Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

All educational sessions are designed to provide show-goers with the informative content they need to excel in today’s highly competitive tile and stone marketplace, according to Coverings. The Secrets of Pool Design and Installation. Designing for Outdoor Living. Workforce & Profits.

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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. True Grout.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The “Installation & Fabrication” track is designed to assist attendees in refreshing their knowledge of industry best practices and staying abreast of cutting-edge techniques in the installation and fabrication of tile and stone.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2022

Coverings 2022 will feature four days in-person with visually appealing tile displays, hands-on branding and business-building strategies and the latest tile trends, technologies and techniques. The space will be designed by UNLV students as part of an elective course dealing with design and creating with ceramic tile.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 8, 2015

Bellavita Tile, a leader in design and innovation for the North American tile industry, proudly announces status as the first manufacturer with production facilities in China to achieve Green Squared TM certification under ANSI standard A 138.1. We are very proud.”. contact us directly at project-info@bellavitatile.com.

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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

MAY 25, 2021

FCNews research shows commercial flooring revenues (including specified business as well as Main Street sales) totaled $6.134 billion last year—a falloff of 11.1% The corporate market took the biggest hit in 2020 as its share fell from 42% of sales in 2019 to approximately 38% last year. compared to 2019. in 2019 to 4.9%

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 12, 2021

Millennials are making a name for themselves in the flooring game, taking the lead on everything from marketing to retail ownership to product design. Some of the roles include accounting, logistics, product development, marketing, HR, sales and operations. director of sales, O’Krent Floors. CEO, Johnson Hardwood. Jason O’Krent.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

It’s this disruptive strategy that has helped put Cali on the 2022 Industry Disruptors list. This strategy has worked for the brand given that it has grown substantially over the last few years—including its recent acquisition by global flooring company Victoria PLC—and continues to expand its specialty retail network.

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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

AUGUST 5, 2021

A major difference from that era was the sales channels. Ceramic tile was limited in its design and sizes; sheet vinyl was an inexpensive product with limited applications; engineered wood was coming into its own; laminate—at that time—was a crude alternative to wood; and LVT didn’t exist. ” Q&A.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 22, 2021

By Megan Salzano It’s no secret that flooring accessory pieces such as premium underlayments are often the hardest to sell for the retail sales associate. If you’re a retail sales associate or a store owner, a premium underlayment is an opportunity to ‘sell the floor twice,’” said David Moore, senior director of accessories, Mohawk.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 11, 2020

employs an all-designer staff proficient in helping the customer with an entire remodel project. makes it a point to train his sales reps to be aware of strategies employed by competitors so they can respond accordingly. “We Bo Perkins, sales manager with Knoxville, Tenn.-based By Leah Gross. Overcome your fears.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 30, 2024

This is the first certificate to be issued to any fiber under the Institute’s new Version 4 standard. As described in the Cradle to Cradle Certified (C2C Certified) Product Standard Version 4.0, This assessment also serves as the foundation for a material health optimization strategy to further improve material health over time.

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Building Moxie

OCTOBER 15, 2018

At the top most levels, pros earn a badge, for exclusive use in advertising and sales materials. Top tier members of the program enjoy a high-profile presence in Hardie’s Contractor Locator, a tool designed to match prospective customers with local contractors. Improving Both Installation and Sales Skills. Thanks for reading. ~jb.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 23, 2024

“We are proud to have received the Google Premier Partner designation,” said Carole Cross, managing director of Mobile Marketing, a Cyncly Company and the flooring industry’s leading web services and digital marketing solution provider in North America. “We This designation reflects that dedication to our clients.”

