Freshome Design & Architecture Magazine

MAY 31, 2019

Houzz Kitchen Trends Study provides insight regarding the most popular kitchen trends in home improvement. The report is unique because it captures the opinions of homeowners, whereas most surveys focus on trends from the perspectives of interior designers, architects, etc. Engineered wood can be used on the floors and cabinets.

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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% Every commercial sector was negatively impacted, but some performed better than others,” observed David Thoresen, senior vice president, product and innovation, Armstrong Flooring.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2024

Multiple studies have found that beautiful and functional design is at the root of people’s happiness in the workplace. Similar studies suggest that warm colors—like Pantone’s color of the year, Peach Fuzz—are associated with feelings of joy, while cool colors correlate with feelings of calm and contentment.

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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. The experience was much the same at the Kährs space, where Renee Tester, vice president of marketing, reported brisk traffic and busy appointments, especially on opening day. “We

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 19, 2021

.— ECore now offers a continuing education unit (CEU) focused on the changing demands of health care environments due to the COVID-19 pandemic and how the right flooring can impact health and wellness in these ever-evolving settings. Upon completion of this program, all participants will have their credits reported to AIA & IDCEC.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2021

Roppe Envire rubber flooring. Fostora, Ohio—Understanding the role surfaces play during the pandemic, Roppe Holding Company sought out third party, independent research to test the infectivity of its non-porous rubber flooring. Standard Roppe flooring without antimicrobial additives was the control sample. Application.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 7, 2021

—Ecore is offering a continuing education unit (CEU) focused on the benefits of high-performance flooring for athletes and fitness enthusiasts. With the increased need for new and remodeled sports, fitness and recreation facilities, special consideration should be given to the foundation of all these spaces: the flooring.”.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2020

manufacturing in 2019 commanded a significantly greater share vs. 14 Asian exporters tracked in the study. The report found that manufacturing imports from China were the hardest hit. manufacturing appeared first on Floor Covering News. Three decades ago, U.S. the ability to foresee and adapt to unforeseen systemic shocks.”.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 12, 2023

R esearchers and marketers around the globe have conducted countless studies on the key generational groups —along with their buying habits and purchasing power—across a variety of consumer segments. Studies have consistently shown how this group has demonstrated its growing purchasing power and influence. spending, the firm reported.

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Kitchen and Residential Design

MAY 7, 2019

A recent survey from Lightstream reports that 37 percent of homeowners indicated they are planning to remodel their bathrooms in 2019, edging out kitchen remodels, which 31 percent of respondents said was a priority. Twenty-seven percent of those surveyed said personalization was their primary reason for investing in a renovation.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 27, 2022

Solon, Ohio—Deisgn firm HOK and flooring manufacturer Tarkett asked neurodiverse individuals in the U.S., A few of those include: 77% of respondents reported being hypersensitive to noise and sound in the workplace. The post HOK, Tarkett conduct neurodiversity survey appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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The A to Z of Building

OCTOBER 9, 2014

This BCC Research study defines and describes the residential flooring industry. The objective of this report is to provide business planners, investors and other professionals with quantifiable.'

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 28, 2023

With research conducted by Plant-A Insights, the study reviewed more than 350,000 employers to find the top 1,000 companies who employees report are fostering a diverse workplace. The post Shaw named to ‘America’s Greatest Workplaces for Diversity 2023’ appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 24, 2023

Online influencer Kelli Bateman (@myhouseof8) worked with Great Floors , located here, to have COREtec Scratchless installed in her busy home with pets and six kids. The brand reported that comprehensive consumer testing and research is a critical component of new product launches. No floor is scratchproof.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 17, 2020

As of July 16, Providence Flooring in Kingsport, Tenn., While many small businesses across the country continue to struggle with the fallout of the COVID-19 pandemic—which recently experienced resurgence in some states previously thought to have kept the virus at bay— some stores are reporting record growth rates. was up 3.5%

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The A to Z of Building

JANUARY 29, 2015

Research and Markets has announced the addition of the "Global PVC Floor Industry Report 2015" report to their offering. The Global PVC Floor Industry Report 2015 is a professional and.'

