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Ceramic: Avoiding common pitfalls many RSAs encounter

Floor Covering News

“The biggest challenge for the dealer today is the shortage of skilled technicians to install ceramic tile,” explained Tony Wright, director of dealer sales, Dal-Tile. We also provide support at the local level with over 200 sales service centers located around the U.S. These features can be a strain on the infrastructure of dealers.

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Breaking into tile without breaking the bank

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Emser Tile currently operates 78 branch locations around the country that are designed to service flooring dealers and their clients as needed. For those who can tackle the category at the retail level, benefits abound—higher profit margins and ticket sales as well as forging a reputation for style and design, to name a few.

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Top 5 merchandising tips for bamboo/cork flooring

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That benefit speaks to many consumers who are wanting to shop and design more responsibly. Joanie Beazley, residential sales manager, Carpet One Floor & Home, Asheville, N.C., In fact, most manufacturers provide allowances designed to offset the cost of installing their top-selling products front and center.”

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Ceramic: Suppliers boost value with innovation in color, size and installation for 2020

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Flooring retailers, including those looking to gain back lost dollars from the growing popularity of vinyl products, would do well to turn to tile and stone, which offers high dollar sales and high margins, according to suppliers at The International Surface Event (TISE) held in Las Vegas earlier this year. “We

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The winning product, Redi Trench™, is an incredibly exciting marriage of design and function. Farrell Gerber, Executive VP Sales of Tile Redi® stated, “Redi-Trench™ is the only linear drain system completely integrated into a leak-proof, mold-free shower pan. The product is offered in 40 popular models. www.tileredi.com.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Finding the best solid wood.

Kitchen and Residential Design

Kitchen and Residential Design. Notes and anecdotes from the design world. With no distributor, ShopRTACabinets customers can expect savings of up to 40 percent compared to a traditional sale. Monthly, they ship well over 300 orders to satisfied customers throughout the States, Mexico, Canada and the Virgin Islands.

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Stats 2023: Tile flooring price increases buoy dollar sales

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F or the second year running tile flooring experienced sales growth after its 2020 decline, which had been the category’s first decrease in several years. However, while dollar sales were up, much of that came from price increases and inflationary pressures. Volume experienced a slight decrease overall. billion square feet.

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