Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

We want customers to love the style and design of the products. 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. Did they research our business? And then we will discuss price and performance.”

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 1, 2023

T echnology and trends went hand in hand in 2023, with carpet mills touting products that deliver on every front. Below are some of the highlights: Décor by Fabrica The decorative division of The Dixie Group has brought hand-loomed Jacquard styles to life in 2023. Shown is Kaanapali, a hand-loomed Jacquard.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

FCNews reveals the winners of its third annual FCNnovation Awards—an initiative designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies launched in the current year. Inhaus Icon with Classen Ceramin technology Truly sustainable products need to offer recyclability and recycled content.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 27, 2024

Where was your production? For personal reasons I returned, but with the intention of looking for innovative products, founding Neos Cerámica & Comunicación, parent company of Neos Additives. In four of them, it has participated as the main research company. In 2023 the buzzword was Artificial Intelligence. In

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 25, 2023

Dalton—The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) has released details for its presence at TISE 2023, including the debut of a new booth design and a robust lineup of panels, stage events and in-booth educational sessions. The WFCA TISE 2023 highlights include the following: Main Stage Expo: WFCA GROW group panel discussion Jan.

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Ceramics of Italy

OCTOBER 12, 2023

As early as 1999, the company’s experts began transforming production cycles with a focus on energy saving and the environment. Research led to ever-more efficient plant and to the production of tiles with a high content of recyclable material and industrial waste.

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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. The coronavirus pandemic impacted all sectors of the economy last year as businesses saw supply chains interrupted, demand for products and services decline, and government-mandated closures.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2023

The NeoCon 2023 keynote speakers will look to hip hop, community and technology. Chicago—NeoCon has announced the keynote speakers for its 2023 edition, to be held here June 12-14 at The Mart. Our 2023 keynotes are emblematic of how diverse perspectives can drive and effect positive change.”

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2022

Hannover, Germany—With a host of new features, Domotex 2023 will run from Jan. The last two years in particular have shown that topics such as resource efficiency, environmentally friendly products and production processes but also difficult supply chains are increasingly coming to the fore. New space for inspiration.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 7, 2023

7, 2023 issue. Conduct market research When it comes to research, the more you do the more value you will receive. Think about why your customers choose your products or services over your competitors. Ask yourself: What are your customers’ experiences with your brand, products or services?

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Ceramics of Italy

JULY 26, 2023

Mapei’s commitment to building a sustainable future has once again won it recognition as a Sustainability Leader 2023, the list of the 240 most sustainable Italian companies drawn up by Statista, a leading market research company specialising in rankings and company data analysis, in collaboration with Il Sole 24 Ore.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Aladdin Commercial products provide end users with both design and performance attributes. 2023 is considered a bounce back year, as the nation recovers from a pandemic that caused major disruptions in construction and renovation projects, leading to delays and cancellations. Shown is Indwell from Philadelphia Commercial.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. The lion’s share of sales (approximately 70%) was generated from specified contract while the remainder came from Main Street commercial applications, research shows. flooring sales, according to Floor Covering News research. from roughly $6.5 billion in 2021 to $7.34

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

Coming up with just the right combination of merchandising displays, installed flooring, product placement, lighting and even open space can be a challenge, especially for floor covering dealers with limited showroom space. We constantly rotate the products, so customers are first greeted with the most up-to-date trends.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Environmental consciousness factors heavily into the products selected for commercial flooring applications. We’re seeing positive momentum across all product categories since getting out of COVID-19,” said Robb Myer, vice president, Aladdin Commercial, observed. “We Pictured is Mohawk Group’s Fractal Fluency. A s the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2023

When the dust settled, Floor Covering News research found the resilient flooring category as a whole generated $9.522 billion in sales in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021’s $8.426 billion—much of that thanks to LVT. FCNews research found rigid core (SPC/WPC) garnered 60% of total resilient sales in 2022 and 47% in volume.

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Ceramics of Italy

AUGUST 29, 2023

It has launched two key projects in the areas of Product Information Management (PIM) and Digital go-to-market , including the “Click-n Cut” e-commerce platform, which allows marble workers to view product availability in Laminam warehouses in real time and place orders independently.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2023

F or domestic floor covering manufacturers, it’s one thing to be able to locally source all the components that go into the making of the final product—not just the raw materials but also the adhesives, binders, etc. He was tasked with researching bio-based materials to make hardwood. It’s been a long journey.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 10, 2023

And yet this customer evolution makes the traditional salesperson arguably more important than ever before—helping customers find products and connect them to what was viewed online, resolving queries and processing purchases in an easy, seamless manner, all while making shopping an overall pleasant experience.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

