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Floor Covering News describes resilient flooring as moving from rapid expansion into a more stable, mature phase—not as collapsing or disappearing.
What the industry source actually says
Floor Covering News reported that momentum in LVT, SPC and WPC has slowed as the category matures. Suppliers are trimming redundant assortments, extending product life cycles and focusing on performance, quality and clearer use cases. The article explicitly says this is maturation rather than decline. Read the original industry article.
The cited source does not provide a market-size estimate or a share of all flooring revenue. Those unsupported figures have been removed.
What Yelp data can and cannot show
Yelp reported a 351% increase in searches for tile contractors, along with increases for outdoor tile installation, wall tile installation and mosaic tile installation. See the source and methodology.
These data indicate rising search interest on Yelp. They do not demonstrate that ceramic tile has taken sales or market share from resilient flooring, and they do not prove a direct causal relationship between the two categories.
Where ceramic tile may fit
Ceramic and porcelain tile can be considered where the project calls for a hard surface, specific visual effects or wall and exterior applications supported by the selected product. Resilient flooring remains a separate category with its own use cases and performance priorities.
The responsible conclusion is that a maturing resilient category and growing tile-related search interest create a useful comparison point—not evidence that one category has replaced the other.
Sources and scope
This article distinguishes published market or search data from GleamRock editorial interpretation. Search-interest figures are not sales, orders, market share or project-count data.