Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Education at Coverings 2024 will span all tile and stone industry segments with a focus on Coverings’ four learning tenets, which include “Sustainability,” “Health & Wellness,” “Outdoor Spaces” and “Timeless Luxury,” along with a wide range of many other relevant and impactful topics.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

From trending design to innovative surface solutions, high-value educational opportunities and networking events, the show resonated with attendees and exhibitors alike. Michael Ward, vice president of sales, Portobello America, put it simply: “Everybody’s here. But this year you feel the excitement, you see the foot traffic.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 7, 2021

Dal-Tile’s one-two punch of tile innovation technology and leading style and design is what powers its product development and ongoing dealer opportunities. They are always coming to us with ideas and strategies on new merchandising concepts and new product development—additional ways of growing our business together. The ‘Power 5’.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

“The shows that have staged in the first quarter that are in the construction and building industry have had a real excitement and energy about them,” Jennifer Hoff, president of Taffy Event Strategies, the event planning company for Coverings, told FCNews. The tours are designed for all attendees.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

FCNews has announced the winners of its second annual FCNnovation Awards —a program designed to recognize and showcase some of the most innovative new products and technologies unveiled in the current year. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. Yarn System.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 16, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—T he ceramic category can be a difficult nut to crack for the dealer community, but it’s one that should be embraced as the ongoing potential for record-breaking sales continues into 2022. Merchandising strategies. In the virtual realm, digital tools such as visualizers are often essential to the sale.

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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

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

In each of their three years, sales have increased steadily. Our growth strategy is to engage the up-and-coming generation of owners.”. Moss, a TV host and author who is known as the Queen of Bling, hosted a breakout session titled “Increase Sales, by Design.” It’s helped our business.”. New suppliers.

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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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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

Suppliers across the show floor showed off their version of PVC-free, recyclable or eco-friendly rigid core options designed to intrigue today’s “Earth-conscious” consumers. Now we’ve taken it and we’re offering the same colors in a herringbone option—so a little bit more stylistic in design. Take Raskin Industries for example.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 23, 2021

Beyond making performance enhancements designed to improve hardwood flooring’s performance in the home, suppliers and distributors are also applying their creative juices by employing various branding and marketing initiatives. “In At the core of this marketing strategy is social media. Twenty & Oak helps retailers achieve that.”.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

The awards program, now in its 11th year, has become the benchmark for new product excellence and booth design at the industry’s premier trade show. Style & Design: Daltile. Best Booth Design (over 1,200 square feet): Shaw Industries. Best Booth Design (under 1,200 square feet): Parkay Floors. Style and Design.

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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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Time2Design

APRIL 8, 2014

Design & Construction Week Re-cap | #KBIS2014 | #BlogTourVegas. This year the two shows were combined at the same time and location and created Design & Construction Week in Las Vegas! For me KBIS, Design & Construction Week, is becoming the go to Event of the year. KBIS IS ABOUT THE PEOPLE AND THE CONNECTIONS.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 8, 2021

According to AHF Products, tmbr—a line of carefully crafted, eco-minded, engineered hardwood flooring products inspired by sought-after destinations—is designed specifically for the millennial generation, a cohort that’s becoming increasingly important to marketers of home improvement products. Genesis of a brand. Funsten & Co.,

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Stagetecture

MARCH 7, 2017

Looking for ways to save on your outdoor furniture ? With more and more people looking to turn their outdoor spaces into extensions of their interior square footage or create a natural haven that just happens to come with the comforts of home, the market for outdoor furnishings for the patio, poolside, and garden has grown.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018

To stay ahead of the game and improve your chances of a quick sale with a nice profit, steer clear of these mistakes when listing your home. Image: Blue Ocean Design Pricing it incorrectly Perhaps the worst mistake you can make when listing your home is choosing the wrong price. Make sure the price is right. Hire an experienced agent.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

“The good news is that as the year progressed, the A&D design activity increased across segments and this started to result in growth later in the year, which is expected to continue into 2022.”. billion commercial flooring business, rebounded in 2021 as sales were relatively flat after posting a double-digit falloff the prior year.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

Creative branding strategies go a long way fueling the consumer’s desire for hardwood. Beyond making performance enhancements designed to improve hardwood flooring’s performance in the home, suppliers and distributors are employing various branding and marketing initiatives. DID YOU KNOW. 2-inch-wide planks and 10 colors.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

Daltile’s new Outlander features the company’s StepWise technology that provides 2x more slip-resistance than regular tile, for a seamless indoor/outdoor space. ceramic market will be down mid-single digits in sales and high single digitals in volume when the calendar flips to 2024. The indoor/outdoor trend continues to boom.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 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 (see sidebar), 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

FEBRUARY 16, 2022

Cali pulled out all the stops, exhibiting products across categories—from its growing vinyl portfolio all the way to outdoor flooring options, including decking, rugs and turf. The company also showcased its Longboards, which offers longer/wider planks in styles that are easy to maintain and design with. So, Bella 2.2—as

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

With our product offering, the consumer has a wide range of design options from which to choose, each one constructed with the best stain protection in the industry,” Lux said, citing the company’s selection of Stainmaster branded nylon carpets. This chemistry provides great soil resistance and a healthier, cleaner home for the consumer.”.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 22, 2022

New work-from-home lifestyles also continued to drive consumer spending as many looked to expand their existing homes to feature new office space or outdoor sanctuaries. As a result, the resilient flooring category registered a staggering $8.426 billion (not including rubber) in sales in 2021 —an industry-leading 30.3%

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Floor Covering News

MAY 6, 2021

“The last few years the hardwood category has lost share to these categories, but hardwood is rebounding and getting back to growth in 2021,” said Brad Williams, vice president of sales and marketing at Boa-Franc, makers of the Mirage brand. sales and marketing, Indusparquet. “In Other dealers follow a similar strategy.

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