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Floor Covering Stores in Canada - Market Research Report (2014-2029)

Alexia Moreno Zambrano Alexia Moreno Zambrano New York, United States Last Updated: November 2024 NAICS 44221CA

Revenue

$6.3bn

2024

$6.3bn

Past 5-Year Growth

Profit

$XXX.Xm

Employees

27,214

Businesses

3,666

Wages

$X.Xbn

Floor Covering Stores in Canada industry analysis

Floor covering stores have endured significant volatility in recent years. Higher incomes have encouraged sales of premium flooring products, while a healthy residential market translates into more robust sales. But, volatility from the pandemic disrupted growth, with retailers struggling to contend with the sudden disruption to their downstream markets, labour force and supply chains even as spending on home improvements surged; although retailers that adopted e-commerce platforms benefited from higher sales. Growing housing starts in 2020 and 2021 supported revenue gains as consumers took on more home improvement projects. However, weaker macroeconomic conditions in 2022 and 2023, mainly driven by high interest rates, elevated inflation and consumer uncertainty, caused revenue to weaken, although falling short of making up pandemic-related gains. These trends have led revenue to grow at an estimated CAGR of 3.0% to $6.3 billion through the end of 2024, remaining stable during that year.
Home improvement stores like Home Depot and Lowes have bolstered their position as leading destinations for homeowners, builders and contractors in recent years, enjoying sales previously reserved for floor covering stores. These retailers saw sales soar during the pandemic by offering consumers a more convenient and safer one-stop shopping stop for home improvement projects. In contrast, floor covering stores were more exposed to pandemic-related volatility. Mounting competition has prevented floor covering stores from fully recovering from pandemic-related profit losses.
Over the coming years, retailers will benefit from a recovering economy. Rising disposable income and growing consumer confidence will push consumers to spend more on home improvement, supporting flooring sales. Similarly, interest rate cuts and programs looking to develop more housing will support growing construction activity, driving demand. Competition from alternative retailers will remain the most pressing challenge to the industry, forcing small, local stores out of the market. In all, revenue is forecast to grow at a CAGR of 2.0% through 2028 to $6.9 billion.

Trends and Insights

  • An unstable construction sector has impacted floor covering sales. Fluctuations in the construction sector, including residential and nonresidential projects, directly impact demand for floor coverings, as new construction projects need large amounts of flooring products.
  • Carpets and area rugs are floor-covering stores’ top-selling product line. However, their position could dwindle as downstream buyers increasingly install vinyl and laminate flooring alternatives.
  • Location trends diminish as e-commerce sales of floor coverings rise. Rising online floor covering sales are allowing retailers to expand their geographic reach.
  • Floor coverings are available at multiple different retail channels. Consumers have more options than ever where to purchase floor coverings, creating a dynamic competitive landscape.

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Industry Statistics and Trends

Market size and recent performance (2014-2029)

Industry revenue has grown at a CAGR of 3.0 % over the past five years, to reach an estimated $6.3bn in 2024.

Trends and Insights

An unstable construction sector impacts sales

  • Demand for new flooring is closely tied to the health of the construction sector. At the retail level, stores often target consumers who are buying their own flooring, carpets, or rugs.
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Floor Covering Stores in Canada
Revenue (2014-2029)
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Industry outlook (2024-2029)

Market size is projected to grow over the next five years.

Trends and Insights

Construction activity is set to grow

  • The Bank of Canada began to lower interest rates in 2024, lowering the long-term cost of large investments, including buying or building a home.

Biggest companies in the Floor Covering Stores in Canada

Company
Market Share (%)
2024
Revenue ($short_0)
2024
Profit ($short_0)
2024
Profit Margin (%)
2024

There are no companies that hold a large enough market share in the Floor Covering Stores in Canada industry for IBISWorld to include in this product.

Products & Services Segmentation

Floor Covering Stores in Canada
Products & Services
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Industry revenue is measured across several distinct product and services lines, including Carpet and rugs, Other hard surface floor coverings and Hardwood floors . Carpet and rugs is the largest segment of the Floor Covering Stores in Canada.

Trends and Insights

Carpets and textiles remain a top seller

  • Floor covering stores retail wall-to-wall carpeting, area rugs and carpet tiles. Other carpets and rugs include woven ones made from cotton, wool and artificial fibres. While interest in carpeted homes has been declining, it's still the primary seller at floor covering stores.
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Table of Contents

About this industry

Industry definition

Companies in the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada retail carpets, rugs, tiles and vinyl flooring. Most operators handle sales and administrative activities, such as customer service, product merchandising, advertising, inventory control and cash handling. Some operators also offer installation or repair services in addition to retailing activities.

