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Flooring Sales Trends for 2023

Flooring Sales Trends for 2023

July 17, 2023 from Floor Focus FloorDaily News

 

Chattanooga, TN, July 17, 2023 – Floor Focus’ Survey 2023: What the Retailers Think, in the July 2023 issue of Floor Focus, shows flooring category trends among independent retailers over a five-year period.

Comparing 2017 and 2023,

broadloom carpet is flat at 31%;

rigid LVT rose from 17% to 26%;

hardwood flooring is flat at 12%;

ceramic fell from 10% to 7%;

flexible LVT fell from 11% to 5%;

carpet tile is flat at 5%;

laminate flooring rose from 4% to 5%;

area rugs rose from 3% to 4%;

sheet vinyl is down from 5% to 3%.

One factor in this data is the shift between what is sold in the home centers versus what the consumer buys at the full service independent retails stores.

Donato Pompo

Donato Pompo, CTC CMR CSI CDT MBA, is the leading tile and stone forensic expert and consultant in North America, and he is a National Tile Contractors Association Recognized Consultant. Donato is the founder of CTaSC.