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Emser releases new tile product catalog

Floor Covering News

Trend research, global sourcing, sales and leadership come together resulting in a cohesive and in-depth book outlining Emser’s catalog of offerings, which absolutely include something for everyone seeking tile and stone solutions.”. The post Emser releases new tile product catalog appeared first on Floor Covering News.

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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

Floor Covering News

Not only does it require more knowledge on the part of the retail sales associate, but it also means successfully sharing that information with the consumer in a way that doesn’t turn them away from the category. Lead times, maintenance, job lots from the quarrying should be comfortable for the retailer to walk someone through.

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Merkrete to introduce ProGrout Plus at Coverings 2023

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ProGrout Plus is the latest step in our tile systems’ offering evolution,” said Merkrete director of sales, Todd Boos. “We ProGrout Plus is suitable for dimensional stone, slate, granite, stone agglomerates and most types of ceramic, ceramic mosaic, quarry, brick paver, porcelain, glass and clay tile installations.

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Ceramic: The pros and cons of natural stone

Floor Covering News

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. Natural stacked stone—3D walls—are also a show stopper.” – Emily Holle, trend/design director, MSI. However, natural stone has its advantages—i.e.,

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TISE 2024: Resilient flooring focuses on innovation

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I would probably say the market’s going to be, at best, flat, maybe even a little bit down,” said Dick Quinlan, VP of sales and marketing, Wellmade. There’s still a lot of pricing mechanization going on, and as a result I think you’re going to see dollar sales will probably be down. Units might be flat.

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March Madness: ACI’s Final Four Tile Matchups

Architectural Ceramics

Another porcelain pick, comes from Casey Terrell, an east-coast native who drives our internet sales. From year to year, or even month to month, trends come and go. David Benson, VP of Sales, finds it hard to pick just one collection, be it natural stone or otherwise, as his favorite: “I love so many of our collections.

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

CTDA's Tiledealer Blog

The residential remodeling market is also benefiting from the increase in existing home sales and the rise in home prices. The increase in existing home sales stimulates homeowner remodeling projects and the rise in home prices is an incentive for non-movers to invest in their homes and upgrade to stone countertops and flooring.

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