Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 25, 2021

By Ken Ryan W hile carpet isn’t ready to replace hardwood flooring for its aspirational appeal or supplant LVT as the fastest growing segment , the soft surface category is writing its own headlines lately with bold patterns and creative designs – tapping carpet trends and fueling a resurgence. Consumers are choosing accent colors.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

Lux Flooring’s SPC products feature a 22-mil thickness and a virgin stone core for added durability. W hile some flooring companies aim to be many different things to many different retailers—providing a breadth of product categories from wood to resilient to ceramic—Lux Flooring’s focus is singular: SPC luxury vinyl flooring.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

By Megan Salzano Las Vegas—While the show floor at the 2021 edition of the International Surface Event (TISE) may not have been as chock-full of flooring suppliers as we’re used to, there certainly was no lack of innovation in the space. Following are four trends in resilient flooring that stood out. Rigid core reigns.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

flooring industry to post record gains as shoppers continued to spend on home improvements in lieu of lavish vacations. flooring industry went on a wild ride dating back to third quarter 2020, which carried through to the end of 2021. In 2021, the average selling price of all flooring was $1.33. increase in 2021.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

The show itself, while slightly lagging behind in attendance compared to pre-pandemic years, was awash with flooring suppliers, dealers, distributors, designers and architects who were excited to get back to business and meet their partners and peers face-to-face to build business in 2022. ceramic tile consumption in 2021 was 3.11

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2023

I n 2021, during the height of the pandemic, my husband and I opened our first home improvement retail store: Blue Mist Paint & Flooring in Spartanburg S.C. To overcome this, I took a class on outside sales and have learned the importance of networking. I can talk all things flooring with the best of them.

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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% Total area rug sales fell an estimated 2% to $2.576 billion in 2020, according to industry estimates. billion in 2019. share of total volume.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Tattersall II by Crescent, a division of Stanton, offers striking color combinations in a traditional tailored plaid carpet design. Year-to-date, encompassing the first and second quarters, residential sales are down 3.4% versus the year-ago period, according to industry estimates; Q2 residential sales, meanwhile, are down 5.4%.

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Floor Covering News

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. Shaw is maintaining its 2021 strategy of phased introductions to ensure it can offer the hallmark service on which it prides itself.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Numerous exhibition spaces and private showrooms touted new flooring lines based around collaboration from both a design and narrative perspective. Ian Burt, director of sales and marketing at Aquafil USA, agreed the show kicked off to a roaring start. Attendance clocked in well above the last two years. I think design follows that.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 3, 2020

COVID-19 may have slowed growth in some segments of commercial flooring, but not so much on Main Street. Our Philadelphia Commercial brand and our recently refreshed 5th & Main collection under the Shaw Floors brand have both been a strategic focus for 2020, prior to the pandemic,” Tucker said. By Ken Ryan. Shown is Cityscope.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Saint-Georges, Canada—Mirage, a leading hardwood flooring brand, has added a new go-to color ideal for any décor this year: Sanibel. For 2022, we wanted to add a refreshing color to complement our already popular DreamVille line,” said Brad Williams, vice president of sales and marketing at Boa-Franc, makers of the Mirage brand.

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Floor Covering News

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 2021 to $7.34 billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Zurfluh has spent the majority of her career in the floor covering industry focusing on both the residential and commercial segments. She then went on to work in New York and Los Angeles where her experience ranged from managing trend research and designing new products and color lines to branding, art direction and advertising.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Across all flooring categories suppliers are ramping up their domestic production to meet the needs of their customer base and consumers across the country. One hundred percent of our solid wood flooring has been—and still is—made right here in the U.S. quarry tile); Sunnyvale, Texas (floor tile); Muskogee, Okla.,

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 1, 2021

Forbo’s Marmoleum features a wide range of color, design and size options to create multiple looks. Forbo Flooring Systems has succeeded on all those fronts. Forbo was founded with an expressed focus on linoleum flooring products. Forbo was founded with an expressed focus on linoleum flooring products.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

Al Capaul, owner, Capaul Floors and Cabinets, Mauston, Wis. Product offerings: Flooring, window treatments, cabinets, countertops. We implemented the changes by adding samples and vignettes and then getting the sales reps to come and help train. Product offerings: Flooring, window treatments. ” The RESULT.

