Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Waregem, Belgium—Unilin Technologies said it will launch SquareClic, a technology that ensures a perfectly aligned floor throughout the whole installation, at TISE 2022. Due to standard production tolerances, square floorboards almost always show deviations in their format,” said Floris Koopmans, sales director IP.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. Coverings 2022 saw 750 exhibitors and more than 30 countries represented on the show floor. What’s trending: In & Out.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 28, 2022

Torlys XP floors are launching in March 2022. “We are excited to share these revolutionary products with our fellow industry professionals at Surfaces and have them see and feel the innovative construction, strength and performance in person,” said Derek Brooks, senior vice president of sales and business development.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 20, 2022

This week we asked: Which product has surprised you the most in 2022? Here are their responses: Because of the negative connotation laminate flooring has held over the past years we were surprised to see this category increase its share of our flooring sales. Carpet has surprised me the most in 2022.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

To honor these businesses, FCNews is publishing its inaugural Retailers of the Year 2022 issue. FCNews ’ Retailers of the Year 2022 issue features some of the industry’s most accomplished dealers from influential buying groups as well as smaller retailers with no group affiliation. Empire Hardwood Flooring. North Hollywood, Calif.

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Tile of Spain USA

JUNE 24, 2022

Tile of Spain hosted a group of editors, designers and architects for this year’s Passport to Creativity tour, which took place in Valencia June 13-17, 2022. The post Tile of Spain Companies Present the Latest in Products, Innovations and Trends During the Passport to Creativity Tour 2022 first appeared on Tile of Spain USA.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 21, 2022

Chicago— NeoCon 2022, held here last week, was abuzz with optimism as commercial flooring suppliers touted rebounding sales and specifications across commercial segments in 2022. I think it may not be the levels we saw in 2019 but it’s been a good crowd, and everyone is very excited to be here and about business in 2022.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 12, 2022

Los Angeles—Emser Tile, leading designer, marketer and producer of the world’s finest tile and natural stone, won two 2022 awards from Comparably.com for Best Operations Team and Best Sales Team–the only flooring company represented on each list. All ratings were provided from March 20201 through March 2022.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

Two individuals were honored with the CEU Speaker of the Year award: Kayla Keenan, technical sales director – Midwest region for Stone Panels, presented 42 classes and educated 401 attendees in 2021. “In ” The post 2021 CEU Awards presented at TISE 2022 appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 22, 2022

To honor these businesses, FCNews is publishing its inaugural Retailers of the Year 2022 issue. FCNews ’ Retailers of the Year 2022 issue features some of the industry’s most accomplished dealers from influential buying groups as well as smaller retailers with no group affiliation. Great Lakes Carpet & Tile. Wildwood, Fla.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 27, 2021

Shaw’s theme for its return to Surfaces 2022 is “Reimagine.” What better way to bookend our 2022 market season with a return to Surfaces than to showcase the latest and greatest from Shaw.”. Shaw will also have a strong sales presence at Surfaces. Look for more on this story in the next edition of FCNews.).

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 13, 2021

After putting the “new normal” to the test this year with its successful 2021 Mohawk Momentum Roadshow , Mohawk said it will be back on the road again in early 2022. Mohawk Momentum Roadshow 2022 will showcase the latest in product innovations and program offerings that will drive differentiation and business growth throughout the year.”.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

This week we asked: How were business sales in the first half? ” —Penny Carnino Grigsby’s Carpet, Tile & Hardwood Tulsa, Okla. “For us, 2022 and 2023 numbers are almost dead even. The post Retailers React: How were business sales in the first half? Surprisingly, our cash-and-carry business is up.”

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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. The post Shaw’s 2022 intros focus on innovation, design appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—T he ceramic category can be a difficult nut to crack for the dealer community, but it’s one that should be embraced as the ongoing potential for record-breaking sales continues into 2022. In the virtual realm, digital tools such as visualizers are often essential to the sale.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

For retailers, that means quick sales and happy homeowners—all backed by COREtec’s 100% waterproof, pet-proof, kid-proof promise and a limited lifetime residential warranty. The post Waterproof flooring makes a splash in 2022 appeared first on Floor Covering News. NovaFloor’s Dansbee is available in a waterproof rigid core format.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 18, 2023

F ears of a recession have persisted since late 2022 and, to some extent, continue to this day. David [Stover, vice president at Grigsby’s] and I have been pleasantly surprised going against our biggest year [2022] that we are right there— even a little up. The increase is partly due to higher ticket sales. The result?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. Today, the group is led by Winters together with industry consultant and longtime FCNews columnist, Lisbeth Calandrino, as well as Rachel Berlin, sales manager at Precision Floors & De?cor, cor, Sheboygan, Wis. That is excellent progress.

