Floor Covering News

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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JG Kitchens

MARCH 27, 2018

Grey, white, black remain the top three colors in that order for both floor and walls with greige (gray-beige) following as a close fourth depending on the collection’s design inspiration. The complimentary colors of choice have shifted from the oceanic blues, teals and turquoise that were solidly in place for the past 2 years.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 14, 2022

R esidential carpet sales grew an impressive 17.2% Consumers crave premium style and design in a quality product they can invest in and live on for years to come,” said Natalie Cady, director of premium brands residential channel strategy for Shaw Floors. in Q1 2022. Home values rising.

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JG Kitchens

MARCH 27, 2018

Grey, white, black remain the top three colors in that order for both floor and walls with greige (gray-beige) following as a close fourth depending on the collection’s design inspiration. The complimentary colors of choice have shifted from the oceanic blues, teals and turquoise that were solidly in place for the past 2 years.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

According to Patrick Warren, vice president of residential sales, dealer and showrooms, Daltile’s residential remodel business was up almost double digits in 2022, but Daltile Statements dealers outpaced that growth. “As Then we send another email that says, ‘Don’t forget, you can get a free design consultation at this Statements showroom.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 21, 2022

Dealers across the country report that “waterproof flooring,” when positioned correctly , draws in more consumers than any other tagline in today’s market. Wellmade’s new “Ultimate Solution” HDPC/SPC rigid core flooring collection is designed for DIY, multi-family commercial or professional installations. Lions Floor. Shaw Floors.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Flooring retailers reported sales of carpet improved sharply last year—in part due to the home renovation surge ushered in by the COVID-19 pandemic as well as technology improvements that have created a more desirable product. “Our We were able to design impressively clean visuals that enhanced colors vividly and with great intensity.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

FEBRUARY 21, 2013

The winning product, Redi Trench™, is an incredibly exciting marriage of design and function. Farrell Gerber, Executive VP Sales of Tile Redi® stated, “Redi-Trench™ is the only linear drain system completely integrated into a leak-proof, mold-free shower pan. The product is offered in 40 popular models. www.tileredi.com.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 26, 2021

R etail sales associates looking to recommend the right hardwood flooring product for the customer when she walks into the store need to ask a series of fact-finding questions to determine her precise wants and needs. Finish tones the natural color of the wood up or down, making lighter or darker versions of the wood,” Miller explained.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

“Communicating with home owners who are in the market for flooring should start and end with online advertising-that’s where homeowners tend to look first for information,” the NWFA research report stated. The sales points for wood are easy—attractiveness, choice and warmth are the easy ones. SELLING TIPS. NEW AND NOTABLE.

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Tile Talk

JANUARY 7, 2014

Last year, I reported that for the "first time in three years, a white tile was not our top seller!" In 2013, Avente was sourced for a record number of commercial projects which certainly impacted the top of the sales list. Cuban Heritage Cross Design 110 2B 8" x 8" Handmade Cement Tile. backsplash designs. design ideas.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

How it works: The grout is applied at the factory via the addition of a colored wear layer between the décor film and the core. Since grouts are directly milled into this additional wear layer, the risk of grout damage, color deviations, staining and the gathering of mold is eliminated. In February, the energy index jumped 3.5%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% The lion’s share of sales (approximately 70%) was generated from specified contract while the remainder came from Main Street commercial applications, research shows. flooring sales, according to Floor Covering News research. from roughly $6.5 billion in 2021 to $7.34

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

CCA retailers saw 2023 numbers come down a bit from the previous year, albeit sales are up 10% from 2019, the last “normal” business year before the pandemic. I had a customer who took a few minutes to find the sample she liked, which happened to be the most expensive sample in the showroom, and it turned into a $6,000 sale.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

It offers technologically advanced features such as slip resistance and waterproofing, myriad end-use applications and unrivaled visuals and designs. Despite tile’s ongoing growth for several years, the category hit a snag in 2019 and 2020 as sales dropped and growth stagnated. So, what gives? That’s compared to the 17.8%

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

More importantly, he said re-bookings were for TISE 2021 were “very strong,” with the sales office on the show floor packed daily with exhibitors rebooking steadily for next year. “We We had companies not currently exhibiting for TISE 2020 also come to the sales office and inquire to book for the following year,” Hicks added.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 20, 2020

Not only does the resilient flooring category continue to take market share from most other flooring categories , it is still reporting growth despite challenging times. For a retail operation and its RSAs to remain valuable to their consumers, they must find a way to recommend the best match, and experts say qualifying the sale is the key.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 9, 2020

That’s according to anecdotal information provided by industry executives FCNews contacted for its annual Main Street market report. Other industry executives report similar experiences and observations. You’re still going to see the grays and the blues, because users still want those accents of pops and color.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2023

Interior designers and local retailers that service the high-end are driving the resurgence.” The common misperception about exotic hardwood—at least those that were first introduced to the U.S. market roughly 15-20 years ago—is that the color palette over time fell out of favor with American consumers enamored with oak and maple.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects. I later worked as a sales manager for Laticrete International for seven years, before founding Ceramic Tile and Stone Consultants (CTaSC) on May 5, 2002. What does the training consist of?