What's included in this industry?

Retailing rugs and flooring textilesRetailing hardwood floorsInstalling floor coveringsRetailing vinyl flooringRetailing laminate flooring

Companies

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Related Terms

LAMINATE FLOORINGRESILIENT FLOORINGELECTRONIC DATA INTERCHANGE

Industry Code

NAICS 2007

NAICS 442210 - Floor Covering Stores in Canada

Performance

Get an indication of the industry's health through historical, current and forward-looking trends in the performance indicators that make or break businesses.

Analyst insights

An unstable construction sector has impacted floor covering sales. Fluctuations in the construction sector, including residential and nonresidential projects, directly impact...

In this chapter (4)

  • Current Performance
  • Outlook
  • Volatility
  • Life Cycle

Key metrics

  • Annual Revenue, Recent Growth, Forecast, Revenue Volatility
  • Number of Employees, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Employee
  • Number of Businesses, Recent Growth, Forecast, Employees per Business, Revenue per Business
  • Total Profit, Profit Margin, Profit per Business

Charts

  • Revenue, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Employees, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Businesses, including historical (2014-2023) and forecast (2024-2029)
  • Profit, including historical (2014-2024)
  • Industry Volatility vs. Revenue Growth
  • Industry Life Cycle

Detailed analysis

  • Trends in supply, demand and current events that are driving current industry performance
  • Expected trends, economic factors and ongoing events that drive the industry's outlook
  • Key success factors for businesses to overcome volatility
  • How contribution to GDP, industry saturation, innovation, consolidation, and technology and systems influence the industry's life cycle phase.

Products and Markets

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Analyst insight

Carpets and area rugs are floor-covering stores’ top-selling product line. However, their position could dwindle as downstream buyers increasingly install vinyl and laminate ...

In this chapter

  • Products & Services
  • Major Markets

Key metrics

  • Largest market segment and value in 2024
  • Product innovation level

Charts

  • Products & services segmentation in 2024
  • Major market segmentation in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Trends impacting the recent performance of the industry's various segments
  • Innovations in the industry's product or service offering, specialization or delivery method
  • Key factors that successful businesses consider in their offerings
  • Buying segments and key trends influencing demand for industry products and services

Geographic Breakdown

Discover where business activity is most concentrated in an industry and the factors driving these trends to find opportunities and conduct regional benchmarking.

Analyst insights

Location trends diminish as e-commerce sales of floor coverings rise. Rising online floor covering sales are allowing retailers to expand their geographic reach.

In this chapter (1)

  • Business Locations

Charts

  • Share of revenue, establishment, wages and employment in each province
  • Share of population compared to establishments in each region in 2024

Tables

  • Number and share of establishments in each province in 2024
  • Number and share of revenue each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of wages each province accounts for in 2024
  • Number and share of employees in each province in 2024

Detailed analysis

  • Geographic spread of the industry across North America, and trends associated with changes in the business landscape
  • Key success factors for businesses to use location to their advantage

Competitive Forces

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Analyst insights

Floor coverings are available at multiple different retail channels. Consumers have more options than ever where to purchase floor coverings, creating a dynamic competitive l...

In this chapter (4)

  • Concentration
  • Barriers to Entry
  • Substitutes
  • Buyer & Supplier Analysis

Key metrics

  • Industry concentration level
  • Industry competition level and trend
  • Barriers to entry level and trend
  • Substitutes level and trend
  • Buyer power level and trend
  • Supplier power level and trend

Charts

  • Market share concentration among the top 4 suppliers from 2019-2024
  • Supply chain including upstream supplying industries and downstream buying industries, flow chart

Detailed analysis

  • Factors impacting the industry’s level of concentration, such as business distribution, new entrants, or merger and acquisition activity.
  • Key success factors for businesses to manage the competitive environment of the industry.
  • Challenges that potential industry entrants face such as legal, start-up costs, differentiation, labor/capital intensity and capital expenses.
  • Key success factors for potential entrants to overcome barriers to entry.
  • Competitive threats from potential substitutes for the industry’s own products and services.
  • Key success factors for how successful businesses can compete with substitutes.
  • Advantages that buyers have to keep favorable purchasing conditions.
  • Advantages that suppliers have to maintain favorable selling conditions.
  • Key success factors for how businesses can navigate buyer and supplier power.

