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Natural stone 101: Understanding the basics

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Natural stone can be a hard product category for some retailers to get into. 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.

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Catalina and CTaSC Announces the Release of the 2013 Stone Report

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Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants (CTaSC) Announces the Release of the. 2013 Catalina Report on Natural and Manufactured Stone. SAN DIEGO (June 27, 2013) - Catalina Research and Ceramic Tile And Stone Consultants, Inc. natural and manufactured stone product industry. billion U.S.

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Mannington: A new era in design

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Through research we need to know what’s trending in flooring— woods, stones—and how the consumer is using these looks in the home.”. We start our process by buying wood and real stone to create unique designs from scratch.”. to survey customers. Marchetta noted that 95% of their job is research. We design everything in house.

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5 tips to better selling

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By Ken Ryan— W hether it’s the type of people you hire, the approach you take when upselling customers to better-end goods or the follow-through with the customers once the installation has been completed—there are myriad ways to boost sales as well as your bottom line. Bryan Keller, Flagstaff Tile and Stone, Flagstaff, Ariz.

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Exclusive: MSI sees opportunities amid challenges

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Raj Shah, MSI co-CEO M S International, more commonly known as MSI, started making headlines about 15 years ago as an affordable source of ceramic tile and stone. Overall, sales growth was a bright spot. MSI, just like everyone, got over-inventoried because we assumed sales would continue to grow. That’s our expertise.

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Multifamily market poised for a turnaround

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“Overall, last year was a challenging year with higher interest rates while people not moving hurt the multifamily and builder business,” said Tracy Wyrick, vice president of sales, builder and multifamily, Engineered Floors. “We AHF’s Carson said the con- sumer is still migrating toward floors that replicate the look of stone and wood.

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Ceramic: State of the Industry 2022

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Daltile’s Rekindle tile flooring collection features StepWise and Microban technology, making it more slip resistant while also eliminating 99% of bacteria on the tile surface. In 2019, the tile flooring category experienced its first decline in a decade as tariffs and antidumping legislation hit the market. versus August 2021.