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Stats 2023: Laminate resurgence drives sales higher

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laminate flooring category generated in late 2020 and throughout 2021 continued to positively impact segment sales in 2022. laminate flooring market generated approximately $1.382 billion in sales last year at the first point of sale—an uptick of 6% over the year prior. of sales—in keeping with the percentage from 2021.

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Mullican Flooring requests contributions to NWFA scholarship

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Air Force, which included a tour in Vietnam, and received numerous decorations and citations for his service. He was introduced to the industry at the age of 8, when he began working with his father in the family business, Conner Tile & Floor Covering Company in his native Oklahoma. He served in the U.S.

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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. Transitions are readily available and utilize the same decor paper as the flooring for a worry-free, exact match install.

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Industry Disrupters 2022: Shattering the status quo

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Today, the group is led by Winters together with industry consultant and longtime FCNews columnist, Lisbeth Calandrino, as well as Rachel Berlin, sales manager at Precision Floors & De?cor, Nuckols, president of the residential division of TDG, said in reference to the Stainmaster sale. Meanwhile, comparable store sales rose 27.6%

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Stats 2021: Laminate picks up right where it left off in 2020

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The resurgent laminate flooring category continued on its upward trajectory in 2021 as sales reached $1.304 billion, FCNews research shows. That $1.304 billion also represents the highest level of laminate sales seen since 2006. In terms of sales, laminate represented just 4.9% in 2016; and 6.6% in 2011, FCNews research shows.

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Exclusive: MSI sees opportunities amid challenges

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Overall, sales growth was a bright spot. MSI, just like everyone, got over-inventoried because we assumed sales would continue to grow. We had tile, we had LVT, we had laminate, we had wood, we had decoratives, we had pavers. So if China has a problem, Vietnam. If Vietnam has a problem, then it’s India.

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Hardwood: State of the Industry 2022

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According to the Decorative Hardwood Association, lumber and plywood prices increased 22.5% We’re trying to find a high-quality option,” said Wade Bondrowski, director of sales, U.S. We’re bringing in material from Vietnam, Indonesia and Malaysia, and container rates out of those countries has been increasing.