Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. The product is high-end in nature, due to several factors. Successfully selling natural stone products has some major advantages, too, including higher profit margins and ticket sales for the retail owner.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

By Gregg Hicks—Whether you are a flooring retailer or contractor, it’s important to have a good sense of where our market is and where it is headed. To that end, it is beneficial to step back from your perspective and take an objective view of the flooring marketplace. Here’s what we learned from some of our recent surveys.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2021

As such, it surveyed past attendees via a third-party provider to ensure the decision to hold the event was a community-driven one. TISE knows doing business in the flooring, stone and tile industry requires experiencing the products first-hand and building relationships in a face-to-face environment,” said Dana Hicks, show director.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2020

–Coverings, the largest international tile and stone exhibition and conference in North America, will host a brand-new digital experience called Coverings Connected. Attendees of Coverings Connected are also able to engage with 900+ exhibitors through online exhibitor galleries and the New Product Showcase.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2021

These features include educational insights, new and staple hardwood products and a spotlight featuring one of the Coalition’s members. Despite the intense competition from alternative hard surfaces, wood flooring still ranks high among the most aspirational flooring products on the market today. DID YOU KNOW.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 22, 2024

On tap are scores of educational classes, networking events and, of course, new product demonstrations. Based on last year’s surveys, attendees groused about having to leave the showroom floor for a place to sit down and grab a bite to eat. The post What’s happening at Surfaces ’24 appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

NAHB’s telltale multi-family production index (MPI) had been in lockstep with the U.S. Fast forward to the third quarter of 2022— prospects for continued high levels of multi-family development and high occupancy rates declined significantly , according to NAHB’s Multi-family Market Survey. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2023

Raj Shah, MSI co-CEO M S International, more commonly known as MSI, started making headlines about 15 years ago as an affordable source of ceramic tile and stone. Over the past decade, the 48-year-old company got into the SPC game in a huge way, becoming the second-largest supplier of that product in the U.S. This will be difficult.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 2, 2021

As such, it surveyed past attendees via a third-party provider to ensure the decision to hold the event was a community-driven one. TISE knows doing business in the flooring, stone and tile industry requires experiencing the products first-hand and building relationships in a face-to-face environment,” said Dana Hicks, show director.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JULY 10, 2018

Following the recent war of words with Donald Trump after the Wisconsin-based American motorcycle company Harley-Davidson announced that it was moving some of its production overseas to avoid tariffs on bikes sold in the European Union, here’s a calmer tale from this iconic brand. The new Harley-Davidson showroom in Manchester, England.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 3, 2021

It’s a situation that has impacted virtually every consumer product category, flooring included. In the wake of the current backlogs at the nation’s critical shipping ports, many floor covering retailers and distributors who still rely on imported flooring products are having a difficult time fulfilling customer orders.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 24, 2024

“Overall, last year was a challenging year with higher interest rates while people not moving hurt the multifamily and builder business,” said Tracy Wyrick, vice president of sales, builder and multifamily, Engineered Floors. “We FEI Group’s Howerton reported members are primarily install- ing vinyl plank floors.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 22, 2021

She and her colleagues Cristen Del Bove and Renee Cannon form one of the strongest design teams in the floor covering industry. She worked on a variety of product categories before moving into her current role. It’s the same with flooring. Believe me, we are extremely passionate when it comes to product. Collaboration.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 30, 2021

Eric Wooten, Johnson Floor & Home Carpet One, Tulsa, Okla. It is a very short survey that gives us instant feedback and allows the customer to write her thoughts about her experience with our company. Nick Freadreacea, The Flooring Gallery, Louisville, Ky. Bryan Keller, Flagstaff Tile and Stone, Flagstaff, Ariz.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 20, 2022

While single-home production is posting double-digit increases over last year, building materials and labor shortages, housing affordability and backlogs are tempering growth prospects for 2022, observers said. Which is why we shifted focus around North American-made product solutions.”. Builder State of the Industry.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 8, 2013

Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants (CTaSC) Announces the Release of the. SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2013) - Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. natural and manufactured stone product industry. Stone prices remain sluggish , which has improved the competitive position of stone products.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

As it turns out, the flooring industry has its disrupters as well. FCNews ’ third annual “Industry Disrupters” issue features innovative players and thinkers who are pushing the envelope in terms of product innovations, technological breakthroughs or simply radical new ways of doing business. Domestic Production.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 29, 2021

That statement accurately reflects 2021 for many flooring dealers, who—despite facing numerous challenges— are closing out 2021 with one of their best sales years ever, with many shattering records. FCNews asked several flooring retailers to share their proven practices for profits. Carlton Billingsley, Floors and More.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

MAY 29, 2012

It’s hard to say what percentage of business owners use Twitter and Facebook -published surveys vary wildly from one third or less of all businesses to two thirds or more. Here are representative tweets and Facebook postings that tile dealers have posted recently, some with links: ask your tiling questions here.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 15, 2021

AHF Products’ Brian Carson, Wendy Booker and Brian Parker preview the new Dogwood line from Bruce Hardwood Floors. Like the wood flooring we work with, our industry has proven that we can withstand whatever comes our way.”. at Wickham Hardwood Flooring. I applaud our association for leading during these uncertain times.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 10, 2020

Builders are increasingly embracing new, high-performance vinyl flooring materials in response to the growing popularity of hard surfaces. This should bode well for flooring in the next year. These and other positive developments contributed to an uptick for flooring sales to this segment about midway through the year.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

There is no shortage of matters of concern to flooring professionals these days. FCNews surveyed several key executives to learn what’s on their minds. This will continue to require product and supply chain innovation. I work with an awesome team of Shaw associates, and we sell quality products to great customers.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 21, 2020

Floor covering retailers report the most popular financing options range from 24- to 36-months. One of the perks of offering in-store credit options is that it allows customers to afford a much larger purchase—especially when they discover the floor remodel of their dreams was estimated to cost more than they anticipated.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JULY 26, 2019

While homeowners typically take on DIY projects to save money, it turns out that many of them are breaking their fixer-upper budgets and spending much more than they planned, according to a recent survey by Porch. The highest percentage of survey respondents named these as the projects in which they went over budget. New HVAC: 54%.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

JULY 20, 2019

A recent survey by Porch reveals that DIY projects can cause disagreements among couples (to put it mildly), and some of these arguments can get quite heated. Below are the DIY projects most likely to cause disagreements and the percentage of survey respondents who admitted they did indeed fight either before, during, or after, the project.

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Life of an Architect

SEPTEMBER 22, 2013

I said all that as a preface to this post because I am writing today’s article in reaction to reading a survey published earlier this year from NAHB (National Associated of Home Builders) titled “Top 10 Features for Upscale Homes” prepared by Paul Emrath, Ph.D. Generally on the survey overall, money does not equal style.

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Life of an Architect

JUNE 5, 2014

You can also visit the AEC Cares website and make a donation - they are still looking for a carpet manufacturer willing to donate 3,000 square feet of carpet tiles, but anybody can support this project financially, no amount is too small. A group of academics surveyed the research on early childhood education and summarized their findings.

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Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

NOVEMBER 4, 2015

We delved into the interior design, looking for features such as hardwood flooring, stainless steel appliances, balconies and other modern features. Interiors include Italian soft-close cabinetry, hardwood flooring and private patios. Apartment interiors also include patios, as well as floor-to-ceiling windows and walk-in closets.

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