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Natural Stone: Opportunity knocks as consumers hunker down

Floor Covering News

The recent boom in the housing market is a boon to the natural stone category. The flooring industry in general, and the natural stone category in particular, is starting to reap the benefits of such activities. Opportunity for natural stone has always been in kitchen and bath. By Megan Salzano.

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Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone

Floor Covering News

When it comes to natural stone, specialty retail has it tough. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e., In an effort to help retailers in that endeavor, three suppliers gave FCNews their best advice on how to deal with the challenges of natural stone while also tapping the inherent advantages of the category.

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2015 Kitchen and Bathroom Design Trends

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

To learn more about kitchen design and how you can incorporate some of these 2015 trends into your kitchen, stop by any of our Arizona Tile locations to speak with one of our professionally trained consultants. The National Kitchen and Bath Association found gray to be the fastest-growing shade for the bathroom. Quartz Countertops.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

Tile flooring, more so than most others, requires installation by highly trained and even artisanal tradespeople. As with the residential market, porcelain and ceramic tile are excellent options for commercial applications,” she told FCNews. Another ongoing challenge for the category is that surrounding qualified labor.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: A Coverings preview

Kitchen and Residential Design

Social Media Training. • Apavisa (Booth 2519) is heading to Coverings with Archconcept, a new collection of patterns in stone, metal and cement finishings that are inspired by the latest manufacturing technology and trends in architecture. This revolutionary range of porcelain is well suited for indoor and outdoor applications.

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Tile Industry 2013: Primed for Recovery

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

Consumers are not doing the real major kitchen and bath remodels they did some years back. They’re looking at [kitchen and bath remodeling] on a product-by-product basis, not a gut remodel basis.”. The challenge is when to start hiring, and making sure time, money and effort is expended in training employees to be more effective.

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