendor Partner of the Year by distribution partner Fishman Flooring Solutions. Our sincere thanks to the entire Tarkett team that made this possible,” said Greg Vale, vice president of sales, Fishman.

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