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Fall intros: Key selling season touts hot new products

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By Megan Salzano—W ith the pandemic shaking up product launch strategies, the fall selling season has become a key product launch phase for many suppliers. While Surfaces remains the main stage for most manufacturers, new products are hitting the streets—and dealer showrooms—this fall that have never been seen before.

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Surfaces 2023: Resilient touts premium products, ease of doing business

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Now, visuals are back in fashion and suppliers unveiled resilient product lines that were dressed to impress. I would say a major storyline in the industry is growth in light, warm colors, whereas the last couple of years, we’ve probably been in a mid-neutral, rustic area,” said Jenne Ross, product director, Karndean.

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Coverings releases 2023 product previews

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Orlando – Coverings has released a sneak peek of new tile and stone products, along with a select preview of installation materials, tools and technology products, that will be showcased at Coverings 2023, set to take place April 18-21, 2023, here at the Orange County Convention Center. Roma, the latest collection from Tagina S.P.A.,

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Surfaces 2023: Tile emulates home trends

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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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Waterproof: Protecting specialty dealers’ profit margins

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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. Another step-up product from Aperion Surfaces is its New World II line, the company’s thickest, widest SPC collection in its portfolio.

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Ceramic: In-store elements help secure the sale

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Often the challenge is laid at the feet of industry shortcomings such as labor and product costs; however, there’s a much simpler explanation that once remedied could potentially boost the sales potential for flooring dealers big and small: in-store merchandising. Don’t underestimate the power of paint,” she said. Seeing is believing.

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Surfaces ’22: Resilient intros boast high-style, innovative tech

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And would enough new product make it through supply chain bottlenecks, cost challenges and general pandemic-related issues to provide a positive outcome for dealers? When it comes to the resilient category in particular, it was clear it’s no longer about getting products to market first in an effort to be seen in a crowded category.