Companies

Learn about the performance of the top companies in the industry.

Analyst insights

The industry is highly fragmented, with multiple stores serving their local markets. This trend and significant external competition prevent a single retailer from taking ove...

In this chapter

  • Market Share Concentration
  • Companies
  • Company Spotlights

Charts

  • Industry market share by company in 2020 through 2024
  • Major companies in the industry, including market share, revenue, profit and profit margin in 2024

Detailed analysis

    External Environment

    Understand the demographic, economic and regulatory factors that shape how businesses in an industry perform.   

    Analyst insights

    Floor covering stores enjoy a relaxed regulatory environment. Few regulations specifically apply to how floor covering retailers operate and aim to ensure a safe shopping exp...

    In this chapter

    • External Drivers
    • Regulation & Policy
    • Assistance

    Key metrics

    • Regulation & policy level and trend
    • Assistance level and trend

    Charts

    • Regulation & Policy historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 
    • Assistance historical data and forecast (2014-2029) 

    Detailed analysis

    • Demographic and macroeconomic factors influencing the industry, including Regulation & Policy and Assistance
    • Major types of regulations, regulatory bodies, industry standards or specific regulations impacting requirements for industry operators
    • Key governmental and non-governmental groups or policies that may provide some relief for industry operators.

    Financial Benchmarks

    View average costs for industry operators and compare financial data against an industry's financial benchmarks over time. 

    Analyst insights

    Supply chain disruptions have led to rising input costs for materials like fibres, lumber, and plastic. This trend has made purchases more expensive to retailers, with height...

    In this chapter

    • Cost Structure
    • Financial Ratios
    • Key Ratios

    Key metrics

    • Profit margin, and how it compares to the sector-wide margin
    • Average wages, and how it compares to the sector-wide average wage
    • Largest cost component as a percentage of revenue
    • Industry average ratios for days' receivables, industry coverage and debt-to-net-worth ratio

    Charts

    • Average industry operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Average sector operating costs as a share of revenue, including purchases, wages, depreciation, utilities, rent, other costs and profit in 2024
    • Investment vs. share of economy

    Data tables

    • Liquidity Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Coverage Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Leverage Ratios  (2017-2022)
    • Operating Ratios (2017-2022)
    • Assets (2017-2022)
    • Liabilities (2017-2022)
    • Cash Flow & Debt Service Ratios (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Employee (2014-2029)
    • Revenue per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Establishment (2014-2029)
    • Employees per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • Average Wage (2014-2029)
    • Wages/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Establishments per Enterprise (2014-2029)
    • IVA/Revenue (2014-2029)
    • Imports/Demand (2014-2029)
    • Exports/Revenue (2014-2029)

    Detailed analysis

    • Trends in the cost component for industry operators and their impact on industry costs and profitability 

    Key Statistics

    Industry Data

    Data Tables

    Including values and annual change:

    • Revenue (2014-2029)
    • IVA (2014-2029)
    • Establishments (2014-2029)
    • Enterprises (2014-2029)
    • Employment (2014-2029)
    • Exports (2014-2029)
    • Imports (2014-2029)
    • Wages (2014-2029)

    Top Questions Answered

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    What is the market size of the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada in 2024?

    The market size of the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada is $6.3bn in 2024.

    How many businesses are there in the Floor Covering Stores in Canada industry in 2024?

    There are 3,666 businesses in the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada, which has grown at a CAGR of 7.6 % between 2019 and 2024.

    Has the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada grown or declined over the past 5 years?

    The market size of the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada has been growing at a CAGR of 3.0 % between 2019 and 2024.

    What is the forecast growth of the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada over the next 5 years?

    Over the next five years, the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada is expected to grow.

    What does the Floor Covering Stores in Canada include?

    Retailing rugs and flooring textiles and Retailing hardwood floors are part of the Floor Covering Stores industry.

    How competitive is the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada?

    The level of competition is high and increasing in the Floor Covering Stores industry in Canada.

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    Competitors

    • Lumber & Building Material Stores in Canada

    Complementors

    • Home Furnishings Stores in Canada
    • Home Improvement Stores in Canada
    • Hardware Stores in Canada

    International industries

    • Floor Covering Stores in the US
    • Floor Coverings Retailing in Australia
    • Floor Coverings Retailing in New Zealand
    • Carpet, Rug & Curtain Retailers in the UK

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