Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

As we embarked on the grueling task of compiling our industry statistics for 2021 , I was probably more intrigued than ever as to what the final results would be. We knew the industry would be up, but how much? The industry was up 16.3% Home Depot reported flooring sales of $9.225 billion, up 13.1%, or $1.05

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 3, 2021

We are already seeing a lot of businesses take advantage of special financing offers and deals,” said Sam Ruble, vice president of sales, Foss Floors. According to the company, the Mannington on Main selling system was developed using feedback from customer research with dealers across the U.S. Seizing opportunities.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 18, 2021

As part of the SCADpro program, Daltile recently worked with a team of students on a specialized research and development project. We were thrilled to partner with some of this country’s most talented young creative minds to address these questions,” said Whitney Welch, vice president of commercial sales, Dal-Tile Corporation.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

It’s common knowledge among industry observers that commercial tends to lag behind residential activity—at least during normal business cycles anyway. Preliminary FCNews research shows the commercial flooring market totaled $6.488 billion in sales in 2021, an uptick of 6% over 2020. billion, according to FCNews research.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 28, 2023

a beloved hardwood flooring industry legend who passed away in October 2022, Mullican Flooring is encouraging individuals to contribute to a National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA) Education and Research Foundation (ERF) Named Scholarship Fund in his name. Conner, a 44-year veteran of the wood flooring industry, retired in 2013.

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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. Orlando, Fla.—Coverings,

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 6, 2023

There have been concerns about higher inflation and rising interest rates within the lending industry over the past year,” noted Glenn King, vice president sales, Southeast region, Stanton Carpet. To understand the reasons, one must go beyond the numbers to tell the whole story. However, the American consumer continues to spend.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 18, 2022

Just as COVID-19 helped usher in a period of prosperity for the residential carpet industry that spanned nearly two years, the flip side is that observers feared the pandemic-induced rally would eventually run its course for carpet. Year-to-date, encompassing the first and second quarters, residential sales are down 3.4%

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

“The Unilin licensing agreement, combined with the latest Barberan equipment and ZEETREE consumables, is the result of an extensive 3-year global research effort by our team. Our current installation and development timeline intends to have product available for sale starting in December with EIR digital embossing available in early Q2.”.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 24, 2021

laminate flooring market that hadn’t occurred since 2015— the category actually grew in terms of both sales and volume. FCNews research pegged laminate flooring sales at the first point of distribution in the U.S. of total flooring sales and 5.6% By Reginald Tucker In 2020, something interesting happened in the U.S.

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Tile of Spain USA

JANUARY 6, 2016

This week’s blog post is part 1 of 2 from Ryan Fasan, @Tile_Trends , research consultant, trainer and partner of Professional Attention to Tile Installations, an internationally renowned tile consulting firm. Ryan Fasan has over 20 years experience in the ceramic tile industry. … Continue Reading.

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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. The 2013 Catalina Report on Natural and Manufactured Stone report is an in-depth industry investigation of the $7.3 billion U.S.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

It has been apparent and clear there are no limitations for women in this company nor in this industry,” said Alison Mullins, marketing consultant for Triton Stone Group’s Richmond, Va., Rea began his natural stone industry career at Coldspring in 1977, working in the company’s manufacturing facility. They did it for all of us.

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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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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Sales productivity—the time your team spends selling—has decreased. In this article, you’ll learn the ins and outs of sales productivity. That includes tips to increase the time your sales reps have to spend selling. What is sales productivity. Why should sales productivity be measured? The solution is two-pronged.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 11, 2022

Sales productivity—the time your team spends selling—has decreased. In this article, you’ll learn the ins and outs of sales productivity. That includes tips to increase the time your sales reps have to spend selling. What is sales productivity. Why should sales productivity be measured? The solution is two-pronged.

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Kate-Lo Tile & Stone

OCTOBER 7, 2013

Kate-Lo Tile & Stone is a longtime supporter of breast cancer awareness and we are pleased that our industry partner, Crossville, is too! Every month of the year, Crossville contributes a portion of proceeds from the sale of their Glass Blox and Origins Glass lines to the Common Thread for a Cure.

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Ceramics of Italy

SEPTEMBER 21, 2023

The result of €20 million of investments in innovation and research, this technological upgrade will allow for the production of through-vein slabs with controlled digital blending of different coloured raw materials and will enable the group to reach an annual production capacity of 13 million square metres.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 7, 2023

Digital printing has truly revolutionized the tile industry by substantially elevating the realism of designs,” said Claudio Caselli, senior vice president, product research and development, Dal-Tile. “We What they’re able to do now is do the texture in a register—that was something completely foreign to the tile industry.

