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At the 2025 Shaw Flooring Network convention in Orlando, Florida, Betti Packman, partner/principal with EY-Parthenon and Ivan Kleinfeld, senior director with EY-Parthenon reported that, in the last 22 years, the percentage of remodel budgets devoted to flooring fell from 11% in 2003 to 6% in 2021. Read More

Floor Trends & Installation, in collaboration with its sister brand Stone World and research division My Clear Opinion Insights Hub, will unveil findings from a major new research study on tile and stone purchasing behaviors at The International Surfaces Event (TISE) in Las Vegas this January. Read More

After a soft 2024, industry looks to bounce back in 2025. With 2024 in the rearview mirror, industry executives are looking to reverse course in 2025. “We are optimistic about 2025,” said Tim Baucom, president, Shaw Industries. “After several years of market contraction, we anticipate a modest recovery, with demand outpacing GDP growth.” Read More

2024 was a mixed year for the Italian ceramic tile industry, marked by a slight increase in sales volumes but a further decline in production and revenues. Preliminary figures compiled by Prometeia for Confindustria Ceramica and presented at the association’s traditional end-of-year press conference revealed that total sales volumes rose to 376 million sqm in 2024, a 1.9% increase compared to 2023. However, as Confindustria Ceramica Chairman Augusto Ciarrocchi noted, this slight growth has merely maintained sales at the already significantly reduced levels of 2023. When compared to pre-pandemic sales figures of 407 million sqm in 2019, the industry has seen a decline of approximately 7.5%. Read More

The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA | KBIS), the world’s leading trade association for the kitchen and bath industry representing nearly 55,000 North American kitchen and bath industry professionals, has released its 2025 Bath Trends Report. Comprised of data generated from a survey completed by industry experts including designers, manufacturers, remodelers, architects, and more – the NKBA Bath Trends Report provides a comprehensive look into current and upcoming trends in residential bathrooms that will have the biggest impact in 2025. Read More

The construction industry and manufacturers can look forward to a gradually improving operating environment in 2025, thanks to lower interest rates, moderating inflation and steady if unspectacular growth in the nation’s overall economic activity. “We look for real GDP growth of 2.5% in 2025,” said Bernard Yaros Jr., lead U.S. economist at Oxford Economics (oxfordeconomics.com). (Gross domestic product, the total value of the nation’s goods and services, is the most commonly utilized measure of economic growth. “Real” GDP subtracts the effects of inflation.) Read More

In the months January to November 2024, total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were 163.7 million square meters, a decline of 4.1% from the same period in 2023 when imports were 170.7 million square meters, according to Grosser Consulting. Read More

In the months January to November 2024, total U.S. imports of ceramic tile were 163.7 million square meters, a decline of 4.1% from the same period in 2023 when imports were 170.7 million square meters, according to Grosser Consulting. Read More

Tile closed out 2024 with minimal if any growth. “Sluggish” was the word Jamann Stepp, vice president of hard surface for Stanton, used to describe the market. While tile’s technology, style and performance, he said, were on point, economic conditions prevented significant growth. Read More

During Mohawk’s biennial Edge summit for aligned dealers, which wrapped up last night, chairman and CEO Jeff Lorberbaum offered attendees some perspective regarding the industry and its expected pickup in demand. Read More