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TISE 2024: Resilient flooring focuses on innovation

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Resilient flooring remains the top seller in the industry, and suppliers came with new innovations meant to grab even more share in 2024. What’s more, it was hard to miss the punches being thrown at rigid core by the comeback kid of TISE 2024—laminate. We’re going to have a good 2024 and we’re going to make the best of it.’”

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What keeps retailers up at night 2024

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To that end, Floor Covering News polled a group of retailers to find out what they believe will be their biggest challenges of 2024. Until the Fed lowers interest rates, existing home sales can be expected to remain slower than usual. Our focus for 2024 is to keep costs down and concentrate on being as efficient as possible.

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Shaw Floors looks to ‘Elevate’ retailers’ offerings

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D a ll as —Shaw Floors is coming into 2024 loaded for bear with an increased focus on high style and exclusivity. Stacy Smith, sales manager, Ridout Lumber Co., HARDWOOD In wood, both the Shaw Floors and AT brands are getting reinforcements for 2024—and differentiated products are at the forefront. Rogers, Ark.,

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Rigid core reigns with a focus on innovation

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To capture that ongoing potential in 2024 and beyond, the industry’s top suppliers are offering up the latest in style and innovation. Eco-friendly options The creation of what many suppliers called “a new category of flooring” was evident at TISE 2024. Last year, our Painted Sky quickly became our No. 1 selling product.

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Optimism reigns at Surfaces 2023

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This year’s show coincided with fears of a 2023 downturn as still-elevated inflation, high interest rates and weakness in some housing sectors painted a sobering economic picture. However, because the Super Bowl will be taking place in Las Vegas in 2024, Surfaces will be moved up a week—Jan. Thereafter, optimism abounded. . –

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Waterproof: Protecting specialty dealers’ profit margins

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According to Joe Cushing, sales rep for Aperion, Cosmos—which figures prominently in the company’s 20-mil waterproof products—is purposely manufactured with features that enable trade up opportunities. For 2024, Bella Flooring Group also plans to launch a new waterproof PVC floor featuring EIR technology and a 20-mil wear layer.

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NAFCD 2023: Forecast shows improvement over long term

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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. If you’re on the non-residential side of the street, you’re going to be doing very well in 2024 but you’re going to see some pain in 2025.”