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Plumbing & Showrooms

KBIS 2022 Excites with New Design Products

New finishes, colors, materials and personalization options for today’s consumers were on display.

April 1, 2022

Linda Jennings

The Kitchen & Bath Industry Show (KBIS) was live and back to “normal” this year.

Showroom Excellence

The Impact of Today’s Social Activism

Your showroom business is subject to misinformation, bad reviews and boycotts depending on the views and causes you promote on social media.

April 1, 2022

Jeff MacDowell

Over the past few years, “cancel culture” has entered the mainstream lexicon, thanks to social media.

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Luxury Products Group Happenings

While annual convention was postponed, LPG spotlights members successes.

April 1, 2022

Ruth Mitchell

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic restrictions in California, IMARK Plumbing and The Luxury Products Group cancelled their annual member meetings originally scheduled for Jan. 26-29, 2022, in Carlsbad, Calif.

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Top Trends in Kitchen and Bathroom Remodeling

What’s hot and what’s not in 2022.

April 1, 2022

Ruth Mitchell

Trends can form based upon a response to a situation or event, prompting a shifting style perspective.

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Showroom of the Year: Studio H20

How this one-location independent wholesale distributor in the middle of America exemplifies excellence in all it does.

April 1, 2022

Ruth Mitchell

In the 1940s, if you lived in Jasper County, Iowa (the eastern side), chances are you knew your state senator Jim Nesmith.

The Beschloss Perspective

Hiring Accelerates Strong in Early 2022

The combination of low unemployment and strong wage growth is expected to keep the Federal Reserve on track to raise interest rates.

April 1, 2022

Morris Beschloss

U.S. payrolls expanded by 467,000 in January 2022, far more than first predicted, as wages climbed by 5.7 percent.

PVF Market Overview

Gas Prices Rise as Russian-Ukraine War Rages On

With the Ukraine war raging, President Joe Biden did not mention in his first State of the Union Address that the U.S. is purchasing Russian oil, nor that he intends to stop it.

April 1, 2022

Stephen Letko

Public and political pressure may force the administration to take positive actions to incentivize domestic production and pipeline operations.

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The Significance of Sales Data

A discussion with vendors about data’s role in today’s sales cycle.

April 1, 2022

Today’s business leaders are making rapid, high-level decisions at unprecedented rates, and fast, accurate sales data is more important than ever in guiding these decisions.