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 27, 2021

Fulfilling the promise of its mission, Fabrica manufactures carpets and rugs for the most demanding segments of the high-end residential and designer market. Masland: “Inspired by Design.” Dixie Home was founded on the premise that fashion and design should not be limited to the high end of the market. Product quality.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

AHF Products has continued to invest in our domestic operations since our inception three years ago,” said Chris King, senior vice president, sales and marketing, AHF Products. “We .; West Plains, Mo.; and Titusville, Pa. We manufacture in eight plants throughout America, and manufacture around 70% of our total volume in the U.S.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 10, 2022

The Brand Promises serves as a call-to-action and highlights the company’s six strategic areas of focus: developing innovative solutions ; committing to sustainability; enabling iconic design; fostering trust for life; providing the best installer experience; and serving customers as family. Enabling iconic designs. Innovative.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2020

HF Design employs a thermal heat-treating process to create eye-catching visuals featured in its new AquaTek waterproof hardwood line. But HF Design—a new entrant to the waterproof wood segment—said it has struck just the right balance with its new AquaTek line. in average unit price sales,” Garber explained. By Reginald Tucker.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 23, 2012

It’s a much more personal introduction than a standard website. Greater visibility means more website traffic, and more website traffic means more sales. Your blog will dramatically increase your visibility on Google, which will lead directly to more traffic and more sales on your website.”. That’s something we all want!”

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

FEBRUARY 15, 2016

You’ve probably heard of the standard home-staging “must-dos”: give your walls a fresh coat of paint, remove family photographs, fix obvious flaws, declutter. Don’t think that no one will notice, or that a potential buyer will give you a hall pass because it’s not part of the sale. Thinking about selling your home?

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

A key part of that strategy entails extending the technology to other products in the Armstrong portfolio—something that began long before the company divested its wood and laminate flooring divisions. Armstrong retail partners attest to the impact the technology has had on sales. “I The products do not dent or scratch easily.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 9, 2020

Then there are those who say the key to success lies in tailored, go-to-market strategies that aim to drive brand awareness at retail. director of sales for the 35-year-old company that bears his family name. In its retailer marketing strategy, Mercier puts an emphasis on profit margins. But it’s not the only metric.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

design of new builds and the approach taken in remodeling. Their moisture control principles for design have three key areas of focus: controlling liquid water, managing condensation and using moisture-tolerant materials. For new construction, devote adequate time and strategy into creating the ideal environment before breaking ground.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 1, 2022

It also gets involves in setting standards to ensure product quality meets consumers’ expectations. Positive considerations for using PVC have come a long way over the past several years, which is documented in key research with the architectural and design community. RFCI gets involved with standards. Thompson: There are two.

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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

AUGUST 23, 2021

According to Kevin Whaley, vice president of sales and product, LM has a strong reputation for innovative products and speed to market. Our aggressive hardwood strategy has been geared toward mix improvement and providing our retailers value-added products that they can profitably sell to their customer,” Whaley said.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 14, 2021

Gheesling was a visionary—full of great optimism, creative strategy, business acumen, a gifted speaker and had an authentic connectedness that attributed to a natural leadership few people possess, yet he was known by all to be approachable, personable and down-to-earth. Mishkin Foundation. which he sold in 2006.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

But at its core, AHF Products embodies the spirit of not only innovative flooring products across a range of categories, but also tailored go-to-market strategies in how those products reach key channels and end-use segments. “We As a result, we work in tandem on the most advantageous go-to-market strategy for each channel.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2022

“It’s that clean, European white oak visual, thick veneer, but it has that oil finish that gives it that low luster,” said Charla Pettingill, director of creative product design–hard surfaces at Shaw. Joinery, by comparison, offers a wood floor with an inlay design inspired by a Japanese woodworking design element.

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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

MARCH 9, 2021

Disruptive brands are the ones that set the standard for everyone else to strive to emulate. Since its inception, COREtec has challenged the industry to think bigger and go further—in style, design, performance and innovation. It has been designed as the quintessential DIY product. The new strategy is anything but ordinary.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JULY 22, 2019

So when should you use a lowball offer as a part of your strategy? Sometimes a house is on the market for a while because a sale didn’t go through. “It If there has already been one failed attempt at a sale, he says they may be more open to negotiating the second time around. Image: jimfeng/Getty Images. The holidays.

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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

MAY 16, 2022

Jennifer Homeyer is owner of The Design House in Denton, Texas. The International Surfaces Event (TISE) has a rich history for 30 years, and the last decade has been led with Kerry Cree at the helm of booth sales—including booth, sponsorship and digital. Jamann immediately went to work on redeveloping our hard surface strategy.

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