Floor Covering News
JUNE 29, 2023
F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. However, while dollar sales were up, much of that came from price increases and inflationary pressures. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall. billion square feet.
Floor Covering News
JUNE 26, 2023
The war in Ukraine that created a global energy crisis. Still, flooring once again was able to continue its positive trajectory in dollar sales, which it has done every year since the Great Recession of 2008-09 except for the pandemic-impacted 2020. With that said, unit sales remain at its fourth-highest level ever. over the $6.5
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Floor Covering News
JUNE 13, 2022
D espite all the challenges facing the commercial contract market today—the residual effects of the pandemic, sky-high inflation, ongoing supply chain challenges and the war in Ukraine—key end-use sectors for commercial flooring are showing signs of recovery, stimulating hope that market conditions will improve in the second half of 2022.
Floor Covering News
MAY 3, 2023
The survey showed 21% of hardwood flooring contractors anticipate significant sales growth of 8% or more, while 18% expect moderate growth of 3% to 7%. Another 40% expect sales to remain at 2022 levels. Think about how just the conflict in the Ukraine has impacted our industry.
Floor Covering News
APRIL 29, 2022
Attendance among professional wood flooring contractors was robust; exhibitors reported brisk activity on the showroom floor; and NWFA management cited optimism among its members. “I This is the second year in a row that we’ve been to NWFA,” said Chris King, senior vice president of sales and marketing at AHF. “We Mitigating factors.
Floor Covering News
APRIL 3, 2022
Higher global demand for hardwood cores is driving up the cost of lumber, suppliers report. The war in the Ukraine has further stressed the global supply chain as Russia and Ukraine combined are the largest exporters of hardwood in the world. Others, however, are more directly impacted by the conflict between Ukraine and Russia.
Floor Covering News
MAY 3, 2023
Take, for instance, the hurdle the industry had to face when suppliers around the globe had to scramble for alternatives to Baltic birch following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Since we raise, harvest and produce our own core, we haven’t been affected by the terrible events in Ukraine like other hardwood manufacturers.”
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