Floor Covering News

MARCH 14, 2022

T urn on any news channel (I don’t consider MSNBC a news channel, by the way) and the coverage centers around two subjects: the war in Ukraine and inflation. As the financial health of the nation takes blows from inflation, the war in Ukraine and post-pandemic-driven uncertainty, anxiety levels are at an all-time high.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 16, 2022

The Compassion Express Foundation was founded by Dustin Aaronson, FCNews co-publisher and advertising sales director, to make a difference in the lives of others in the communities of Long Island and the five boroughs. Ukraine Relief. The second home opened in 2005 in Smithtown, N.Y. Flooring Lines. Compassion Express Foundation.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 21, 2022

Even before Russia invaded Ukraine, oil and gas prices were on the rise as demand for fuel oil and other energy products outstripped tight global supplies. While the Stainmaster sale was jolting—and ticked off many dealers initially—the vast majority who did business with Stainmaster seized the opportunity to market other fiber systems.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 6, 2022

And let’s not talk about the broader global impact that the war in Ukraine has had on many different industries and countries. Retail sales trends. One of the many leading indicators ITR Economics examines in its forecasting models is retail sales trends. In fact, retail sales are doing well in many parts of the world.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 1, 2023

Take O’Krent Floors in San Antonio, where Sam and Margie O’Krent told me the highlight of the year thus far was its Step into Spring sale. It took us from being down year over year to being up from 2022, and the sale was better than 2019,” Sam O’Krent said. Commercial sales have been fantastic. There is still demand out there.

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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

AUGUST 30, 2023

Overall, sales growth was a bright spot. MSI, just like everyone, got over-inventoried because we assumed sales would continue to grow. What about the war in Ukraine? It’s a really unfortunate circumstance for the people of Ukraine, and we as a company continue to stand by them. That’s our expertise.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 23, 2022

The Federal Reserve notes that inflation remains elevated, citing the Ukraine war and global supply-chain issues, among other factors. For example, higher inflation in housing is due to a lack of rental and for-sale inventory and cost growth for building materials, lots and labor. This will be very difficult to achieve.

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 8, 2022

The Russia/Ukraine conflict continues to put pressure on shipments from the rest of world. This put distribution in a warehousing crunch,” said Dave White, vice president of sales and marketing for Tri-West. “There remains a difference between product from China/Vietnam and rest of world.

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Floor Covering News

SEPTEMBER 8, 2022

S upplies of traditional Baltic birch cores have become increasingly scarce due to the war in Ukraine. We hire sales reps in major cities who work with the retail stores in setting up displays and servicing the customers. We strive to build a community of architects, designers, consumers and contractors around a particular store.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

This is the first year we will do more OEM business than we’ll do with the Indusparquet brand,” said Jodie Doyle, vice president of sales and marketing. Baggio said she sees stress on plywood supply lasting for a while, even if the war in Ukraine ended tomorrow. Companies are saying, ‘What can you make for us?’

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2023

The situation has been further complicated by the war in Ukraine, which is now in its 11 th month. While shipping issues have begun to ease somewhat in recent months, it’s certainly not back to pre-pandemic levels. Flooring industry importers that have managed to thrive throughout the pandemic agree.

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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.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 1, 2022

T he comeback that was predicted in 2020 after ceramic flooring sales experienced its first downward trajectory in several years was right on point as 2021 saw vast improvement across the board. increase in dollar sales to $3.077 billion in 2021 (flooring only) vs. $2.844 billion in 2020. FCNews research shows ceramic experienced an 8.2%

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 16, 2022

senior vice president of sales, Dal-Tile. With the issues in Europe as it relates to the Ukraine conflict, we see ongoing supply chain disruption as it relates to ceramic tile. Scott Maslowski. What is your projection for category growth in 2023? What other challenges must the category face in the coming year?

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2022

Sales of newly built single-family homes in January fell 4.5% Higher mortgage rates will slow home buying demand over the course of 2022 and the Russia-Ukraine crisis will add short-term volatility to the bond market.”. A new home sale occurs when a sales contract is signed or a deposit is accepted. Washington, D.C.—Sales

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 22, 2022

As a result, the resilient flooring category registered a staggering $8.426 billion (not including rubber) in sales in 2021 —an industry-leading 30.3% In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.881 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 9.8% increase over 2020’s revised $6.463 billion.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 29, 2022

“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 We saw some good traffic, especially the first day,” said Wade Bondrowski, director of sales USA, Mercier Wood Flooring. Combined, Russia and Ukraine are the largest exporters of hardwood in the world.

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Floor Covering News

APRIL 3, 2022

These include rising inflation , higher raw materials pricing amid inconsistent availability and, now, a war in Ukraine that has threatened the supply of so many goods and services, including Russia-sourced birch lumber that goes into the core layer of many engineered hardwood flooring products sold globally today.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

Russia and Ukraine continued to clash; Southwind’s new president is named Drew Hash. Natural disasters impacted sales Guys became gals, females now males. Crime and corruption dulled some cities’ pull, Leaving too many buildings more empty than full. Soon we would see a price drop in oil As Indusparquet promoted Jodie Doyle.

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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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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 24, 2022

The company got into the prefinished game in 1999, at which time Paul Stringer joined the company as vice president of sales and marketing. This industry is unique in that the retailer and retail salesperson control so much of the sale as opposed to other consumer brands where a consumer walks in knowing the brand. Natkin: Yes.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 11, 2023

It’s only a matter of time before the flooring industry is released from inflation’s grip and suppli­ers and their retail partners can take full advantage of strong housing fundamentals—including an aging housing stock in need of renovation and pent-up demand for new home sales. Precisely when that occurs is the $64,000 question.

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Floor Covering News

OCTOBER 7, 2022

Rising interest rates and declining housing affordability are the primary culprits for the ongoing weakness for home sales and housing starts in recent months. (A market analysis from NAHB Chief Economist Robert Dietz, which was originally published on NAHB.com ).

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 12, 2022

In the first quarter of 2022, there was no war in Ukraine and no higher gas and energy prices. Consumer confidence is relatively low, and with inflation putting pressure on discretionary dollars, retail flooring sales could be a challenge. president of residential sales, Mohawk Industries. James Lesslie. Jeff Meadows.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 18, 2024

Such is the case with recent events like the Israeli/Hamas War as well as the lingering conflict between Russia and Ukraine. Take, for example, the Ukraine-Russia war, which has had significant ramifications on the global economy, affecting various sectors and regions around the world.

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