Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2020

During the Tile of Spain press conference, Vicente Nomdedeu, the president of The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturers Association (ASCER), highlighted the 2019 production, sales and exports figures that reflect the strength of Spain’s industrial sector. Calming colors. Three dimensional details.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JANUARY 11, 2019

Living Coral, Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year, is a warm and cheerful color that’s perfect for accessorizing your home. Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. . We’re in love with Living Coral, Pantone’s 2019 Color of the Year. Image: Pantone.

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Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 5, 2019

With trade shows, like the upcoming Coverings 2019: The Global Tile & Stone Experience , we’re always looking to recruit new tile collections to round out our roster. AC’s Century Wood Collection, shown in the Tangram pattern and Tinto color. Shown above, is the color Rovere, in each field size option.

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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 ? AC’s Weathered Wood Collection, featuring the color Blanc in white. AC’s Weathered Wood Collection, featuring the color Blanc. Is your patio party ready? See you soon! Join our newsletter here.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

increase in sales in 2020 vs. 2019. However, about 20% of residential resilient sales still remains in the flexible LVT category, including dryback (glue-down) products. billion in sales. billion in sales. Most of that growth was felt in the SPC subsegment of the LVT category of resilient flooring.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2024

I would probably say the market’s going to be, at best, flat, maybe even a little bit down,” said Dick Quinlan, VP of sales and marketing, Wellmade. There’s still a lot of pricing mechanization going on, and as a result I think you’re going to see dollar sales will probably be down. So, we are very focused on color.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2023

Case in point is Triangulo Hardwood Floors, which employs nine layers of transparent, UV-cured polyurethane that sports a 10% gloss level to enhance the natural beauty of the Brazilian hardwood species, according Philip Key, vice president of sales and marketing. All totaled, that’s 13 Houzz Awards since 2019.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

In the second quarter of 2020, residential carpet sales plummeted 23% in volume and 27.4% When all the numbers were crunched for 2020, FCNews research shows overall carpet sales fell 12.5% billion in 2019. Total area rug sales fell an estimated 2% to $2.576 billion in 2020, according to industry estimates.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Hicks, having just crunched the numbers, said attendance for Surfaces 2023 was up “10%- 11%” over 2019 and 2020—the last shows prior to the full onslaught of COVID-19. Hicks said sales for the 2024 show are already encouraging, with many exhibitors interested in booking larger spaces. on the last. 24-26, a Wednesday- Friday format.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

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. 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. Sustainability.

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Architectural Ceramics

APRIL 26, 2018

Don’t hesitate to visit one of our DC-metro area showrooms locations to talk with a design and sales associate about your options. The pale celadon or sage green paint color on the vertical walls, for example, is close in color and hue to the backsplash and tub tile used on the walls. It’s Raining Cats & Dogs.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

“Then we have an EnVision nylon program throughout our DH Floors, Masland and Fabrica brands that offers many color options. In a world that has moved so heavily toward solution dyed, particularly in polyester, we have these nylon products with long, beautiful color lines. I think what sets us apart is our styling and colors,” he said.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2021

Still, the consensus among flooring executives was that Main Street was down nearly 10% overall in 2020 vs. 2019—not as steep as corporate and some other commercial segments, but certainly not on par with the performance of residential. “We For that reason, it has amassed a large sales force around the Aladdin Main Street line. “My

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2021

FCNews research showed the category generated $6.589 billion in sales in 2020 —an industry-leading 21.3% increase over 2019’s $5.433 billion. The recent pandemic has played a huge role in the unprecedented rise of resilient sales,” explained Steve Ehrlich, vice president of sales and marketing, Novalis. billion in 2020.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

To blend with hard surface in the home, mills are developing visuals that tie in with wood or vinyl, often with color as the differentiator. He described 2019 as a good year for carpet, growing from 43% of its overall material sales to 46%. “I No wonder car- pet sales increased for us.”. Bismarck, N.D.,

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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

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

CCA retailers saw 2023 numbers come down a bit from the previous year, albeit sales are up 10% from 2019, the last “normal” business year before the pandemic. I had a customer who took a few minutes to find the sample she liked, which happened to be the most expensive sample in the showroom, and it turned into a $6,000 sale.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

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%. Coincidentally, that was the growth percentage in 2019, so all this industry did was give back the gains of one year ago. from 2019 compared to the previous year’s decline of 3.1%.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

