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Article: Residential resilient flooring: look what they've done for 2002!( Surfaces 2002; Las Vegas, Nevada)
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- National Floor Trends
- Article date:
- March 1, 2002
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As most flooring retailers know, winter traditionally brings with it a slowdown in business. Yet, in terms of the industry's new product, color, styling, and design introductions, it might also be considered the dark before the dawn.
With regard to residential resilient flooring, 2002 looks to be a banner year for cutting-edge, innovative products--products specifically developed to reclaim market share lost to the recent rise of ceramic, wood and laminate flooring.
During a recent visit to the Midwest, I spoke with a variety of large residential flooring retailers who were quick to point out that recent resilient sales have been off approximately 50% to ...