Floor Covering News

APRIL 4, 2022

By Megan Salzano-Birch—For the construction and building industry , education and training have been areas of contention for years. Not only has the industry been starved for new recruits to its labor pool, but the resources to train new recruits have been somewhat difficult to come by. Flooring Knowledge” by Rite Rug Flooring, Ohio.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

—Coverings, the preeminent event for North America’s ceramic tile and natural stone industry, unveiled a sneak peek of featured education for Coverings 2023, taking place here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

The Main Street marketplace is—and always will be—a driver in the market economy,” said Glenn King, vice president of sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet. There have been concerns about higher inflation and rising interest rates within the lending industry over the past year,” King added.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 2, 2013

The tile industry has been through a lot the past five years. s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts. floor coverings manufacturer dollar sales and 12.9%

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2024

San Francisco—In recognition of Women’s History Month, ICG Italia hosted an empowering event, Inside The Architect Studio: A riveting exploration into the lives of women leading the industry, on March 13 from 5:30-7:30 p.m., The post ICG Italia celebrates Women’s History Month appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

Like many industries, tile has been through a lot the past five years. s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, the primary source for ceramic tile industry data, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts.

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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. Select sessions will include: Today’s Era of Ramped-Up Health and Environmental Action and Opportunities for Tile – Industry Leadership Collaboration Panel.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 17, 2021

I f the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) wasn’t on your radar before, it should certainly be top of mind now. The discussion focused on how flooring could become part of the curriculum offered in TCSG schools across Georgia. Industry members are encouraged by what they’re seeing so far. But we can’t do it alone.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

His grandmother was a tile company employee while expecting Donato’s father, who not only would go on to a long and illustrious tile industry career, but serve as both inspiration and role model for his son’s career in tile. Then I specialized in architectural and contractor sales, and specified and sold many larger architectural projects.

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Giotile

NOVEMBER 17, 2014

North Carolina born and bred, Greg Capell joined the GIO team in July as regional sales manager for the Charlotte, Raleigh, Winston-Salem and Greensboro areas. Greg also had the good fortune to study abroad for a full semester in the Czech Republic at the University of Economics in Prague. And I love the autonomy.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. increase in dollar sales to $3.077 billion in 2021 (flooring only) vs. $2.844 billion in 2020. billion and 1.38

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 6, 2021

By Megan Salzano—While resilient flooring— rigid core SPC in particular —has taken the industry by storm, ceramic tile is poised for a resurgence. Flooring is no exception. In addition to its longevity, tile’s manufacturing process and makeup also prove valuable when looking for sustainable flooring materials.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 30, 2024

Hardwood flooring’s loss of market share to competing hard surfaces over the past 10-15 years is well catalogued and documented. We will only move forward with what helps us as an industry. The hardwood flooring sector continues to face stiff competition from look-alike product segments.

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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. and 4.3%, respectively.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Zurfluh has spent the majority of her career in the floor covering industry focusing on both the residential and commercial segments. She studied textile design at the Philadelphia College of Textiles and Science (presently known as Jefferson University) and acquired her MBA in marketing at Loyola Marymount University. “I

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

SEPTEMBER 11, 2013

The standards for COF have changed, and any individual or firm involved in the manufacture, specification, sales, installation, or maintenance of ceramic tile floors should understand the new requirements for tile. for wet floors, although a minimum SCOF value of 0.6, Featured Articles Industry Insights'

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Floor Covering News

MAY 2, 2023

Training is crucial for any profession and it is especially important in the flooring industry. As an owner/sales manager, one of your main responsibilities is to ensure your sales team is adequately trained to excel in their roles. Tips on how to motivate Motivating salespeople is a critical aspect of effective training.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 10, 2020

—Ecore, a manufacturer of ergonomic and acoustic performance surfaces for commercial and athletic markets, announced that Allison Porter has joined its sales team as director of sales, east & strategic accounts. We are excited for Allison to join our team,” said Andy Bogart, executive vice president of sales operations for Ecore.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 2, 2020

Synchrony, a leading provider of retail credit programs for businesses nationwide, examined the topic in its 2019 Loyalty Study. There are emotional factors, too, and our study revealed their impact on sales and loyalty.”. The Synchrony Emotion-Based Study was conducted from November 2018 through February 2019.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

The popularity (and affordability) of laminate flooring posed a threat to the wood flooring sector when that new product category came on to the scene in the U.S. Over time, while laminate’s share of the overall flooring market ebbed and flowed, wood flooring held its ground. have wood floors somewhere in the house.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 13, 2020

This installment features a case study of a dealer who grew his revenue during the lockdown by implementing the strategies I’ve taught here. Matt Capell owns Capell Flooring & Interiors in Meridian, Idaho. Like many in our industry, he is a second- generation dealer. The year he took over was 2008—perfect timing, right?

