Sales decreased at comparable stores by 8.0% during the second quarter of 2023 compared to the second quarter of 2022, primarily due to a decrease in traffic, which was partially offset by an increase in average ticket value.
Crossville, Inc. recently announced the CrossValue Program, a curated collection of the company’s best-selling tile lines that are deeply inventoried to provide customers with readily available porcelain tile.
This August NTCA offers a packed slate with 18 three-hour workshops, seven full-day regional training events, and two two-day Art Glass Panel trainings and a Zoom roundtable that focuses on the recent Artisans Revolution in Tile training.
The new Arizona Tile showroom in Reno, Nevada, is managed by Jeffery Rice, who has worked as a tile installer, shop manager and retail showroom. He offers insight to the new location.
Ceramic firms around the globe are pushing the limits of tile design and breaking the norm of common installation. In 2023, residential and even commercial flooring locations aim to make a statement, allowing creativity to run wild.
Lunada Bay Tile introduces the expansion of its ocean-inspired Shinju ceramic collections with new shapes and colors. The Stingray and Surf Rail patterns are available shapes in Shinju and Cape Pearl is a new color for both Shinju and Shinju Mirai.
Ceramiche Refin, a leader in the production of porcelain stoneware, introduces the Canal Grande, Feel and Sublime collections along with new products Orobica and Primal.