Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2021

It will come as no surprise that resilient—mostly by the rigid core sub-segments—registered gains in 2020 while many other flooring categories did not. FCNews research showed the category generated $6.589 billion in sales in 2020 —an industry-leading 21.3% increase over 2019’s $5.433 billion. Supply chain challenges.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

By Reginald Tucker Las Vegas—Even before the current shipping woes fueled backlogs in deliveries of many rigid core products, industry observers had already begun gauging a renewed interest in the laminate flooring category—particularly homegrown products. Within the RevWood offering, for example, the Bellente line was a standout at the show.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2021

Republic Floor has come a long way in six and a half years. We had three displays of 14 colors each,” Eylor said. Our sales that year were probably between $30 and $40 million.”. Everywhere I’m opening, I have the same 300 colors in stock. I’m even keeping a minimum 20,000 square feet of the worst color I have.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 21, 2021

By Reginald Tucker W hen it comes to hardwood flooring sourcing , so much of the focus has been trained on Asia—rightfully so given the manufacturing prowess and scale of the scores of suppliers in that region of the world. A prime example is Boa-Franc, maker of the Mirage brand of hardwood floors.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2023

After turning in a stellar performance in 2021 with growth rates in both sales and volume landing in the high double-digits, the U.S. hardwood flooring category took a big step back in 2022. Floor Covering News research shows hardwood flooring revenues fell 9.8% Last year, hardwood flooring accounted for 14.1%

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2022

By Reginald Tucker—After several years of losing market share to wood-look products, wood flooring is regaining momentum. That’s according to research conducted by the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), which estimates solid wood floors saw a 20% increase in 2021, ending the year with the highest share rate since 2007.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Department of Commerce.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

By Reginald Tucker Las Vegas—Even before the current shipping woes fueled backlogs in deliveries of many rigid core products, industry observers had already begun gauging a renewed interest in the laminate flooring category—particularly homegrown products. Within the RevWood offering, for example, the Bellente line was a standout at the show.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 15, 2022

Inhaus sources and scans real hardwood flooring planks to create more realistic laminate visuals. By Reginald Tucker—The laminate flooring category has long been a go-to product segment for consumers seeking a durable, high-performing, visually appealing and value-based flooring alternative. Innovations galore.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 18, 2021

The crisis has undercut efforts by retailers, suppliers and distributors to capitalize on the booming demand for flooring and is projected to continue throughout the next several months. While supply issues have reverberated across categories, retailers note a greater challenge when it comes to resilient flooring in particular. “It

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 26, 2021

Must-have characteristics to look for in a reliable wood flooring supplier. T here are scores of hardwood flooring suppliers in the market today, but not all are created equal. First, retailers need to look for a hardwood supplier that’s easy to do business with,” said Dewevai Buchanan, CEO of Nature Flooring-North America.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. For the flooring industry, the pandemic has caused major supply chain disruptions that impacted manufacturers and distributors and, eventually, retailers—who at times throughout 2020 were out of stock on certain products. Supply chain issues persist to this day.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

When Brian Carson took the reins as president and CEO of AHF Products in February 2019, he announced “very aggressive plans” for the company that had been spun off from Armstrong Flooring the year prior. The acquisition of LM Flooring specifically expands AHF Products with respect to popular formats.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

By Megan Salzano While 2020 was anything but ordinary, there was one thing the flooring industry could count on: the continued popularity of the resilient category. It will come as no surprise that resilient—led mostly by the rigid core/SPC sub-segments —once again registered gains while many other flooring categories in 2020 did not.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 29, 2024

Flooring executives already know the coming year will harbor plenty of hardships that will need to be confronted. That’s not happening, which is hampering flooring of all kinds.” Brian Carson president & CEO AHF Products “Slower remodel activity and consumers buying plastic floors, but mostly high interest rates.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

When I made the move in 2017, we were Cali Bamboo with an eco-conscious consumer seeking the most sustainable flooring available. Think of us as the “In and Out Burger” of floor covering. When it comes to colors, you are a little different than some others out there. That is correct. The retail base was far from mainstream.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

1 issue on the minds of many hardwood flooring executives was how the category would fare in the midst of a raging pandemic. Turns out the segment—and the industry by and large—would fare well as consumers and homeowners spent more time inside and more of their disposable income on flooring and other home improvement projects.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2022

laminate flooring market is currently experiencing is not merely a coincidence, but rather the natural course of a still-evolving product category that is continuing to grow in the face of intense pressure from competing hard surface segments. Some call it a comeback; others say it’s perfect timing. is no fluke.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 21, 2021

By Reginald Tucker Like many other aspirational home improvement categories that benefitted from consumers spending much more time at home in 2020, the North American hardwood flooring sector also reaped the rewards. By its count, about two-thirds of wood sales are residential replacement, with roughly one-third new construction.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2020

economy—and the commercial flooring market is no exception. COVID-19 has had a dramatic impact on every aspect of the economy, including commercial flooring sales,” said John Stephens, vice president of marketing, Shaw Contract. Heading into 2020, commercial flooring was on pace to sustain modest growth across the board.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

In flooring, it can be as explosive as developing completely new product formulations that offer consumers features/benefits not previously available—we’re looking at you, WPC. This year’s Floor Covering News “Industry Disrupters” 2024 issue features all manner of players that are—or are poised to—shake things up. Changing the rules.

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