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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. Nuckols, president of the residential division of The Dixie Group.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

By Megan Salzano Birch— FCNews asked industry members to offer up the books that have had the most impact on them personally and professionally. Tim Baucom, president & CEO, Shaw Industries. Most people go for a sales call and think ‘why’ they want to sell or how they want to sell; in other words, their own ‘why.’

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Thanks in large part to COVID-19, which ushered in the at-home/work-at-home environment, carpet has been on the comeback trail with second-quarter 2021 residential sales up 54% over the same period last year, according to industry estimates. As much as any flooring segment, carpet’s fortunes are tied to housing.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 17, 2023

H ardwood flooring retailers and contractors have long known that hardwood flooring is an aspirational product. Now RSAs have another talking point: A National Association of Realtors (NAR) study found that hardwood projects generate higher profit margins. For new wood flooring, homeowners would spend $5,500 and recoup $6,500.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 16, 2012

The last few years have been among the toughest on record for the tile industry, and that fact has many companies taking stock of the recent past, and looking ahead to what will hopefully be a brighter tomorrow. The tile industry has recovered slightly since 2010, he adds. We’re dealing with an industry overhang.”.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JUNE 28, 2019

Floor Focus Article. Regardless of the industry- manufacturing, health care, retail, financial services, sales and marketing or the US government-the following profile emerges. ” They immediately begin naming competitors in their industry. The showrooms became busy most of the time and sales increased.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2020

Insiders agree flooring is in a better position to rebound than other Main Street businesses. They comprise restaurants, dry cleaners, dog groomers and independent flooring stores. But unlike some of these Main Street enterprises, flooring retail is better positioned for a successful rebound once the coronavirus dissipates.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

The flooring industry has long known that hardwood flooring is an aspirational product. Now RSAs have another talking point : a National Association of Realtors (NAR) study found that refinishing hardwood floors generated the highest returns on investment—higher than any other project.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 17, 2020

As of July 16, Providence Flooring in Kingsport, Tenn., in sales year to date. Providence Flooring in Kingsport, Tenn., Providence Flooring in Kingsport, Tenn., In fact, the specialty flooring retailer officially exceeded its 2019 sales record earlier this month. I studied art and architecture in college.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 5, 2020

According to Harvard University’s Joint Center for Housing Studies, there were 2 million fewer vacant housing units in 2020 than there were in the fourth quarter of 2007. The housing industry entered the downturn underbuilt, meaning considerable pent-up housing demand exists. economic recovery appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

NOVEMBER 15, 2016

A flooring option that has a lot more versatility and a certain class about it is wood. Unless you've got some valuable treasure in your attic, there's probably just a conglomeration of old junk that would do better being sold at a garage sale than it does cluttering up the top portions of your property. You can contact her on Twitter.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 11, 2022

Quinn—Retail sales associates (RSAs) should thoroughly understand their store’s products and services and come across as knowledgeable and professional—that’s a no-brainer. Our sales professionals are thoroughly trained on every product that hits the sales floor.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2021

I thought flooring installation would be a good short-term gig until I landed a delivery driver job with a national food delivery company. After starting out as an employee installer and then moving to a subcontractor, I started a commercial flooring company in 1999—which I still own today. Yet, we came and stayed.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2021

Instead, NeoCon was moved to early October, and while some top-tier floor covering companies pulled out ahead of the show citing pandemic concerns, those who did attend took advantage of greater interaction with members of the A&D community. “To Bottle Floor is a new hybrid flooring material made from 30% post-consumer PET bottles.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2023

I t’s common knowledge that providing credit at the point of sale helps consumers spread payments for big-ticket purchases such as flooring and home improvement projects over a longer period of time. Typically, a Synchrony flooring cardholder reports spending roughly $3,200 more on a flooring purchase than non-cardholders.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

Earlier this year Diary of a Tile Addict was invited on a four-day ceramic tile study tour of Portugal. Overall, the Portuguese ceramics industry, while small, offers a broad and differentiated product portfolio. In 2021, sales to the UK reached Euro 71.7 This grew by 6.4% over the next 12 months, to Euro 76.3 million in 2022.

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