FCNews has announced the winners of its second annual FCNnovation Awards —a program designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies unveiled in the current year. The selling system’s best product is nylon 6,6—which includes Dixie’s EnVision 6,6 fiber. True Grout. Europe and Asia/Pacific.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 9, 2023

Just like every year before it, 2023 has come with its unique challenges and changes—and the sales landscape isn’t exempt from those kinds of shifts. So without further ado, here are some of the most pressing, prominent sales trends to keep an eye out for in 2023. (This article was originally published by Hubspot. echoed this.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Despite maintaining extensive product selections, logistics hubs and customer service centers, Amazon and Wayfair appear to be flying under the radar in the residential flooring business. We are fortunate that in our market, people want to see product and touch it.” Oftentimes it happens right under their very noses. “The

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. The lion’s share of sales (approximately 70%) was generated from specified contract while the remainder came from Main Street commercial applications, research shows. flooring sales, according to Floor Covering News research. from roughly $6.5 billion in 2021 to $7.34

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2023

C hi c ag o —The forecast for the new home construction market looks cloudy while non-residential sales are expected to remain robust in 2023. economy for 2023 and beyond. ITR Economics predicts inflation will come down to about 2%-3% by the end of 2023. They just want to raise rates—unnecessarily, in our opinion.”

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 15, 2023

Mohawk Casual Elegance SmartStrand is part of the 2023 Design Trends Report. Based on extensive research, the Renewed Transformation Design Trends Report considers all the vital social and lifestyle elements that are trending in the market. Calhoun, Ga.—Mohawk

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Speaking of which, no product was victimized by inflation more than ceramic tile, which was up 14% in dollars but down 1% in volume. Ceramic is more import-driven than other hard surface categories and is the heaviest of all flooring products on a square-foot basis. FCNews research shows commercial flooring sales totaled $7.34

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2023

Floor Covering News research shows tile flooring experienced a 14% increase in dollar sales in 2022 to $3.507 billion versus $3.077 billion in 2021. billion of the total $3.507 billion in 2022, according to FCNews research. in 2020, Floor Covering News research found. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall.

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Ceramics of Italy

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Cotto d’Este , the premium brand celebrating its 30th anniversary this year, received the Sustainability Award for its Pura collection, designed to minimise the environmental footprint of the production process. The achievement owed much to the THINk ZERO project, which covers part of the collection. www.panariagroup.it

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 21, 2023

While there are still four months left before the calendar turns, category experts agree 2023 will likely see the first resilient sales decline for the category. The consensus among the major resilient flooring suppliers is that once the dust clears, 2023 will see resilient sales down mid-to-high single digits. “A

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Before assuming this role in December 2023, Semaan held the position of president for Mohawk’s wood and laminate business. Semaan currently serves as the president of residential carpet at Mohawk Industries.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

The company has reimagined its showroom support program, Five Star, as Edge Store in 2023. Today’s shoppers begin their buying journey online, but industry research identifies specialty flooring retailers as the most trusted source of information,” said Angela Duke, senior director of residential marketing.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Some examples seen and heard at Surfaces 2024 : “Our Luck Penny [a Dreamweaver offering], with 6 1 / 2 turns of twist, features 24 colors,” said Joe Young, vice president of residential product, Engineered Floors. “It We’re a color company and we lean into the color story,” said Jared Coffin, VP of product management.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Research involves getting our hands on as many reports as possible and talking to as many people as possible, both from companies and associations. Plus, there have been issues with the lower-priced rigid core products, which drove some consumers to laminate. Can you say, “price increases” and “freight costs for a heavy product?”

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 15, 2023

Based on extensive research, the Renewed Transformation Design Trends Report considers all the vital social and lifestyle elements that are trending in the market. Mohawk matches the market’s continuous design evolution, and we provide retailers with products that have sustainability, performance and fashion in mind.”

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 27, 2023

Mohawk is investing in the powerhouse product brand with a state-of-the-art merchandising destination, the SmartStrand Color Wall. Along with all the innovation and consumer research that went into the development of the Color Wall Destination, we are introducing the largest number of new SmartStrand styles in over three years.”

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Mohawk is investing in the powerhouse product brand with a state-of-the-art merchandising destination, the SmartStrand Color Wall. Along with all the innovation and consumer research that went into the development of the color wall Destination, we are introducing the largest number of new SmartStrand styles in over three years.”.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

S everal issues that shook out in 2023 have contributed to a less-than-stellar year for ceramic tile. The increase in interest/mortgage rates, an abrupt transition of spending among consumers—from goods to services—and price deflation have all caused a lack of growth for ceramic tile in 2023. Category experts agree the U.S.

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