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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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Architectural Ceramics

MARCH 18, 2019

For 20 years, the PANTONE COTY has influenced the design community, be it fashion, industrial design, or home furnishings. The Institute selects the color based on a mix of research and trend analysis, such as: the entertainment industry, new artists, popular world travel destinations, or socio-economic conditions.

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

These awards honor groundbreaking ideas and industry-changing concepts that have the potential to impact the way flooring is manufactured, promoted and sold. For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. Following are the 2022 winners: Carpet. The Dixie Group. “For

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Floor Covering News

MAY 2, 2023

For those who can tackle the category at the retail level, benefits abound—higher profit margins and ticket sales as well as forging a reputation for style and design, to name a few. The dealer who actively sells ceramic tile is invariably making a higher ticket sale, which will add to overall revenue growth and profitability for the dealer.”

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 6, 2021

While the flooring industry has been a “man’s world” for decades, women are rising in the ranks and accomplishing incredible things that have helped move the industry forward. Cheryl Acierno has been engaged in the floor covering industry for her entire career, owning Acierno & Company for the past 21 years. Cheryl Acierno.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 15, 2023

Turning ‘Nos’ into a ‘Yes’ “When a potential customer says, ‘I’m just looking,’ or ‘I’m doing research; we’re not ready to buy today,’ we say: ‘Great, we have a lot to look at. Did they research our business? Did they research our business? And then we will discuss price and performance.” Did they ask for the job before exiting?”

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Floor Covering News

MAY 16, 2023

Over the last several years, SPC has been driving the overall growth of the flooring industry— FCNews research shows that rigid core/SPC garnered 45.6% of total resilient sales in 2021 and 34.8% Originally based in New Jersey, Lux opened a West Coast branch with a 25,000-square-foot warehouse in City of Industry, Calif.,

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Floor Covering News

MAY 18, 2021

In the second quarter of 2020, residential carpet sales plummeted 23% in volume and 27.4% in dollars, according to FCNews research. When all the numbers were crunched for 2020, FCNews research shows overall carpet sales fell 12.5% While residential finished the year on a positive note with volume up 9.5% billion in 2019.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The flooring industry has done its share of cause-related marketing over the years, collaborating with such worthy causes as Susan G. Jude’s Children’s Research Hospital to name a few. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in 2012 as a national sponsor of the Dream Home Giveaway. Komen, Tunnel for Towers and St.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 17, 2024

You are the driving force behind the hardwood flooring industry.” The theme of the 2024 NWFA Expo is “Raise the Bar,” which, according to Russell, reflects members’ ambition to not only exceed their own expectations but also the expectations of the association and the industry at large. Julie Russell, NWFA outgoing char.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 4, 2022

All this begs the question: What kind of credit programs are most effective at driving sales? Companies like Synchrony Financial, a Mohawk partner, and Wells Fargo, which works with Shaw Industries, offer a range of options to suite a variety of consumer needs and situations. So, it has increased our overall sale.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2023

When the dust settled, Floor Covering News research found the resilient flooring category as a whole generated $9.522 billion in sales in 2022, a 13% increase over 2021’s $8.426 billion—much of that thanks to LVT. This led to stronger-than-expected sales dollars, but units did not grow at the same pace. of sales and 29.2%

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 14, 2020

Chicago—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) released the results of its NAFCD Quarterly Sales Trend Survey for the second quarter of 2020. The report showed Q2 sales growth was down year-over-year during the second quarter of 2020, but also showed promising results for the second half of 2020.

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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 then went on to work in New York and Los Angeles where her experience ranged from managing trend research and designing new products and color lines to branding, art direction and advertising.

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 10, 2020

It really feels like we are connected to this industry in a unique and active way. The people in the flooring industry are some of the hardest working people I know, so you can also appreciate the work that goes into orchestrating this massive event. He has also authored two books on sales and marketing.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 14, 2023

Coming off a year where many companies reopened or resumed normal business hours, the commercial flooring industry is poised to capitalize on this momentum. billion-plus commercial flooring business, while Main Street applications account for the remainder, according to preliminary Floor Covering News research.

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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. in 2019 to 4.9%

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 7, 2022

“We implemented the changes by adding samples and vignettes and then getting the sales reps to come and help train. Our sales have increased by approximately 20% since adding cabinets, and we are still growing. However, if you want to grow that portion of your business you could add more sales staff and focus on that business.

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