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SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

Los Angeles—Emser Tile has released its 2023/2024 catalog , available both in print and online. The newly released 450+ page resource offers an extensive and varied assortment of products for interior and exterior design, catering to both residential and commercial needs.

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JANUARY 30, 2024

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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MAY 13, 2024

This was the start of a 35-year passion for sales and marketing. While Brian has a deep understanding of how sales and marketing fuel a business, he also understands that culture and people are the things that feed long-term growth. Brian is an entrepreneur in the truest meaning of the word.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

Despite headaches within the economy —namely high interest/mortgage rates— resilient flooring suppliers are pointing to continued growth in 2024. Dick Quinlan senior VP sales and marketing, Wellmade What is your projection for the category in 2024? What are some of the biggest challenges facing the category in 2024?

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DECEMBER 15, 2023

Raj Shah co-CEO, MSI What is your projection for the category in 2024? As we move into 2024, despite ongoing economic challenges, we anticipate that higher-end con­sumers will remain resilient, as they are not burdened by mort­gages. What are some of the biggest challenges facing the category in 2024?

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MARCH 20, 2024

This year’s fair was held from February 26-March 1, 2024 at Feria Valencia, located in Valencia’s center city. Spain continues to lead production within the European Union, with over $432 million in domestic ceramic tile sales.

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JUNE 29, 2023

F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. However, while dollar sales were up, much of that came from price increases and inflationary pressures. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall. billion square feet.

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FEBRUARY 5, 2024

D a ll as —Shaw Floors is coming into 2024 loaded for bear with an increased focus on high style and exclusivity. Rather than focus its Phase 1 introductions on line extensions to core collections, the company unveiled an array of unique visuals, species and products designed to provide its retail partners with something different.

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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Las Vegas—For the second year in a row Mohawk was a multiple winner in the 2024 Best of Surfaces competition, a contest cosponsored by Floor Covering News and Informa Exhibitions, which owns and operates The International Surface Event (TISE). MattMaster finalizes products with a electron beam-cured finish, ensuring resilience and longevity.

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JANUARY 16, 2024

Following a turbulent 2023 —which saw sharp declines in demand and home prices—falling mortgage interest rates and positive economic data signal improving housing conditions as 2024 kicks off. On a year-to-date basis, NAHB reports new home sales are up between 2.6% and 5% in each of the four U.S.

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MAY 30, 2023

Erin West, commercial business development, AHF Products, fields questions from contractors during the vendor showcase at Starnet 2023. Our team will benefit from Starnet’s professional education and training opportunities to stay a step ahead of industry trends and enhance the service levels we deliver to our customers.

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JANUARY 29, 2024

With both external and internal challenges looming large, FCNews spoke to key executives to find which hurdles they expect to jump in 2024—and which are already keeping them up at night. “The economy. Decades-long trends that once created a predictable world are weakening, and new ones emerge daily.

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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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JANUARY 24, 2024

“Overall, last year was a challenging year with higher interest rates while people not moving hurt the multifamily and builder business,” said Tracy Wyrick, vice president of sales, builder and multifamily, Engineered Floors. “We Economic recovery in 2024 will lead to a return to growth in multifamily starts.”

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APRIL 29, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Across all flooring categories suppliers are ramping up their domestic production to meet the needs of their customer base and consumers across the country. AHF Products, for example, has one of the most robust domestic production operations as any supplier in the industry. Daltile’s Dickson plant.

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FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Dallas, Texas—This Friday is National Tile Day 2024 and Daltile , the largest designer and manufacturer of tile in North America, wants to kick-off the celebration by highlighting the myriad of attributes that make tile an outstanding component of residential and commercial design, construction and remodeling.

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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 TDG said it thinks so much of color that it has a new theme for 2024: Step into Color. And why not?

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FEBRUARY 14, 2023

However, because the Super Bowl will be taking place in Las Vegas in 2024, Surfaces will be moved up a week—Jan. Hicks said sales for the 2024 show are already encouraging, with many exhibitors interested in booking larger spaces. But now suppliers are infusing the product with waterproof and water-resistant capabilities.

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APRIL 17, 2024

However, where laminate has had to play “catch-up” in recent years is in the waterproof/water-resistant department—the domain of rigid core products like SPC and WPC. Following is an overview of some of the latest laminate flooring products designed to give rigid core a run for its money.

