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. The finish allows traditional indoor lines to become suitable for exteriors without any change to the visual design.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 29, 2022

.— Coverings, the premier international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America , released the winners of the annual Rock Star Award in advance of Coverings 2022, which will take place April 5-8 at the Las Vegas Convention Center. Jaclyn Isaac, principal interior designer, Doni Douglas Designs, Shrewsbury, N.J.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 26, 2022

Las Vegas—Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, has announced a comprehensive roster of both popular and new programs for Coverings 2022 —which will take place April 5-8, 2022, at the Las Vegas Convention Center here. Three educational stages.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2024

So what’s a brand to do once it solidifies its place as one of the top design firms in the industry? Partner with one of the most recognizable faces in design to highlight that prowess—and bring numerous advantages to its retail partners—of course. He’s an icon in the design and home renovation space—and just a really good guy.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 25, 2022

The 2021 CEU Educator of the Year Award was presented to Stone Panels International LLC, a lightweight stone company located in Marble Falls, Texas. Stone Panels continued the marketing strategy that earned it this title in 2020: consistent outreach and the willingness to offer webinars.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 17, 2023

And to give the retailers an easier way to work and communicate with their manufacturers while working together to bring opportunities to sales.” We’re seeing just franchises of guys out there with mobile showrooms and selling at that point of sale in a customer’s home, which is a big [change]. Mobile showrooms are big now,” Aya noted.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 20, 2021

.— Coverings , the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has released a lineup of featured conference sessions for Coverings 2022. The Secrets of Pool Design and Installation. These sessions will focus on the breathtaking world of tile and stone. Designing for Outdoor Living.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

Atlanta—Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has revealed a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024 , which will take place April 22-25, 2024, here at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC).

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 2, 2022

Newly released data from Informa shows the audience consisted of 68% executive management roles, 74% companies with sales volume over $1 million annually and 82% active buyers. Attendees at the show were truly interested in what was new with stone equipment and supporting supply innovators. StonExpo/Marmomac.

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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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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 12, 2022

Consumers are spending more money on creating outdoor oases using products like Daltile’s My Stone Moon collection, seen here. . As a result, outdoor living has become a popular design choice for many homeowners purchasing new homes or renovating their existing spaces—and that demand appears to be growing stronger. told FCNews.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 25, 2020

RSAs need to be familiar with current design trends in order to have a conversation with the consumer. Travis Bass, EVP of sales, Swiss Krono USA. Point out the styles and designs. Frank Hargadon, Regional sales manager, Beauflor. Andrew Bennett, commercial sales manager, Tarkett. Sell the design.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 26, 2023

Sean Swanson, vice president of growth & strategy, Spartan Surfaces, added, “We are proud to partner with such a well-known and respected flooring manufacturer like AHF, an industry leader in quality, innovation and design.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

By Steven Feldman—Dallas—Shaw Industries heads into 2022 with a series of targeted introductions designed to line retailers’ pockets across its three signature brands: Shaw Floors , COREtec and Anderson Tuftex. Shaw is maintaining its 2021 strategy of phased introductions to ensure it can offer the hallmark service on which it prides itself.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 12, 2021

Dealers told FCNews there is no single strategy that can be deployed to beat big boxes. This broad-based approach, observers say, helps ease the sting of soft sales between segments. Flooring consumers are predominantly affluent homeowners who place value on style, design and quality,” Westvalley Group’s Daya said.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

It’s been great; we’ve been swamped,” said Kathy Green, director of brand strategy and communications at Emser. “We Daltile, Marazzi, AO Daltile, Marazzi and AO launched new products that cater to five themes driving home design today: Elevate Life, Dreamscape, Seize The Day, Essential Luxury and Tender Living.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 29, 2024

We come down here religiously every year—this is our big show,” said Timmy Garnham, manager at Carter Mountain Flooring and Design, Meredith, N.H., Ditto for Jorge Morgado, partner/president of sales, Allied Flooring & Paint, Agawam, Mass., The mood was celebratory and flooring retailers said they were happy to be together again.

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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

APRIL 3, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—After a strong showing in 2021, Coverings 2022, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will again be hosted as an in-person trade show event —this time in Las Vegas. Coverings 2022 marks the second time the event will be held live since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3 In 2022, Recer produced around 5 million sq.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

NOVEMBER 4, 2023

Today it is a medium sized producer of porcelain tiles, and ceramic wall tiles, offering home owners and designers a wide range of contemporary solutions with its wide and diversified product portfolio. metres of tiles, achieving total sales of Euro 45.3 In 2022, Recer produced around 5 million sq.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 4, 2023

T he intense level of competition in the waterproof flooring segment —particularly the LVP/SPC/rigid core category—has resulted in aggressive pricing strategies to build market share. Lutea offers a wealth of design options and serene colors in wide planks to create a foundation for a luxuriously well-styled home.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 2, 2022

Dealers are leaving no stone unturned or avenue unexplored in reaching the consumer in ways that are more convenient for them. The sale occurs inside the home, not the vehicle, so the onus is more on the salesperson than the car they drive, Mitchell noted. #2. Experts say the pandemic has only hastened this evolution.

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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

OCTOBER 19, 2022

To that point, FCNews reached out to several dealers across the country that heavily merchandise the luxury vinyl category and its three main iterations— LVT, SPC and WPC —to share their best sales strategies. That’s where our great sales associates step in and guide them through the options. Lupe Brookhart. Anaheim, Calif. “We

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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.

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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. The company made its foray into the eco-friendly field with its Stone + Wood line, a PVC-free hybrid touting waterproof capabilities and enhances scratch resistance.

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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 31, 2021

Whether it be product design, go-to-market strategy or a combination of the two, these “new kids on the block” are proving themselves in a category dominated by seasoned suppliers. The company will launch 3DP in wood plank and stone visuals in the second quarter of 2021. AHF Products — Touting experience first.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

“We think we’re probably going to have a slow start in Q1, but we do very much believe things are going to pick back up—especially for us specializing in residential SPC,” Kimberly Hill, director of marketing and creative design, told FCNews. It seemed for a few years that trending design in resilient flooring had somewhat stagnated.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

In addition to that, the Natural Stone Pavilion saw some action. Here, the Natural Stone Institute’s Women in Stone group conducted a “Natural Stone Amazing Race” on the show floor, much to the delight of attendees. We also have design flexibility with digital printing.”. There’s nothing like it in the market.”.

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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

MARCH 18, 2024

PureGrain direct digital print DLVT flooring uses digital embossing technology to create high-definition designs directly on a high-density rigid core. Broadlume Broadlume’s Digital Retailing initiative aims to reinvent the shopping experience for the consumer while creating a more fluid selling strategy for the retailer.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

Since its inception, COREtec has challenged the industry to think bigger and go further—in style, design, performance and innovation. These days, home has never been more important to consumers, and COREtec lets the customer show off the styles that are true to their “CORE”—all without having to sacrifice design for performance.

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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 16, 2022

The company also showcased its Longboards, which offers longer/wider planks in styles that are easy to maintain and design with. Our customers are very glad Shaw Floors is back at Surfaces,” said Steve Sieracki, senior vice president of residential sales. “We That’s very exciting from a design standpoint.” So, Bella 2.2—as

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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 Leave no stone unturned. Bo Perkins, sales manager with Knoxville, Tenn.-based

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