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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

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Continuing its downward trajectory, ceramic tile sales in 2020 experienced a low, single-digit decline in terms of overall dollar sales and similar declines in terms of volume. Ceramic tile sales in 2020 declined roughly 5%. of dollar sales for the gradually increasing hard surface market and 24.6% Imports vs. domestics.

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NTCA empowers installers with 14 workshops, six trainings in June

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Workshops The workshops, spanning three hours in the afternoon or evening, are open to tile installers, contractors, sales personnel and members of the architecture and design community. Each workshop and regional training will be presented by NTCA Technical Trainers, individuals with extensive experience in tile installation.

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Coverings releases 2023 education lineup

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Coverings, the preeminent event for North America’s ceramic tile and natural stone industry, unveiled a sneak peek of featured education for Coverings 2023, taking place here April 18-21, 2023, at the Orange County Convention Center. Orlando, Fla.—Coverings,

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2018 Tile Trends from Tile of Spain

JG Kitchens

This seems to be a truism in most global marketplaces but certainly is the case in North America where design and architecture features so much of the native timber. North America tends to favor planks in the 8×36″ size with upscale markets favoring the longer 48″ planks. Natucer Vintage Series.

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2018 Tile Trends from Tile of Spain

JG Kitchens

This seems to be a truism in most global marketplaces but certainly is the case in North America where design and architecture features so much of the native timber. North America tends to favor planks in the 8×36″ size with upscale markets favoring the longer 48″ planks. Natucer Vintage Series.

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COVERINGS REPORTS GROWTH AT 2016 SHOW

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

(ALEXANDRIA, VA — MAY 20, 2016) The growth and energy at the 2016 Coverings show strengthened the show’s position as the leading international tile and stone exhibition in North America. Chicago is a great town for the show, drawing in the architecture and design crowd, as well as retailers and distributors.

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Coverings unveils 2024 educational lineup

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Atlanta—Coverings, the preeminent event for the ceramic tile and natural stone industry in North America, has revealed a select lineup of featured educational opportunities for Coverings 2024 , which will take place April 22-25, 2024, here at the Georgia World Congress Center (GWCC). Register here.

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