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Mar 12
2 min

Color in the K&B Showoom

Color is a truly unique element when incorporated into traditionally neutral spaces, so why not start playing with color in the showroom.

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Stephanie Azran

Nov 18, 2020
4 min

Staying Positive for 2021

A review of the past 10 months shows that the kitchen and bath industry is doing well despite the challenges facing the economy at large.

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Stephanie Azran

Sep 21, 2020
3 min

Social Media Survival Guide for 2021

These days, social media strategies can’t play out like they did before. Just like in the showroom, it’s not business as usual.

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How Manufacturers Can Stand Out in Decorative Plumbing Showrooms

Stephanie Azran

Aug 27, 2020
2 min

How Manufacturers Can Stand Out in Decorative Plumbing Showrooms

Manufacturers displays take up a significant amount of real estate in decorative plumbing showrooms.

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Quick showroom refreshes with major impact

Stephanie Azran

Aug 6, 2020
3 min

Quick showroom refreshes with major impact

There are many small changes that make a huge difference to clients and staff, and don’t require major overhauls.

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New Diamond-Finish Acrylic Pods and Bases by SH

Stephanie Azran

Jun 9, 2020
1 min

New Diamond-Finish Acrylic Pods and Bases by SH

Experience the best acrylic pods and bases on the market with acrylic pods and bases by SH Design-Build.

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Kitchen remodel spend up, here are the trends to track.

Stephanie Azran

Mar 11, 2020
3 min

Kitchen remodel spend up, here are the trends to track.

People spent more on major kitchen remodels in 2019, an average of $35,000 (up from $30,000 the year before).

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KBIS 2020 Highlights: Luxury and Technology Steal the Show

Stephanie Azran

Jan 30, 2020
1 min

KBIS 2020 Highlights: Luxury and Technology Steal the Show

KBIS was, as usual, a vision of the great places the kitchen and bath world is heading. Year after year, we are blown away by the...

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Stephanie Azran

Nov 22, 2019
4 min

Understanding how the generations shop

It is likely that your showroom serves a variety of clients in all different age groups. It's impossible to build a showroom that only...

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Stephanie Azran

Oct 31, 2019
2 min

Get the most out of trade shows

Before deciding where you will invest valuable out-of-office time, make a schedule and define your goals.

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Stephanie Azran

Sep 30, 2019
2 min

A New Style of Showroom

A showroom renovation can do much more than refresh the look of your retail space.

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K&B Showrooms: Take Advantage of Renovation Market Uptick

Stephanie Azran

Sep 9, 2019
4 min

K&B Showrooms: Take Advantage of Renovation Market Uptick

Keeping an eye on renovation trends is a key way for showrooms to anticipate client needs. It is a major part of the marketing research,...

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Showroom Feature: Ultra Design Center, Denver, CO.

Stephanie Azran

Jun 12, 2019
3 min

Showroom Feature: Ultra Design Center, Denver, CO.

Driven by a mission to be a one-stop shop for all things design, Denver’s brand-new ULTRA Design Center opened its doors in May.

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Stephanie Azran

Apr 25, 2019
3 min

6 Ways to Build Customer Loyalty

Why is customer loyalty so important? When a client trusts a retailer, they become loyal customers. That means more to a showroom than...

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Stephanie Azran

Apr 10, 2019
3 min

The birth of the modern showroom

There was, and is, an interest in buying decorative plumbing items in person. In the days of catalogues there were showroom, and in the...

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Stephanie Azran

Feb 26, 2019
2 min

KBIS Catch-Up

After three days and 30 miles of walking the show floor, we came out of KBIS 2019 with tons of ideas to carry into 2019. There is no...

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Mail-order bathrooms and catalogue shopping: Life before the showroom.

Stephanie Azran

Jan 24, 2019
2 min

Mail-order bathrooms and catalogue shopping: Life before the showroom.

The way people have used kitchen and bathrooms has changed drastically over the past century or so, and so has the way they design and...

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From work space to crown jewel: the evolution of the kitchen

Stephanie Azran

Jan 10, 2019
3 min

From work space to crown jewel: the evolution of the kitchen

The kitchen has a long and complicated history. Although it has never been as popular as it is these days, if you think about it, it has...

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Stephanie Azran

Nov 8, 2018
3 min

A Brief History of Bathrooms

The history of the decorative plumbing showroom is closely linked to the evolution of the kitchen and bathroom as the most popular rooms...

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Stephanie Azran

Oct 4, 2018
2 min

Brand Loyalty- What Are You Doing About It?

We have looked into the subject of good branding practices before on the blog, and since it is such an important subject we wanted to...

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