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Kertiles

NOVEMBER 11, 2021

As Marie Parry of Prestigious Textiles writes in “Interior design trends 2021 – the 25 top looks for the New Year and beyond,â€? a feature article for Homes & Gardens magazine: “First Dulux announces its Color of the Year as Brave Ground, then Urbane Bronze is hailed as Sherwin Williams’ Color of the Year.â€?

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2021

By Ken Ryan While the residential flooring market started to take off in the second half of 2020, fueled by the home renovation boom spurred by the COVID-19 shutdown, Main Street commercial was stuck in neutral as scores of restaurants, hair salons and other small shops closed for extended periods. Seizing opportunities.

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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 will host 750 exhibitors with 34 countries represented on the show floor.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2022

The word “unprecedented” has aptly described the unexpected growth the flooring industry experienced in 2021 despite supply chain challenges, rising costs and the ongoing effects of the pandemic. 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%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Cali Floors. Cali Floors has proven to be a trusted partner for retailers in the face of hardship. This strategy has worked for the brand given that it has grown substantially over the last few years—including its recent acquisition by global flooring company Victoria PLC—and continues to expand its specialty retail network.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

The list virtually covers the flooring eco-system—with manufacturing, technology, distribution and installation all represented this year, along with an outlier. No matter their company affiliation or title, many of the honorees share at least one thing in common: They are having an impact on the flooring industry.

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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. Mosaic floors and backsplashes are hugely popular today. The post Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2023

laminate flooring category has been well documented. This phenomenon forced specialty retailers and distributors to fill the void with domestically produced laminate flooring. This phenomenon forced specialty retailers and distributors to fill the void with domestically produced laminate flooring. T he resurgence of the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Flooring retailers reported sales of carpet improved sharply last year—in part due to the home renovation surge ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as technology improvements that have created a more desirable product. We were able to design impressively clean visuals that enhanced colors vividly and with great intensity.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

While flooring is still largely ruled by well-established legends and pioneers, there’s a new generation in town. Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. CEO/president, Nonn’s Kitchen Bath & Flooring. Jason O’Krent.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2022

R esidential carpet sales grew an impressive 17.2% in 2021, according to FCNews estimates, while the average selling price rose 7% last year and 12.7% For these room-by-room purchases, the consumer is looking for something that really complements the hard surface floors running through the main living areas of the home.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

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. In 2021, the cat egory also represented 26.4%

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2022

By Jacqueline Hinchcliffe While 2021 was a year of change all over the world regarding lessened COVID-19 restrictions, vaccine developments and regaining a sense of normalcy, it sparked change within businesses as well. – Michele Batye, president, Dave Griggs Flooring America, Columbia, Mo. “I I have two best practices.

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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. The first step, according to suppliers, is simple.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2021

By Ken Ryan B ehind every successful floor covering retailer is a supplier—or core group of vendors—with a vested interest in the health and vitality of that retailer. Our product offering and approach to the market helps our retail partners enjoy higher sales tickets, better margins and a more profitable business.”. Engineered Floors.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

flooring industry was spared—for the most part. Add that to “The Great Migration” as people moved away from big cities and into the suburbs and the result was an acceptable year for the flooring industry. Not only did 2020 floor covering dollars escape the wrath of the pandemic, so, too, did square footage.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

From the abundance of news products, tools and merchandisers on the show floor—to the bevy of educational sessions in the meeting rooms—there were more than enough enticements to get retailers to make the trip. “We The show floor was busy all three days of the event. Mohawk unveiled its ‘reimagined’ space at the show.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2022

The stars were aligned for the carpet category in 2021 as a confluence of factors produced gains not likely to be duplicated in the near future. When all the numbers were tabulated for 2021, FCNews research found that overall carpet sales grew 11.5% to $8.201 billion compared with $7.355 billion carpet sales in 2020.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2023

the flooring industry’s largest merchandising and digital marketing rollout that includes more than 8 million product SKUs and a completely integrated digital platform. will arrive at Carpet One Floor & Home showrooms as Room by Room and at Flooring America and Flooring Canada showrooms as Room to Explore, beginning in April 2023.

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