We now live in a world where the mainstream media and social media are serving up daily news less distinguishable from entertainment than ever before.

This year the show floor exhibited 1,824 companies from across the entire industry, bringing together the best in technology and product advancement.

Ten kitchen and bath brands will showcase their latest innovations during DesignBites. Additionally, social media forum KBTribeChat will return to KBIS.

The 2017-2018 NKBA Market Outlook Report projected the entire kitchen and bath products market to increase 8.3 percent in 2018, reaching $171 billion with an additional 6.7 percent increase in 2019 to $183 billion.

The percentage of respondents who expect a market segment to expand exceeds the percentage who expect it to contract for all 13 categories of projects included in the survey.

No matter how efficiently you do things if it is not valuable, there is no use doing it. I prefer, “Doing the right things, then doing things right!”

Here are some products we found to be noteworthy for future bathroom inspiration.

There are a few issues to address about retail trends in 2019.

It’s not the product or service but the story behind the product or service that wins.

As we begin another year, let’s look at the leading economic indicators that have influenced the wholesale trade in 2018 and will continue in 2019.