Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 19, 2023

This high-performance laminate flooring offers marble and porcelain visuals in a user-friendly, click-lock tile. Research performed by the brand showed Soft Step achieving 70% higher sound absorption than other LVP options while being 46% warmer. Classen: Ceramin Ceramin tiles are the ideal alternative to ceramic and natural stone.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 27, 2022

When the dust cleared and all the numbers were counted and run through the wash multiple times, total industry sales in 2021 reached a record $26.701 billion, an enormous gain of 16.3% Note: These numbers are in wholesale dollars reflecting the first point of sale. FCNews research reveals that carpet and rugs (which comprises 47.9%

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 26, 2023

Commercial flooring rebounded as sales increased 13.1% billion in 2022, Floor Covering News research shows. The lion’s share of sales (approximately 70%) was generated from specified contract while the remainder came from Main Street commercial applications, research shows. from roughly $6.5 billion in 2021 to $7.34

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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

JUNE 14, 2023

As the industry nears the halfway point of 2023, commercial flooring sales are tracking to sustain moderate growth, industry watchers say, with some end use segments faring better than others. Broadloom sales are expected to remain flat to slightly up this year, depending largely on market needs in hospitality and retail environments.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 13, 2022

Specified contract, a sector which—according to preliminary FCNews research—represents approximately 70% of the estimated $6.3 billion commercial flooring business, rebounded in 2021 as sales were relatively flat after posting a double-digit falloff the prior year. “I Commercial sales ranged from $3 to $3.5

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 29, 2022

After experiencing declines in both sales and square footage in 2019 and 2020, the U.S. FCNews research shows wood flooring sales at the first point of sale in 2021 totaled a record $2.67 Hardwood’s performance in 2021 helped the category increase its share of total floor covering sales, albeit slightly, to 10%.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 2, 2022

Teresa McGrath, chief research officer at Healthy Building Network, will lead “Luxury Vinyl Tile’s Carbon and Toxic Impacts,” one of the featured sessions within the Coverings 2023 “Health & Wellness” theme. A Coverings 2023 “Outdoor Spaces” tenet session will include “Tile Installation Solutions and Systems for Exterior Projects.”

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Diary of a Tile Addict

JANUARY 27, 2024

In four of them, it has participated as the main research company. Ecoker (2008), formulation of a porcelain paste with firing for 27 minutes at normal working temperature. While you are focused on new developments, your competition is becoming stronger in your market with the development and sale of traditional products.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 29, 2023

ceramic market will be down mid-single digits in sales and high single digitals in volume when the calendar flips to 2024. It was, however, a sizeable 23% increase in sales from 2020’s $2.844 billion when the category experienced its first decline since 2009 amid the Great Recession. Category experts agree the U.S. year-to-date.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 3, 2021

By Megan Salzano I f you haven’t implemented a digital strategy to help generate more sales, you’re already behind the curve. Ceramic and porcelain tile are aspirational products that rely heavily on home and fashion trends. Consumers conduct extensive research online before ever entering a flooring store. Digital content.

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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. billion-plus commercial flooring market, with specified contract representing the lion’s share of sales, preliminary FCNews research shows.

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Garden State Tile Blog

FEBRUARY 22, 2020

Simply put, porcelain and ceramic is the secret to safe, stylish and sustainable spaces. Made from natural ingredients and free from toxic chemicals, ceramic and porcelain keeps your home and business healthy by avoiding exposure to harmful contaminants that are found in other surfaces. Eco-friendly tile helps clear the air.

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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 We are now able to create visuals that so closely mimic the natural design of the original material we are trying to emulate (i.e.,

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Floor Covering News

AUGUST 10, 2018

Research shows the U.S. slab market is estimated to be around $5 billion in sales, with half coming from quartz, porcelain and natural stone slabs. August 6/13, 2018: Volume 34, Issue 4 By Mara Bollettieri Opportunities abound for retailers looking to get into the countertop business.