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DECEMBER 14, 2023

Heading into 2023, suppliers were concerned that the hardwood flooring segment would continue to face intense pressure from competing categories such as resilient and laminate—products that increasingly mimic the visual characteristics of real wood but excel in areas such as waterproof performance and dent/scratch resistance.

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NOVEMBER 29, 2023

ceramic market will be down mid-single digits in sales and high single digitals in volume when the calendar flips to 2024. It was, however, a sizeable 23% increase in sales from 2020’s $2.844 billion when the category experienced its first decline since 2009 amid the Great Recession. The indoor/outdoor trend continues to boom.

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DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s only a matter of time before the flooring industry is released from inflation’s grip and suppli­ers and their retail partners can take full advantage of strong housing fundamentals—including an aging housing stock in need of renovation and pent-up demand for new home sales. Precisely when that occurs is the $64,000 question.

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DECEMBER 22, 2023

Retailers around the country are scouting out new products, displays and selling systems to kick off the new year. Many view this time as an opportunity to spruce up their showrooms and/or tweak their product offerings to reflect the latest trends in their local markets. So, why should you attend the 2024 Flooring Markets?

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DECEMBER 4, 2023

However, scores of suppliers of competitive waterproof products such as resilient and even some high-performance laminates and hybrids are responding by highlighting select collections that provide retailers with trade-up opportunities and, by extension, higher profit margins. We decided we’re not going to the bottom anymore.

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DECEMBER 16, 2022

While other popular materials—like luxury vinyl—are struggling to maintain price points amid a sea of commodity-driven products entering the market, ceramic tile is known to hold its price and market value through thick and thin. senior vice president of sales, Dal-Tile. MSI continues to work on product innovation.

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APRIL 30, 2024

Our event is really about bringing our community together as much as it is about the latest hardwood products on display.” That sentiment underscored the theme of this year’s event: “Raise the Bar.” The hardwood flooring sector continues to face stiff competition from look-alike product segments.

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MAY 18, 2021

In the second quarter of 2020, residential carpet sales plummeted 23% in volume and 27.4% When all the numbers were crunched for 2020, FCNews research shows overall carpet sales fell 12.5% Total area rug sales fell an estimated 2% to $2.576 billion in 2020, according to industry estimates. billion in 2019. and units gained 9.5%.

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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. COREtec doesn’t see this trend going anywhere. WetProtect offers complete waterproof protection with no fine print.

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JANUARY 17, 2024

Following are some of the top traits identified by suppliers Floor Covering News interviewed: Domestic Production The diverse supply of hardwood flooring materials gleaned from around the world is a big part of the category’s allure. That’s where companies like AHF Products, which operates 12 manufacturing facilities in the U.S.,

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JANUARY 23, 2024

With that in mind, FCNews reached out to numerous top executives in the industry to glean some insight into strategies for success in 2024. Plan to hire more people in 2024 Despite the tight labor market, 2024 could be an optimal time to hire new talent for your team. I hope 2024 is at least the same, if not better, than ’23.

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JANUARY 9, 2024

; AJ Warne, NAFCD immediate-past president and vice president of sales and marketing at Abraham Linc; Brian Green, NAFCD president-elect and chief sales marketing officer, Belknap-Haines; Austin Starnes, NAFCD vice president and VP of product strategy, BPI; and Kyle Gorny, outside sales, All Surfaces. economy in 2024.

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NOVEMBER 28, 2023

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.”

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JUNE 26, 2023

“From the standing-room -only educational programming to the thousands of innovative product launches, events and activations, this year’s edition underscored that NeoCon is a powerful platform and community hub that is essential to the industry’s ecosystem,” Morton told Floor Covering News. We’re very bullish on the forecast for 2024.”

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MARCH 2, 2023

Whether that’s a rise in retail sales for the month of January or an uptick (albeit a slight bump) in quarterly GDP, there are reasons to be genuinely optimistic. Retail sales After a soft holiday selling season, retail sales improved in January as consumers weathered higher housing and energy prices. Commerce Dept.,

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JULY 6, 2022

While ITR Economics attests to the fact that first quarter gross domestic production (GDP) was down 0.36% from the fourth quarter of ’21, the firm believes there were mitigating circumstances. industrial production keeps on rising. industrial production and to thousands of other data series that span most industries and most economies.

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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. Impact on consumer spending Despite record-high inflation, people will still buy products and spend on home improvements—even if the price of gasoline doesn’t come down as quickly as it went up.

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