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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., To be successful with the category, retailers are tasked with educating themselves and the consumer on its pros and cons in order to facilitate a successful sale and installation. High-growth potential.

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Subtle Seaside Style: Tile Inspiration & Collections With a Soft Touch

Architectural Ceramics

AC’s Sonoma Tile Maker’s line, the Vihara Collection, color Puka Iridescent, eHex mosaic. The elongated hexagon mosaic is in the color Puka with an Iridescent finish. Below, the Puka color is shown in both finishes and in five mosaic styles. Or visit the Naturals Product Page of our website here.

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STATS: Tile sales decline, comeback looms large

Floor Covering News

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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Kitchen and Residential Design: Let me vent a little about Houzz

Kitchen and Residential Design

Social Media Training. Natural stone is a natural product and even stones that come from the same quarry change radically over time. You cannot order a natural stone counter out of a catalog and you have to pick the slabs your counters will be made from in person. Kitchen and Residential Design.

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Kitchen and Residential Design: Reader question: whither goest.

Kitchen and Residential Design

Social Media Training. I dont think its a lie on the part of the sales person who told you that, I think he or she was just parroting back the Home Depot party line. Most counter fabricators deal with natural stone, solid surface and quartz composites. Kitchen and Residential Design. 21 November 2011. at 6:00 AM.

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