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Garden State Tile Blog

DECEMBER 29, 2021

Read on as Garden State Tile dives deep into some of the top picks for 2022, and how they translate into some of our latest and greatest tile collections! From backsplashes to accent walls and even floors, there are countless ways to incorporate the 2022 colors of the year into your tile designs. PANTONE – VERY PERI.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2022

Los Angeles—Emser Tile announced its complete suite of products with a new 2022/2023 tile product catalog , available both in print and online. It’s truly inspiring to see so many facets of our business align with the launch of this year’s product catalog,” said Mara Villanueva-Heras, vice president of marketing.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2024

In this role, Tippett will assume sales responsibility and reporting for Stanton’s hard surface business. “We’re thrilled to have Deb join the Stanton team and confident that her experience, leadership and passion for the business, coupled with Stanton’s seasoned, hardworking sales team, will accomplish the goals set forth.” .

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 29, 2022

— Coverings, the premier international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America , released the winners of the annual Rock Star Award in advance of Coverings 2022, which will take place April 5-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Natiely Canedo, Florida sales manager, StoneHardscapes, Ft. Manufacturer.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 21, 2022

Since 2019, Emser Tile has won 10 Best Company awards from Comparably including: Best Company for Women (2022), Best CEOs for Diversity (2022), Best Company for Career Growth (2021/2022), Best Operations Team (2021/2022), Best Sales Team (2021/2022), Best Company for Culture and Diversity (2020) and Best Leadership Team (2019).

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

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%. To put things into context, 2021 stood out as an aberration as residential carpet sales grew 17.2%. Higher end holds up. “The

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2023

Solon, Ohio—Tarkett was recently named 2022 Vendor Partner of the Year by distribution partner Fishman Flooring Solutions. Our sincere thanks to the entire Tarkett team that made this possible,” said Greg Vale, vice president of sales, Fishman.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 26, 2022

The nominations should contain category, product name and one paragraph describing the innovation, why it is important/relevant to retailers and consumers, and how dealers can parlay this information into profit at point of sale. Entries must currently be in the market and have been introduced in calendar year 2022. Practicality.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

on Thursday, April 7, 2022, during Coverings, the Global Tile & Stone Experience, in Las Vegas, Nevada, in NTCA Booth N2862 at 3 p.m. Tickets will also be available during Coverings 2022 at the NTCA Booth N2862. Education should be every leader’s No. 1 priority, and CTEF is part of the solution,” Nash said.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

Since 2019, Emser Tile has won 14 “Best” awards from Comparably including: Best Company Leadership Teams – 2019 Best Company Culture – 2019 Best Company for Diversity – 2019, 2022 Best Company Operations Teams – 2021, 2022 Best Company Sales Teams – 2021, 2022 Best Company Career Growth – 2021, 2022 Best Company for Women – 2021 Best Company for Happiness (..)

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

.— Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022. Coverings 2022 learning opportunities will focus on the key tenets of “Health, Wellness and Environment;” “Timeless Luxury;” and “Outdoor Living Spaces.”.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 11, 2023

This week we asked: What was your most pleasant surprise in 2022? Our sales for 2022 will finish above our average and we were blessed with some very nice projects, both commercial and residential. We were also pleasantly surprised that our sales held up. Brad Nelson, Leicester Carpet Sales Asheville, N.C.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 5, 2022

Dalton—The Dixie Group has named the 2022 scholarship recipients of the George R. Awarded scholarships for 2022 were: Jillian Scott Johnson, daughter of Melissa Johnson, an associate in the Saraland, Ala. Raylee Mallow, daughter of Melanie Mallow, an associate in hard surface sales. Margaret A.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2022

Carpetland USA, which operates nine locations in Iowa and Illinois, expects solid sales activity for the fall selling season. To be sure, retail store traffic has softened in 2022, with most observers blaming soaring inflationary costs with spooking some consumers. What if the other shoe never drops? A climate conducive to growth.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Saint-Georges, Quebec—Mirage, the hardwood flooring brand renowned for quality, has brought back its Mirage Rebate Sale for the fall selling season. The company said this major hardwood flooring rebate sale is taking place across the U.S. The post Mirage brings back its rebate sale appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 1, 2022

6 (projected 2022 sales of $230 million) has been all-encompassing—the basketball equivalent of a full-court press. Welch has developed and implemented a strategic plan that entails customer service, pricing, procurement, marketing and sales. to keep pace with sales and product expansion. Today, the Earth City, Mo.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. Certain Main Street/ Commercial segments, like education, performed very well in 2021 and into 2022,” noted Quentin Quathamer, director of Main Street commercial, Shaw Industries. Hard surfaces shine.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Sessions covered everything from sales strategy to marketing to new in-house technologies. The event was about sharing what we’ve accomplished in 2022, where we are going and what are our plans to accomplish just that,” said Crosby Hall, executive vice president of corporate resources. “The 2023 and beyond.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 1, 2022

In January [2022], we will have the sixth price increase in 15 months— that has never happened before. From a soft surface standpoint, many of these challenges have eased through the second half of 2021, but as COVID-19 cases are once again on the rise this will be something the industry will need to continue to monitor in 2022.

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