Floor Covering News

JANUARY 19, 2024

Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. The product is high-end in nature, due to several factors. While this is no doubt a point in the category’s favor, it can also come across as too “unpredictable” for consumers who are unfamiliar with natural stone.

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CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

JULY 8, 2013

Quartz stone is also taking share in the countertop market. Granite and marble are the most important natural stone product materials and are also growing at the sharpest rate. Manufactured stone (concrete tiles) and engineered quartz products are also outpacing overall industry growth. . •

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StoneDimensions

MARCH 10, 2015

Members of the two chapters discussed ideas on how to increase chapter membership, event attendance and gain market exposure for the natural stone industry. Some takeaways and actions items from the joint chapter meeting included: Produce Chapter Member Survey to find topics that should be discussed during quarterly meeting.

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StoneDimensions

JANUARY 19, 2015

MIA represents the entire supply chain with industry segmentation as follows: fabricator (42.5%), slab distributor (25.6%), quarry/producer (7.5%), equipment suppliers (7.8%), installers (5.8%), restoration (4.6%), consultant (2.6%), and other (3.7%). This type of data is readily available in many industries, but not the stone industry.

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