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Annual Flooring Product Guide 2023

Floor Covering News

N ew products are the lifeblood of the retail flooring industry, and dealers sometimes stake their reputations on selecting winning products that will resonate with customers while contributing to the bottom line. Flooring is not just for interior surfaces any longer. Elsewhere, WE Cork unveiled the Serenity collection.

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Laminate: Giving rigid core flooring a run for its money

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When it comes to durability, scratch/dent resistance, ease of installation/maintenance and affordability, laminate flooring checks all the boxes. Other executives agree, citing innovations that are putting laminate flooring—whose coreboards still mainly comprise wood-based fibers—on a more equitable footing with rigid core flooring products.

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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. Las Vegas—The resilient flooring category remains the top performer in the industry, overtaking the carpet category in dollars for the first time in 2022—by a whopping $1.3B. It’s still the No.

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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. Michael also told FCNews that the AT color palette is going to have more contrast. HARDWOOD In wood, both the Shaw Floors and AT brands are getting reinforcements for 2024—and differentiated products are at the forefront.

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Medieval Flooring & Encaustic Tile

Architectural Ceramics

The image above shows the tiled floor of Winchester Cathedral , which boasts the largest area of original medieval tiles in the United Kingdom! Come with us back in time to learn a few quick facts about medieval flooring, from stone to encaustic! The image above shows the intricate detail that was put into floor mosaics.

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Flooring retailers prove naysayers wrong once again

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And yet, flooring retailers thumbed their noses at the prognosticators, defying the naysayers with a winning game plan that included selling higher-end goods/larger tickets to offset a weakened residential remodel market. Higher average invoices powered Ted’s Floors & Beyond, Anniston, Ala. The result? A more-than-respectable 2023.

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A Season of Change, Fall Ceramic Trends

Tile of Spain USA

And just as the outside world begins its cozy transition, we see a similar shift in the colors, textures and details used to decorate interior spaces. It’s time to put away those punchy pastels and say hello to raw colors and softer tones. Wall and floor tiles with polished finishes are another safe bet this fall. XXL Formats.

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