Floor Covering News

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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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

Decocer’s ceramic library offers a wide range of options in terms of color, finish, shape, format and design. However, according to Verónica Obrero, general sales manager, the company has made a “great investment in capacity” to increase sales in the US. In five years’ time, company executives intend to grow the U.S.

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Architectural Ceramics

NOVEMBER 22, 2019

From left to right: Joey Caponiti / Maryland Commercial Rep, Kersi Press / Baltimore Commercial Rep, Betty Sullivan / Owner and CEO, James Lewis/ National Hospitality Rep, David Arabe / Commercial Sales Manager and David Benson/President and Principal (not shown). Our meeting area was a hit this year. Which color is your favorite? .

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Floor Covering News

JULY 12, 2023

The ceramic, stone and porcelain tile category remains one of only two truly aspirational product categories within the industry, meeting the needs of the high-end market in several ways. Customization options are highly valued in the high-end market,” Paulo Pereira, vice president, national product, MSI, told Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 20, 2024

Since then, the brand has evolved from a supplier of traditional laminate products to what is now a provider of waterproof laminate, rigid core/SPC, glue-down LVT and even moldings. The line also taps the wood-look trend with realistic colors and styles. The styles are nice neutral colors, too. The owner, the sales reps.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 5, 2020

Flooring retailers, including those looking to gain back lost dollars from the growing popularity of vinyl products, would do well to turn to tile and stone, which offers high dollar sales and high margins, according to suppliers at The International Surface Event (TISE) held in Las Vegas earlier this year. “We Color, sizes and shapes.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

Lux Flooring’s SPC products feature a 22-mil thickness and a virgin stone core for added durability. W hile some flooring companies aim to be many different things to many different retailers—providing a breadth of product categories from wood to resilient to ceramic—Lux Flooring’s focus is singular: SPC luxury vinyl flooring.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

In the skilled hands of the Karndean design team, the natural characteristics of the source materials are replicated and enhanced, capturing the distinctive grains, textures and markings of the original wood in a broad spectrum of color tones. Every Karndean design is an original, each with a story that’s just as unique.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 4, 2023

Mohawk’s SmartStrand Color Wall; Cali’s Windansea—a collection of coastal inspired rigid core planks featuring sand, driftwood and sea stone colors made for easy, natural designs; and Wellmade’s Ultimate Solution HDPC/SPC, its newest waterproof rigid core flooring collection. Where toughness meets lasting beauty. Stratamax Pr.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Now in its 13th year, the awards program has become the benchmark for new product excellence and booth design at the industry’s premier trade show. Mohawk claims it features the highest level of signature design, texture and color detail exclusively for resilient flooring. TruBevel achieves true-to-life edge detailing.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Aladdin Commercial products provide end users with both design and performance attributes. The Main Street marketplace is—and always will be—a driver in the market economy,” said Glenn King, vice president of sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet. The heart and soul of local communities witnessed a resilient rebound.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 27, 2023

Mohawk is investing in the powerhouse product brand with a state-of-the-art merchandising destination, the SmartStrand Color Wall. Designed to elevate the overall shopping experience, Mohawk’s SmartStrand Color Wall is designed to inspire consumers to easily shop and confidently select a color and comfort level for their home.

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Making Tile Modern

OCTOBER 18, 2013

We are so proud that our American made, Clayhaus for modwalls ceramic tile collection has inspired people across the Country to create their own backsplash blends using any of our 24 colors. The collection first started with the seven colors shown beautifully in this Cooking Light article. Shop other American Made tile here.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

—Mohawk is investing in the powerhouse product brand with a state-of-the-art merchandising destination, the SmartStrand Color Wall. Designed to elevate the overall shopping experience, Mohawk’s SmartStrand Color Wall aims to inspire consumers to easily shop and confidently select a color and comfort level for their home.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2022

“Now more than ever, we’re seeing interiors professionals embracing expressive, unique colors and patterns with a global influence, allowing for a distinct design point of view—particularly within education, hospitality and healthcare applications,” said Thomas Baldwin, vice president of commercial sales, Karndean Designflooring.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2023

H ardwood may very well be the most aspirational flooring product (next to stone or ceramic tile). To that end, hardwood suppliers across the board are leveraging emerging innovations designed to enhance both the visual characteristics as well as the performance attributes of the product.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2023

Consequently, the colors in this collection have been designed to bridge the past and the present by enabling the combination of traditional and contemporary styles that emphasize harmony and balance between the old and new, classic and modern. That is what our new products evoke.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

Y ou can’t talk to a carpet executive these days without at least one of them waxing poetic about their latest palette or coloration. And by color, they’re not talking various shades of bland, boring beige. Colors today are much more vibrant—so much so that mills are marketing their latest hues and shades as a major differentiator.

