Floor Covering News

FEBRUARY 9, 2022

By Reginald Tucker—“Offering great products that translate at the point of sale in the right way so RSAs can understand what we’re trying to drive home to the consumer.” That’s how Zack Zehner, president of Mannington’s Residential business , describes the company’s approach to product development and design. It looks very realistic.”

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Floor Covering News

JANUARY 18, 2022

Why do I need a sales desk that separates staff from customers? Our space is designed to make customers feel at home.”. Our expanded sales force quickly became the driving force behind our pandemic growth. The changes made during lockdown have led to increased sales and enhanced margins. First, we hired six staff members.

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Floor Covering News

DECEMBER 21, 2023

We attribute most of this growth to Hurricane Ian in October 2022. We do kitchens and bathroom renovations and those have been extremely strong.” ” —Bob Duke, Floor Magic Damariscotta, Maine “Residential remodel, driven through designers, has been the strongest part of our business in 2023.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 24, 2022

In choosing their top retailer partners, suppliers looked beyond sales volume to other key attributes such as communication skills, trust, company culture and even benevolence as differentiating factors. The post Retailers of the Year 2022: Hammond Lumber, Darlene Flooring appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Floor Covering News

MARCH 23, 2022

On March 11, 2022, Skip Mason was named president of SAR Floors, an LVT supplier known for high-performing floors with stylistic designs. He then transitioned to a local, family-owned cabinet company named SpringHill Kitchens in Annville, Pa. Harrisburg, Pa.—On Native to Levittown, Pa., Native to Levittown, Pa.,

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Floor Covering News

MAY 21, 2021

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% Imports vs. domestics.

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Floor Covering News

JULY 5, 2022

A s a follow up to its winter convention that took place ahead of Surfaces 2022 in Las Vegas, Floors & More is planning to kick off its summer meeting in Austin, Texas, from July 31 through Aug. However, this year the company is encouraging its members to bring their sales staff members along for the ride. and Canada.

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Floor Covering News

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

suppliers are touting record-high sales in 2021 and expected ongoing growth as a result of changing consumer habits and a booming housing market —both spurred by the COVID-19 pandemic. For example, sales of newly built, single-family homes in September rose 14% to an 800,000 seasonally adjusted annual rate, according to data by the U.S.

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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

MAY 17, 2022

For 2022, the group expects the U.S. Dogwood from Bruce Hardwood Floors was recently named one of the ‘30 Most Innovative Products for 2022,’ presented by Dotdash Meredith’s Beautiful Kitchens & Baths. Joinery, by comparison, offers a wood floor with an inlay design inspired by a Japanese woodworking design element.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 15, 2022

The pandemic took an incalculable toll on small businesses in America, but it does seem that we have pivoted,” said Kimberly Hill, director of marketing and creative design for Novalis. Carpet tile is the second fastest growing segment, with sales up about 15% year-over- year.

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Floor Covering News

JUNE 28, 2022

When all the numbers were tabulated for 2021, FCNews research found that overall carpet sales grew 11.5% to $8.201 billion compared with $7.355 billion carpet sales in 2020. Residential carpet sales were up an astounding 17.2%. Total area rug sales increased an estimated 8% to $2.782 billion, according to industry estimates.

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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

JUNE 1, 2021

growth to continue for the first quarter of 2022. Most dealers are seeing the majority of their retail business coming from renovations whether from new home sales or from people who are deciding to stay put and fix up their homes. While kitchen remodels are trending at Independent Carpet One Floor & Home in Westland, Mich.,

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