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NFA Showcase: Supplier turnout, product diversification excites dealers

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That sentiment was shared by other NFA dealers, including Jason Waggoner, vice president of sales for Indianapolis-based ICC Floors, who said his team welcomed the addition of hardwood, laminate and tile variations. “It’s nice to see something other than vinyl.” The products weren’t just for show, either. Word of mouth here is big.”

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Laminate: Giving rigid core flooring a run for its money

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“While the SPC/LVT business remains strong, import supply chain challenges have created a new opportunity for our laminate, which is predominately made in the USA,” said Chris King, vice president of sales, AHF Products. We looked at LVT tiles, but we weren’t happy with the designs and how the visuals were coming out.” made product.

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Executive forecast 2024: No signs of stopping resilient flooring

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Dick Quinlan senior VP sales and marketing, Wellmade What is your projection for the category in 2024? Resilient SPC vinyl plank and vinyl tile continue to represent excellent growth opportunities for 2024. Novalis is now supplying out of China, Mexico, Korea, Vietnam and the U.S. Moreover, made-in-the-U.S.A.

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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

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First up is True Grout for SPC/rigid core tiles and planks. The innovation allows the creation of a middle grout line that mimics two tiles in one. 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. cor, Sheboygan, Wis. Stainmaster.

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Stats 2023: Hardwood flooring cedes share

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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. Industry observers attribute the disparity in sales to volume activity primarily to higher material and production costs in the face of slower sales. last year to $2.41

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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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Industry disrupters 2024: Internal factors, external forces upend status quo

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PureGrain is said to offer greater color clarity (5x more compared to traditional film products, the company said), embossed texture dimension, enhanced abrasion properties and is designed with 35 unique planks. retail sales often experience a noticeable dip during election years, as consumers curtail discretionary spending.