The sales points for wood are easy—attractiveness, choice and warmth are the easy ones. Given all the options consumers face when contemplating a hard surface flooring purchase, retail sales associates need to be prepared to put hardwood front and center. Savanna’s neutral hue balances a room’s more contrasting colors.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

Anecdotally speaking, Informa Exhibitions—which manages the show—estimates attendance was up over TISE 2019. More importantly, he said re-bookings were for TISE 2021 were “very strong,” with the sales office on the show floor packed daily with exhibitors rebooking steadily for next year.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

She was—and continues to be—on the frontline of customer engagements, leveraging flooring industry knowledge with her sales skills. She has created and implemented training programs for independent flooring retailers, distributors, manufacturers and sales reps for the past 50 years, developing programs to help grow their businesses.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

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. Since grouts are directly milled into this additional wear layer, the risk of grout damage, color deviations, staining and the gathering of mold is eliminated. A powerful platform for women in flooring.

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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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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

September 2/9, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 6. Designers and consumers have a unique opportunity to let their imaginations run wild,” noted Ben Redding, director of counter- top sales and operations, Dal-Tile Corp., By Megan Salzano. parent company of the Daltile brand. “If

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 2, 2020

December 23/30, 2019: Volume 35, Issue 13. Retail sales associates should, however, never overlook the add-on sale. If I’ve heard it once, I’ve heard it a thousand times—transitions are the biggest pain of any sale,” said Bill Treiber, technical sales and education manager, Artistic Finishes. By Megan Salzano.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. Today, as president and CEO of Nonn’s, he runs the largest independent flooring operation in Wisconsin, approaching close to $100M in sales. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. Gail Forster, sales/design, Precision Flooring.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

sales and marketing. sales efforts for Indusparquet from the beginning. Back in 2019, LVT was fully on fire. They needed somebody to push back on the sales side to say, ‘This is how it works in the U.S., Those are the next big colors based on what you hear from designers. Strong had led the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

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%. decline to 2.403 from 2.491 billion square feet in 2019. vs. May 2019. of volume.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2019

October 14/21, 2019: Volume 35/Issue 8. When helping a consumer find her ideal floor, experts say retail sales associates need to consider several factors, including the consumer’s lifestyle and the room in which the flooring is being installed. NuGen is available in the most popular colors, styles and sizes.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 28, 2023

As an example, the Legacy Flooring Collection was started in March 2019 and has grown significantly over the past several years. So essentially the floors are placed in an oven at a particular heat for a designated period of time until they achieve a unique color profile. The private-label strategy extends to LVP.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Dalton—Happy Feet International is expanding its offerings to include new products from Welspun Flooring where a portion of every Welspun sale will go toward the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF). It is also working to ensure flooring craftsman education is available in technical schools and other facilities across the nation.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

Despite tile’s ongoing growth for several years, the category hit a snag in 2019 and 2020 as sales dropped and growth stagnated. This empowers tile to be a leader in the home and shelter category in continuously providing the freshest new fashion-driven products that embody the latest styles and colors.”. So, what gives?

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 11, 2021

It took e-commerce sales to go from 8% of total retail sales to 16% in a seven-year span from 2012 to 2019. – Scott Maslowski, senior vice president of sales, Dal-Tile. . – Emily Morrow Finkell, CEO, Emily Morrow Home. E-COMMERCE BLOSSOMS. E-commerce will become ever more important for flooring retailers.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 18, 2022

sales, Mercier. We’re proud to say we only pull our trees out of North America from the Pennsylvania region and farther north; it’s a slower-growing tree with fewer knots and mineral streaks and has a better coloration. “The Italians don’t make the best marble because they’re Italian,” quipped Wade Bondrowski, direct of U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted and run through the wash multiple times, total industry sales in 2021 reached a record $26.701 billion, an enormous gain of 16.3% Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. decline in volume in 2019; 4.6% decline in volume in 2019; 4.6%

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 30, 2021

By Reginald Tucker W hen it comes to summing up what’s hot vs. what’s not in hardwood flooring today, there are several factors to consider beyond just color, stain or style. It’s just a great off color.”. can range from a warm, buttery color to slightly green.”. Other major suppliers agree. but exotics are still hot.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JUNE 27, 2018

Just so you are aware, Freshome may collect a share of sales from the links on this page. So when PPG announces its Color of the Year (like it just did for 2019), the world listens. PPG’s official Color of the Year for 2019 is Night Watch: a deep, rich green. We hope you like the products we recommend.

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