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This week's articles covered the decorative tile market, fiduciary rules, misconceptions about market research, and more.
Italy’s Iris Ceramica Bets Big on Thin, Large-Format Porcelain Tile in the US
According to a recent report from The Freedonia Group, porcelain will remain the fastest growing tile type in the US through 2023, with new advancements in tile tech allowing large, lighter-weight thin porcelain slabs to gain popularity.
Fiduciary Quandary: States Rewrite the Rules on Who’s a Fiduciary
Following a federal appeals court strike down of the US Department of Labor's Fiduciary Duty rule, a handful of states are attempting to create a robust standard on their own.
Two Reasons Body Shop Firms Keep Getting Bigger
In February 2019, Caliber Collision acquired ABRA Auto Body & Glass. According to Freedonia Focus Reports, the acquisition is emblematic of the market share gains that the “Big Four” body shops – ABRA Auto Body & Glass, Caliber Collision, Gerber Collision & Glass, and Service King – have made over the last decade.
The Biggest Misconceptions About Market Research
Check out insights from industry analysts at The Freedonia Group, a division of MarketResearch.com, related to some of the biggest misconceptions they’ve encountered about market research.
Virtual Reality and Augmented Reality in Healthcare: A Market Overview
Per estimates from BIS Research, the global virtual reality and augmented reality market across different end-user industries was valued at $12.15 billion in 2018 and is projected to reach $78.45 billion by 2025.