Employment Rose by 187,000 in July, Unemployment Rate Steady at 3.5%

Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 187,000 in July, and the unemployment rate changed little [...]

The Tile Shop Sales Down 8.4% in Q2, Earnings Down 26.5%

The Tile Shop reported net sales of $98.6 million for Q2 2023, an 8.4% decline [...]

Floor & Décor Grew Sales by 4.2% in Q2, Earnings Down 12.7%

For Q2 2023, Floor & Décor reported a net sales increase of 4.2% to $1.14 [...]

2023 Kitchen & Bath Sales Trends

The sharp decline in the U.S. housing market caught up with kitchen and bath product [...]

Soft Surface Struggles in 2022

After a robust year in 2021, 2022 was a tough year for soft surface flooring. [...]

The Comeback Continues

Laminate dollar, square footage sales see uptick Although square footage sales were somewhat sluggish in [...]

What Is the Average Size of a Tile? When it comes to size, tile knows [...]

The official term for thin tile is gauged porcelain tile (GPT). These thin porcelain tiles [...]

There’s Nowhere to Go but Up With Vertical Tiles

Simply put, vertical tile is tile that’s laid vertically rather than horizontally. Vertical tile layouts [...]

CERAMICS INSPIRATIONS: MIX AND MATCH TILES

Ceramics possess distinctive properties that allow it to become an enduring and versatile cladding material. [...]