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

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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.

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Exclusive: MSI sees opportunities amid challenges

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Over the past decade, the 48-year-old company got into the SPC game in a huge way, becoming the second-largest supplier of that product in the U.S. The company continues to grow through innovation, a diverse product assortment and holding true to its core tenet: “Making Dream Surfaces Attainable.” We’ve added new product lines.

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Executive Forecast 2023: Ceramic

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While other popular materials—like luxury vinyl—are struggling to maintain price points amid a sea of commodity-driven products entering the market, ceramic tile is known to hold its price and market value through thick and thin. The good news is that many of the products that our brands sell are produced in North America.

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How the war in Ukraine impacts life in the U.S.

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By Grant Petruzzelli—Just as Americans were beginning to take off their masks and get back to work, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has started to rattle an already fragile recovery effort. These bulk shipments can reduce costs, both in production and freight. The post How the war in Ukraine impacts life in the U.S.

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Flooring STATS 2023: Dollars see gains, volume down

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The war in Ukraine that created a global energy crisis. The Russian invasion of Ukraine led many countries to end dependence on Russian gas completely. Speaking of which, no product was victimized by inflation more than ceramic tile, which was up 14% in dollars but down 1% in volume. Generationally high inflation. in 2020.

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Tile Excellence-Ask the Experts: ask chris blog stats this month

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ASK ANY QUESTIONS ABOUT TILE INSTALLATION, REPAIR , PRODUCTS, MATERIALS AND LINKS/ADVISE/RECOMMENDATION-ANYTHING TILE AND INDUSTRY RELATED! Ukraine 50 France 20 France 11. I WILL ANSWER ALL QUESTIONS HAPPY NEW YEAR TO ALL OF YOU THANKS AGAIN Chris. Russia 62 Malaysia 27 Malaysia 24. France 44 United Kingdom 14 Serbia 7. Newer Post.

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Contract: State of the Industry 2022

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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.