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. Following are some of the top must-have product introductions of 2021, along with their key selling points. Create Flooring: Lofts.

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Architectural Ceramics

MAY 24, 2019

The fashion industry often influences retailers; did you see our post about the 2019 PANTONE Color of the Year ? The trick, is that the glossy white pattern which is printed on a matte white porcelain body, goes almost unnoticed until light is reflected off of the tile’s surface. Weathered Wood Collection. See you soon!

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Attendance at Coverings 2023 was 20% higher than the 2019 event. I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product. The attendance is up over 2019 numbers—and 2019 was a good year. Portobello America, which will officially open its full-service, ultra-modern production facility in Baxter, Tenn.,

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 27, 2021

Daltile’s extra-large Panoramic Porcelain Surfaces slab. Dallas, Texas—Continuing the identification of hot tile trends for 2021 , Daltile’s lead product designer, Laura Grilli, has added “Beautiful Luxe” as a sub-trend of the larger design movement of well-being. Colors include: Dark Navy Blue. Daltile’s Efflorescent.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I think it’s going to be a tough first half of the year,” noted Yon Hinkle, VP of product management, resilient, AHF Products. “We I think the LVT category is going to be down again, like it was in ‘23,” David Sheehan, senior VP residential product, told Floor Covering News. Units might be flat.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

decline to 2.403 from 2.491 billion square feet in 2019. of volume, down slightly from 13% of dollars and 13.11% of volume in 2019. That is down from 24.86% of dollar sales and 30.98% of volume vs. 2019. vs. May 2019. tile imports by volume in 2019 and 31.5% vs. 2019, according to U.S. of volume.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 1, 2021

Chicago—For the first time since June 2019, the commercial design community will gather in-person for NeoCon 2021, which returns to theMART here Oct. This year’s event is themed “Design Anew” and will include new product launches from leading and emerging brands, as well as presentations from industry leaders. CROSSVILLE. MOHAWK GROUP.

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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. We have been and will continue to work around the clock to bring down costs and maximize productivity to minimize the burden on our customers.”. C eramic has traveled a rough road over the last few years.

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Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 26, 2018

With tools for homeowners, architects, contractors and distributors (that’s us) alike, Laticrete is a great resource for tile installation products and learning. Architectural Ceramics stocks a few of their products, a popular seller for example, is their grout. Here, the Jura Beige color mimics what was used is the space.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2020

The report stated that while many key economic indicators were positive in 2019, American ceramic tile declined for the first time in a decade. ceramic tile consumption in 2019 was 2.9 of 2019 U.S. of 2019 U.S. In 2019, U.S. Textures, patterns and bold colors also define this trend. New product showcase.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

September 2/9, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 6. Daltile’s Panoramic Porcelain Surfaces are resistant to water, heat, stains, scratches, chemicals and traffic. Porcelain slabs and pavers, in particular, have expanded tile’s possibilities within the home and helped grow its market share during a time of intense competition.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 19, 2020

This has been a very pivotal year, and 2019 was a pivotal year leading up to it as well,” he said. grew 5.81% over 2019, accounting for one-fifth of total U.S. Imports grew as well, rising 6.83% over 2019 to account for more than one-fifth of U.S. its influencers and leading trends that point to opportunity ahead.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

increase over 2019’s $5.433 billion. increase from 4.564 billion in 2019. of sales vs. 2019’s 45.1%. The nature of click flooring in resilient really lends itself to the end user being able to make a quick transition,” said Ed Sanchez, vice president of product management, resilient, Mohawk. of dollars and 28.8%

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Garden State Tile Blog

JULY 14, 2020

The historical property was once owned by several prominent Charleston residents including Augustus Fitch and John Rivers before eventually becoming The Bee and Blossom Inn in 2019. The kitchen walls were covered in the Bohemia Collection Lola Pattern Porcelain Tile from Garden State Tile. said Huddleston. “I Photography by Kim Graham.

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Garden State Tile Blog

JULY 20, 2020

The historical property was once owned by several prominent Charleston residents including Augustus Fitch and John Rivers before eventually becoming The Bee and Blossom Inn in 2019. The kitchen walls were covered in the Bohemia Collection Lola Pattern Porcelain Tile from Garden State Tile. said Huddleston. “I

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2020

Pictured is Daltile’s Vertuo, a mix and match collection of porcelain tile featuring two different nature-inspired looks. 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.

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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

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. They are stylish yet classic and come in an array of shapes, sizes and colors—many of which can’t be replicated in other materials. 6/13, 2020: Volume 35, Issue 14. By Megan Salzano.

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Architectural Ceramics

DECEMBER 14, 2020

“Games Day was created by the British game production and retail company, Games Workshop, which started out producing more traditional games such as backgammon and later moved on to fantasy universe games, such as Warhammer. Top 5 Design Posts of the Week. ” – DaysOfTheYear.com. The Fun Continues, No Matter the Age.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

And freight expenses once product reached these shores were through the roof. Back then it was about products like resilient tile and VCT. SPC/rigid core, the product known to consumers as water- proof, was responsible for a revival of many other segments. decline in volume in 2019; 4.6% This comes on the heels of a 0.4%

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

The year 2019 represented a rebound of sorts for housing. Suppliers said the slowdown in new home construction that began in the fall of 2018 continued into the start of 2019. While single and multi-family housing starts at the end of 2019 were tracking roughly 1% higher than the same period in 2018.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

October 14/21, 2019: Volume 35/Issue 8. As the resilient category continues to expand into various subsegments, flooring dealers have had to stay abreast of where each product—once installed—will truly thrive. For instance, areas with direct sunlight could benefit from an SPC product. By Lindsay Gonzalez.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

FCNews ’ third annual “Industry Disrupters” issue features innovative players and thinkers who are pushing the envelope in terms of product innovations, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. Domestic Production. Below are this year’s Industry Disruptors. The mother of all disruptors .

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Granada Tile

MAY 29, 2019

Architects have chosen handmade encaustic cement tiles for years to add a touch of the avant-garde to modern homes, and there’s little reason to ask why when you see photos of the final product. Encaustic tiles begin their lives differently than porcelain or ceramic.

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