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Consensus on Surfaces ’24: ‘It’s back!’

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Gilmore said exhibitors used that time wisely to schedule more appointments, which led to additional sales. International attendance, meanwhile, which had waned significantly during the pandemic, continued to make a comeback with greater representation from Asia and Europe. I met a lot of first-time people at the show, which I love.”

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STATS: Wood finds silver lining amid challenges

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hardwood flooring market generated approximately $2.207 billion in sales, a 4% decrease from 2019 and a shade below the five-year low of $2.23 While hardwood still represents the third-largest hard surface category behind resilient and ceramic with respect to sales, the gap continues to widen. sales, Mercier Wood Flooring. “We

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Third annual FCNnovation award winners announced

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D ealers can parlay this into a profit at point of sale because SolidTech Plus is the ideal choice for any room, even spaces with water, dampness, humidity and more. Omnify+ made its market debut in 2023 and places more innovation, greater sales results and world-class support at the fingertips of its subscribers.

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STATS: SPC segment continues to lead the charge

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FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.455 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 19.5% of sales vs. 2019’s 45.1%. Existing home sales grew to 5.64

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Exclusive: NAFCD board tackles key issues

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Derek Brooks: We buy a lot of product from Europe—probably equal to Asia. There are so many different brands that are sold regionally; there are so many different products and different product types and adhesive where you use a different product type in the Northeast and another product type in the South. I’m bullish on 2023.

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Obstacles fail to derail wood’s surge

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Suppliers across the board—including domestic manufacturers, Canadian importers, Brazilian producers and even those who source from Asia—attested to the positive impact the novel coronavirus had on purchases and installations of hardwood flooring in 2020 and beyond. Both of those segments are off.”. We see wide-width demand in 3?4-inch