Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Following are the 2023 winners: Carpet Tarkett Home Cloud 9 Tarkett Home set out to challenge the belief that polyester carpets can’t be both incredibly soft and highly durable. Mohawk SolidTech Plus Mohawk expanded the waterproof capabilities of SolidTech Plus by adding WetProtect technology to the product tier in 2023.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2024

Until the Fed lowers interest rates, existing home sales can be expected to remain slower than usual. They resort to that as if it’s their only option.” — Ashley Peterson , Blue Mist Paint & Flooring Spartanburg, S.C. Keeping up with capacity “My greatest fear is being able to keep up with the sales and order processing workload.

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Ohio Nashville Phoenix Sales 98

Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 16, 2023

While the rigid core segment has been locked in controversy for several years—first with the implementation of various tariffs and then with the UFLPA detentions of late—glue down came to the rescue of consumers in the period between 2020-2023. The post Touting the merits of glue-down vinyl appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 27, 2023

We’re going to participate in a more meaningful way than we’ve done in the past,” Nuckols said, adding that TDG is expanding its polyester offering for 2023. We have 30 new products again in 2023, and in addition to that we’re launching the All Seasons Collection, which is a subset within 1866.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

See spotlight on page 18 of this issue.) SPC still reigns While SPC may have taken some heavy hits in 2023, it’s still the rigid core construction to beat. The company has also diversified its sourcing after the challenges that arose in 2023. “We Last year, our Painted Sky quickly became our No. 1 selling product.

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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. Customs began detaining vinyl flooring in 2023.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

That was the consensus among the retailers who had the selling solution (carpet only) installed in their showrooms during the initial rollout phase in October-November 2023. “I It uses a two-pronged approach to flooring sales—merchandising and technology—to bridge the gap between the digital and in-store experience.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

When the page turned from 2022 to 2023, flooring retailers were approaching these next 12 months with trepidation. Take O’Krent Floors in San Antonio, where Sam and Margie O’Krent told me the highlight of the year thus far was its Step into Spring sale. Commercial sales have been fantastic. There is still demand out there.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

After the feel-good story that was the 2021 statistical year for carpet—when a COVID-19-led rally helped catapult residential sales to double-digit percentage gains— the pendulum swung the other way in 2022. When all the numbers were tabulated for 2022, Floor Covering News research found that overall carpet sales grew a scant 0.5%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2023

After the feel-good story that was the 2021 statistical year for carpet—when a COVID-19-led rally helped catapult residential sales to double-digit percentage gains— the pendulum swung the other way in 2022. When all the numbers were tabulated for 2022, Floor Covering News research found that overall carpet sales grew a scant 0.5%

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 28, 2023

Brian Beaulieu of ITR Economics noted that there’s good news on the far horizon at the NAFCD 2023 conference. No one is expecting floor covering distributors to post banner sales numbers for 2023—certainly not in an environment marked by high inflation and a slumping new home construction market. C olorado S pring s , C olo.—No

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Overall, sales growth was a bright spot. Talk about 2023 now that we’re seven months in. 2023 has been a very different year compared to the past few years. The second half of the year will have easier comps than the first half, but the industry does have a large hole to fill for 2023. That’s our expertise.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Our customers are very glad Shaw Floors is back at Surfaces,” said Steve Sieracki, senior vice president of residential sales. “We The technology’s target launch is late 2022 or early 2023. With the micro and painted bevel, we weren’t getting the results we wanted. So digital print is important to the brand for that reason.

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Products Flooring Las Vegas Colors 98

Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In 2021, sales to the UK reached Euro 71.7 On the wall adjacent to the canal, there is a new tiled panel measuring 57metres by 3metres, that comprises 5,616 hand-painted tiles. Currently the UK is Portugal’s fifth largest export market after France, Spain, the USA, and Germany. This grew by 6.4% over the next 12 months, to Euro 76.3

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

In 2021, sales to the UK reached Euro 71.7 On the wall adjacent to the canal, there is a new tiled panel measuring 57metres by 3metres, that comprises 5,616 hand-painted tiles. Currently the UK is Portugal’s fifth largest export market after France, Spain, the USA, and Germany. This grew by 6.4% over the next 12 months, to Euro 76.3

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Portugal Tile Ceramics Spain 52

Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

The latest new residential construction data paints a cloudy picture for short-term growth prospects. Given these market challenges, we are anticipating single-family construction will remain flat this year and decline in 2023 as higher interest rates weigh on housing affordability,” said Fan-Yu Kuo, an NAHB economist. million, a 3.5%

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 13, 2023

economy, is entering uncharted waters in 2023. The single-family market performed well in 2022 vs. projections, albeit the first half of the year was much better than where we stand today,” observed Doug Kenney, vice president of sales of builder + multi-family, Shaw. “The T he builder business, a major driver of the U.S.

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