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Stats 2023: Tile flooring price increases buoy dollar sales

Floor Covering News

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.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Department of Commerce.

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TCNA: Tile market poised for rebound

Floor Covering News

FOB factory sales of domestic shipments were $326.1 New single-family home sales. New single family home sales are on pace to increase for the tenth year in a row and reach their highest level since 2006. As of May 2021, new single family home sales were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 769,000 units, a 5.9%

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Ceramic consumption rises in Q3

Floor Covering News

FOB factory sales were $1,026,598,210, up 5.6% New Single Family Home Sales. 2021 new one-family home sales were at a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 745,000 units, a 0.4% 3Q 2021 YTD. 3Q 2020 YTD. 367,682,855. 285,501,669. 295,079,537. 237,523,788. 279,766,808. 242,830,375. 215,043,663. 181,269,569. 169,791,118. 167,240,028.

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Vitra Tiles taps Dennis Szczybor for U.S. operations

Floor Covering News

Szczybor began his flooring career in 1990 as a sales representative at Haines. Later he was vice president of sales at Armstrong Flooring and vice president of business development at Sambling Global USA. Vitra Tiles is a subsidiary of Turkey’s Eczacıbaşı Holding, which also owns the Villeroy & Boch and Engers brands.

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Design Trends: Going for Gold

Architectural Ceramics

Now, it’s time to transition from trimming a turkey to trimming the tree. Black and charred or perfectly golden brown — How did your Thanksgiving turkey turn out? For further questions about the tile products featured here, or to place an order, please contact sales@architecturalceramics.com. Happy Holidays!

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Going Above & Beyond: Backsplash Tile That Wows

Architectural Ceramics

We all know a lot of effort goes into making a meal that typically features turkey. For those of you nonconformists roasting a large chicken instead of a turkey this year, this blog is for you. For further questions about our products featured here, or to place a tile order, please contact sales@architecturalceramics.com.