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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

Floor Covering News

FCNews’ fourth annual Industry Disrupters issue features innovative players and thinkers who are changing the game in terms of product enhancements, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. AHF Products. Cali Floors. Disrupting through distribution. From takeover target to blazing the acquisition trail.

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Stats 2021: Call it a comeback for ceramic

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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. FCNews research shows ceramic experienced an 8.2%

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Contract: State of the Industry 2022

Floor Covering News

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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Stats 2023: Tile flooring price increases buoy dollar sales

Floor Covering News

The discrepancy between dollar sales and volume was more significant than in years past and ceramic suppliers agreed it had much to do with price increases and inflation. As the heaviest hard surface category, it makes sense that freight hikes would impact ceramic more so than other hard surface solutions. billion square feet.

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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

Floor Covering News

In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. Such is the case with recent events like the Israeli/Hamas War as well as the lingering conflict between Russia and Ukraine.