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Floor Covering News

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. No Dye Lot means the color of the carpet will be the same from roll to roll, regardless of when it was manufactured.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2023

Hicks said sales for the 2024 show are already encouraging, with many exhibitors interested in booking larger spaces. Retailers sing show’s praises As the flooring industry’s signature event, Surfaces represents absolutely the best place to see current products from all categories and almost all major vendors in one place. “The

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 20, 2021

By Megan Salzano—T he booming flooring industry is chock-full of high-style and innovative products aimed at tapping the unprecedented growth in demand that began in 2020. increase in sales in 2020 vs. 2019. billion in sales. billion in sales. Glue-down/flexible products don’t require transition profiles.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 18, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—Las Vegas— Coverings 2022 was a showcase in innovative product design and immersive technology, which is thriving within the ceramic and stone category today despite obvious obstacles. We’ve had great traffic at the show,” said Micah Hand, director of market- ing and product management, Florida Tile. “I

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Las Vegas—While it has its challenges—low-end products creeping into retailer showrooms and U.S. The Stone + Wood collection—my dad, [Michael Raskin, CEO], has been working on for two years, picking out the right colors and really fine-tuning it. So, there’s a lot of pride behind the new products we’re putting out.”

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Architectural Ceramics

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Whether it’s the collection’s name or color palette, Architectural Ceramics is getting into the seasonal spirit with tile that is fit for fall. AC’s Atlas Collection, a slate-look porcelain in the color Slate Multicolor. AC’s Autumn Park Collection, a glazed wood-look porcelain in the color Cherry.

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Granada Tile

DECEMBER 15, 2017

Homeowners of all tastes are turning towards tiles, specifically cement tiles, for their unique patterns, vivid colors, and practical qualities. The firing process heats the clay and powdered colors to seal in the design and create a hard surface. So which is it? What Does Encaustic Mean? Cement tiles use all natural ingredients.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

I really like to see people in the booths experiencing the product. The previous Orlando show after the pandemic had limited attendance—people were still concerned about [meeting in person],” Patricia Acosta, corporate communications manager at MILEstone, told Floor Covering News. “But I think the vibe is ‘OK, we’re back, we’re 100%.’

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 1, 2023

Moderating colors, shades Many of the offerings across the Fabrica Wood brand are trending lighter—in keeping with today’s consumer tastes. Designers and manufacturing executives alike are witnessing a dramatic shift in the color palette for hardwood. “The People want to see warmer colors.”

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Despite maintaining extensive product selections, logistics hubs and customer service centers, Amazon and Wayfair appear to be flying under the radar in the residential flooring business. We are fortunate that in our market, people want to see product and touch it.” Oftentimes it happens right under their very noses. “The

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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. We were able to design impressively clean visuals that enhanced colors vividly and with great intensity.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2021

Dalton—Anderson Tuftex (A/T), premium hardwood, carpet and custom rugs brand of Shaw, has released a message of confidence and stability in response to recent news on the sale of the Stainmaster brand. The brand will honor product performance and warranties on all impacted styles. AT Sheer Purrfection.

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Floor Covering News

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. Those meetings were all really positive as well.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 16, 2023

Carpet innovation is all about color these days. From sample color walls intended to demystify the shopping experience, to technology that allows for dozens of colors to be created, to new fiber blends that produce vast ranges of color, mills pushed color enhancements at Surfaces. Remember the difference?

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Architectural Ceramics

SEPTEMBER 14, 2018

We’re also known for our expertise in residential tile products. The slab, done in the color Bianco Venatino Extra, wraps the reception desk and continues on the walls of the sitting area. The large format porcelain tiles in the color White, come from our Silk Stone Collection. Join our newsletter here.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2021

FCNews research showed the category generated $6.589 billion in sales in 2020 —an industry-leading 21.3% From my perspective, the industry is up for the year,” explained Ed Sanchez, vice president of product management, resilient, Mohawk. We are seeing renovations hitting record numbers as well as new home sales continuing to increase.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

He has helped push the industry toward greater innovative advancements that made products better. The technologies that we have licensed throughout the years have helped manufacturers produce flooring products that are more durable, longer lasting and require less maintenance than traditional materials.

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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 We know for a fact that people who finance buy four times more product and they buy better goods.” Consumer finance.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 14, 2023

TecWood’s latest Select collection, Camden Isle, will offer a value price with half-inch-thick boards, narrower widths and an on-trend color palette. Both collections address gaps in our current TecWood portfolio,” explained David Moore, Mohawk’s senior product director, wood. TecWood will also be included in the Mohawk national sale.

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