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 19, 2021

Floor Covering News announces the appointment of Elisabeth McGowan as its new associate editor and digital media coordinator. She will report directly to Megan Salzano, senior editor and digital director, and Reginald Tucker, managing editor. The post FCNews expands editorial team appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

We have a lot of great discussions in the Flooring Dealer & More forum on Facebook. When it comes to assessing (and responding to) threats to your business, some say it’s important to “study your competition” in order to get a better understanding of how they operate. I created a report for my secret shopper to fill out.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JANUARY 16, 2012

based Profit Planning Group, a profitability research firm that also prepares CTDA’s Profit Analysis Report. It’s also been reported that floor covering store sales have increased as well. Catalina Research forecasts are that we may see stronger floor covering sales for 2012, but all bets are off for 2013.”. he observes.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

I was recently reading a report from MG2 on how Gen Z shops, and it was not surprising that curated visual merchandising experiences and brand values were listed as priorities, along with a focus on well being and community connections. Sort of like the room viewers that are becoming standard in flooring stores.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

The CEU program, titled “Secondhand noise: Can flooring solve the problem?” is designed to increase awareness of the impact of sound and how savvy flooring specifications can help stop noise at the source, the company said. Upon completion of this program, all participants will have their credits reported to AIA & IDCEC.

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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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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 17, 2021

Floor Covering News has appointed Jacqueline Hinchcliffe as its new associate editor and digital media coordinator. She’s a quick learner and possesses an inquisitive mind—traits that will help her get acclimated to the flooring industry. While there she studied news writing, reporting and digital publishing.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 22, 2020

During the Great Recession more than a decade ago, housing was the sector that took the brunt of the economic fallout—a realization every flooring principal doing business at the time knows all too well. The Deloitte report noted that housing remains a smaller share of the economy than it was before the Great Recession.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 12, 2023

Synchrony, the premier consumer financial services company, recently released its “Major Purchase Journey Study,” which reveals some interesting little tidbits about the connection between financing and consumer purchasing psychology. appeared first on Floor Covering News. The post Are you capitalizing on consumer financing?

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 11, 2022

However, given the breadth of floor covering products available today, it is a never-ending battle to stay informed of all the features, benefits and warranties associated with so many different lines. “As Our sales professionals are thoroughly trained on every product that hits the sales floor.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 19, 2020

FloorCon 2020 , billed as the industry’s first digital, interactive flooring summit, took place Oct. Over the two-day period, the digital show focused on providing flooring dealers with technology and knowledge necessary to thrive in today’s digital-first world—combined with the benefits and opportunities of a traditional trade show.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

The pandemic was a catalyst, according to studies conducted by the National Bureau of Economic Research, a Cambridge, Mass., That, in turn, has impacted the number of hours that people wish to work, according to the NBER report. The post Why so many people soured on work appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 24, 2012

Drawing on my MBA knowledge and industry experience, I created a feasibility study and business plan to determine the needs and opportunities, and to establish that there was a need for a consultancy company in the ceramic tile and stone industries. Working with him gave me a great foundation to allow me to be successful in my own business.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 25, 2021

While median spending has been flat on kitchen projects for the past three years, investment on major remodels of large kitchens jumped 14% to $40,000 in 2020 compared with $35,000 in 2019, according to the study. The post Houzz: Home renovation spending rises appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

Others report similar experiences. Craig Phillips, president/CEO of The Flooring Edge, with three Ohio-based flooring stores, was one of the key customers Mohawk took to Austin, Texas, earlier this year to get a sneak peek at the innovative new product. Finally, there is innovation in flooring we can get behind.”

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Floor Covering News

MAY 17, 2021

flooring industry was spared—for the most part. Add that to “The Great Migration” as people moved away from big cities and into the suburbs and the result was an acceptable year for the flooring industry. Not only did 2020 floor covering dollars escape the wrath of the pandemic, so, too, did square footage. in volume in 2019.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 3, 2022

In its 2020 Thought Leadership Impact Study, 88% of respondents agreed that thought leadership is effective in enhancing their perspectives of a company. A quarter of decision-makers who answered Edleman’s survey reported that thought leadership content contributed to their reasons for not doing business with an organization.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2023

In flooring distribution, for example, it was commonplace pre-pandemic for an ocean container shipment to take at least 30 days to make it to port from its original destination; just a few months ago that same trip took a minimum of six months. “The So says Lisbeth Calandrino, FCNews columnist and former flooring retailer for many years.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 4, 2020

Some flooring stores have remained open since the outbreak here in the U.S.; Rising reports of domestic violence. Today I read a study by Norwell Health, which revealed nearly all New York COVID-19 patients that had been hospitalized had suffered from an underlying health issue. Complete recovery won’t happen overnight.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 11, 2020

Such was the case with the North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), which held its annual virtual conference in conjunction with the National Building Materials Distributors Association (NBMDA). The post NAFCD Xperience: Day 1 appeared first on Floor Covering News. economy but also the global market.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 1, 2022

In our recent 2022 State of Video Report , we found that people were watching more videos than ever before in 2020 as many spent extended periods of time at home due to the pandemic. Customer stories or case studies might do really well on a landing page, whereas company culture videos would do really well on LinkedIn.

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