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% The lion’s share of sales (approximately 70%) was generated from specified contract while the remainder came from Main Street commercial applications, research shows. flooring sales, according to Floor Covering News research. from roughly $6.5 billion in 2021 to $7.34

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

Consumers are demonstrating greater interest in patterns, said Pierrick Dispans, regional sales manager, Panaget. Ward noted specific interest in UltraWood colors such as Sebastian Isle and Westport Cape—both 9-inch-wide European oak products positioned in the “best” tier. Products range from $5-$7 per square foot MSRP for engineered.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 1, 2021

market roughly 15-20 years ago—is that the color palette over time fell out of favor with American consumers enamored with oak and maple. They are looking for that unique color palette combined with the hardness of those exotic species. Indusparquet has evolved their color palette to include more on-trend visuals. SELLING TIPS.

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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% Imports vs. domestics.

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Tile of Spain USA

MARCH 23, 2023

Photo Courtesy of Marcos Soria, Feria Valencia STATE OF THE INDUSTRY During the Tile of Spain Press Conference, held on the first day of the fair, Vicente Nomdedeu, President of The Spanish Ceramic Tile Manufacturer’s Association (ASCER) , echoed the strength of Spain’s ceramic sector, reporting on 2022 production, sales and exports figures.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted and run through the wash multiple times, total industry sales in 2021 reached a record $26.701 billion, an enormous gain of 16.3% Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. This compared to its overall sales of $151.2 billion, up 14.4%

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Time2Design

JANUARY 27, 2014

BlogTour Vegas | KBIS | IBS | Design & Construction Week | 2014. the inaugural Design & Construction week! time ~ Design & Construction week! This is sure to be an epic event combining all aspects of the construction and design in home building, construction and the kitchen and bath industry. Well this is it!

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Floor Covering News

JULY 7, 2021

The new CEU, titled “High-Performance Flooring for Sports, Recreation and Fitness,” identifies the critical performance needs for flooring in sports, fitness and recreation venues and offers architects and designers guidelines to selecting optimal surfacing for different areas, according to the company.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 17, 2022

All this information gives salespeople the information they need to better assist the customer and close the sale quicker. Easily integrated with laser distance meters and AR/Lidar, the tool enables quick and accurate measuring while creating a detailed report with site photos for the project estimate. PinPoint Status.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2021

By Ken Ryan For most of its first 35 years, the Stainmaster brand was arguably the most recognized brand name in flooring, known for its vivid color, plush texture and most certainly its stain-resistant capabilities. Showrooms that once promoted the Stainmaster brand are being retrofitted to accommodate other fiber brands.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 15, 2022

Pictured is a design based on Brazilian walnut. But while those attributes have helped the category maintain consistent sales volume of $1 billion-plus in the U.S. When you look at the industry in 2020, NALFA reported double-digit growth in the vicinity of 14% to 16%. So, yes, laminate is coming back in a big way.”.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JANUARY 31, 2018

Painting rooms Caliente is Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year for 2018. The best part about this type of project is that homeowners can take a bigger risk with color and paint over it if they don’t like it. to the home’s sale price,” according to Realtor.com.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 14, 2021

To not have been here would have been a missed opportunity,” said Mark Page, senior director, creative design and development, Mohawk Group. Mohawk, which won three Gold awards at the show , took full advantage of its time with designers to showcase its Waterways Project. The team continues to push the envelope.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 30, 2021

the retail sales associate’s hand. Of course, much depends on the timing of a sale, the value of homes in a given region and the state of the overall housing market.). She recently oversaw and designed a hardwood flooring project for a customer. As an interior designer, I have always loved selling hardwood,” Goodin said.

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The Perfect Bath

NOVEMBER 11, 2016

The second week of May has evolved into “Design Week” in New York. In addition to the opening of the Kips Bay Decorator Show House and Collective Design, there is the major trade show International Contemporary Furniture Fair (ICFF). Childress does own the rights to the logo and colors Earnhardt used during his career.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

DECEMBER 7, 2017

Image: Linda McDougald Design | Postcard from Paris Home We hate to say it, but trends do come and go. For sellers, this cycle can leave some sellers stuck with outdated design trends when they put their home on the market. ” — David Meek, broker at The Arizona Report in Phoenix. We’re looking at you, wallpaper !)

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Floor Covering News

JULY 17, 2023

I n the battle to reclaim market share from look-alike categories, hardwood suppliers are rolling out an array of new wood floors designed to pique the interest of retailers as well as consumers. The line has been expanded to include several new SKUs, plus a herringbone design. “We Pictured is Dogwood from AHF Products.

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