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Must-have product introductions of 2023

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I nnovation is at the heart of product development for flooring manufacturers. Fortunately, this year’s “must-have” product introductions serve as a compilation of in-demand and innovative soft and hard surface flooring. Following is a sampling of some notable products from 2023, along with their key selling points.

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Coverings releases 2023 education lineup

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—Coverings, the preeminent event for North America’s ceramic tile and natural stone industry, unveiled a sneak peek of featured education for Coverings 2023, taking place here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Tenet sessions.

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Neocon 2023 shines as commercial rallies

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C hi c ago —The 54 th edition of NeoCon, the commercial design industry’s premier tradeshow event held here earlier this month, was alight with enthusiastic optimism and collaboration as the show truly emulated its 2023 theme: “Together We Design.” Those meetings were all really positive as well. The energy is really great this year.”

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Stats 2023: Laminate resurgence drives sales higher

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laminate flooring category generated in late 2020 and throughout 2021 continued to positively impact segment sales in 2022. Floor Covering News research shows the U.S. laminate flooring market generated approximately $1.382 billion in sales last year at the first point of sale—an uptick of 6% over the year prior.

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Main Street SOI 2023: Prospects look promising

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W hy are flooring suppliers bullish about growth prospects for Main Street when most economic indicators convey uncertainty? Main Street remains an important driver for flooring dealers and contractors, a market representing approximately 30% of commercial sales, according to Floor Covering News research.

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NSI names 2023 award winners

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Katie Jensen (Triton Stone Group) is the 2023 Women in Stone Pioneer Award recipient. Oberlin, Ohio—Katie Jensen (Triton Stone Group) is the 2023 Women in Stone Pioneer Award recipient, which was awarded by the Natural Stone Institute. “It Nominations for the 2023 Migliore Award are being accepted until May 20.

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Winning at Retail 2023

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In fact, many successful flooring retailers know when to turn away business, even telling potential customers that they might be better served going elsewhere. Turning ‘Nos’ into a ‘Yes’ “When a potential customer says, ‘I’m just looking,’ or ‘I’m doing research; we’re not ready to buy today,’ we say: ‘Great, we have a lot to look at.

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