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Floor Covering News

MAY 19, 2021

FCNews research shows the category generated $6.589 billion in sales (not including rubber) in 2020—an industry-leading 21.3% In terms of volume, the category accounted for 5.455 billion square feet (not including rubber) at the first point of sale, a 19.5% of sales vs. 2019’s 45.1%. Existing home sales grew to 5.64

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

By Megan Salzano I f you haven’t implemented a digital strategy to help generate more sales, you’re already behind the curve. Ceramic and porcelain tile are aspirational products that rely heavily on home and fashion trends. Consumers conduct extensive research online before ever entering a flooring store. Digital content.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 8, 2023

billion in sales in 2021, according to Floor Covering News research. of those hard surface commercial sales and remains the fastest growing category. T he commercial market loves its hard surfaces, as evidenced by its second straight year outshining soft surface to reach $3.5 Resilient flooring represents approximately 57.5%

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 3, 2023

For retail sales associates, PFC is intended to be the easiest way to sell flooring—with confidence and simplicity. Dogwood is an opportunity to bring consumers squarely back into the hardwood category while giving our channel partners an opportunity to grow their sales and margins,” explained Brian Carson, AHF CEO. Plaster 2.0

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 12, 2021

Research shows real wood adds value to the home over the long term. Thanks to advancements in printing and screening technologies, for example, ceramic and porcelain products can be made to look like wood. Research shows 52% of homes in the U.S. By Reginald Tucker. Pictured is Antique Bronze hickory from Somerset Hardwood.

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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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Architectural Ceramics

AUGUST 24, 2018

Feng Shui is a highly talked about and researched topic. AC’s brushed limestone Vestige Zebrano floor tile, semi-polished Wave limestone wall tile, and porcelain wood-plank wall tile. AC’s brushed limestone Vestige Zebrano floor tile, semi-polished Wave limestone wall tile, and porcelain wood-plank wall tile.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

OCTOBER 25, 2012

We love talking to contractors who have installed other systems,” said Jim Van Landingham, Vice-President of Residential Sales for Quick Drain USA. The graphic development is done using Florida Tile’s proprietary DP-Digital Porcelain technology. Once they see ours and how easy it is to work with, they never go back to the others.”.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 7, 2021

“We have an incredible breadth of product and capabilities and we’re ready to focus in on the things that make a difference to both the consumer—whoever that end user is for the dealer—and our retail partners,” Patrick Warren, vice president, residential sales, dealer and showrooms, Dal-Tile Corporation, told FCNews. “We It’s not just tile.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Some of the natural stone and ceramic/porcelain tiling sector’s big hitters were in evidence: Albion Stone, Burlington Stone, Clay International, Fila, Grestec, Ionic Stone, Marmox, Mirage, Saloni, and The Size/Neolith, plus a multi-brand Tile of Spain booth featuring Dune, Porcelanosa, Decocer, Adex, and Cristacer, among others.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Some of the natural stone and ceramic/porcelain tiling sector’s big hitters were in evidence: Albion Stone, Burlington Stone, Clay International, Fila, Grestec, Ionic Stone, Marmox, Mirage, Saloni, and The Size/Neolith, plus a multi-brand Tile of Spain booth featuring Dune, Porcelanosa, Decocer, Adex, and Cristacer, among others.

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Diary of a Tile Addict

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Some of the natural stone and ceramic/porcelain tiling sector’s big hitters were in evidence: Albion Stone, Burlington Stone, Clay International, Fila, Grestec, Ionic Stone, Marmox, Mirage, Saloni, and The Size/Neolith, plus a multi-brand Tile of Spain booth featuring Dune, Porcelanosa, Decocer, Adex, and Cristacer, among others.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 29, 2014

Daltile is an industry-leading brand of ceramic, porcelain, glass, metal, manufactured stone and natural stone tile products. Daltile products are distributed through over 250 company-owned sales service centers, stone slabyards and gallery design centers that service a robust network of trade customers. About Daltile.

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Tile Talk

MAY 13, 2014

Guillermos research led him to train with Master Printer Marie Dormuth, with whom artists Andy Warhol, Peter Gee and Martin Mazorra received training in the art of lithography. Part of the sales generated by Guillermo and Tania collection will be donated to a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of art, culture and education.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

NOVEMBER 29, 2012

‘s Donato Pompo, citing findings from Catalina Research, the primary source for ceramic tile industry data, ceramic tile is leading the floor covering sales recovery, as tile manufacturers leverage the rebound in existing home sales and housing starts. floor coverings manufacturer dollar sales and 12.9 percent and 10.6

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Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 15, 2022

Dogwood is an opportunity to bring consumers squarely back into the hardwood category while giving our channel partners an opportunity to grow their sales and margins,” Carson explained. And that bodes well for retail sales associates and consumers alike. Technology. Mannington. CraftedEdge bevel technology. Saphire Status.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 9, 2021

RevoTile is genuine porcelain tile offered in 26 marble, wood, stone and concrete looks. By conducting beta tests for more than half a year, FloorForce was able to prove that a more integrated digital-to-physical experience led to higher quality leads, more sales of target products and increased consumer satisfaction.

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