The Tile Shop
Tile Shop Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: TTS) is a specialty retailer of natural stone, man-made stone, ceramic, and porcelain tiles and related installation products, operating more than 140 retail stores across the United States under The Tile Shop brand and selling both to DIY homeowners and to professional tile installers, interior designers, and contractors. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Plymouth, Minnesota, The Tile Shop has grown from a single Minneapolis store into one of the largest specialty tile retailers in the country, building a distinctive retail experience around an extensive tile selection — encompassing thousands of tile styles, sizes, materials, and finishes across a broad price spectrum — combined with design consultation services that help homeowners and professionals select tile combinations for kitchen, bathroom, and other flooring and wall applications. According to its website at tileshop.com, The Tile Shop is dedicated to inspiring customers with beautiful tile and exceptional customer service.
The Tile Shop's retail model, described at tileshop.com, differentiates from big-box home improvement retailers through its curated specialty tile selection — featuring higher-end natural stone, artistic ceramic, large-format porcelain, and other distinctive tiles not commonly found at mass-market retailers — combined with knowledgeable design consultation from store associates trained to help customers navigate the complex aesthetic and technical decisions involved in tile selection for specific applications. The company's stores are designed to showcase tile in room-setting displays that help customers visualize how tile choices will look in finished installations, providing an inspirational shopping environment that goes beyond the commodity tile displays of generalist home improvement retailers. The Tile Shop also sells installation materials — including mortar, grout, setting materials, and tile-related tools — providing contractors and DIY customers with a convenient one-stop source for complete tile project supplies.
Tile Shop Holdings is listed on Nasdaq and serves both the retail consumer market — homeowners undertaking bathroom and kitchen remodeling projects — and the professional market of tile contractors, interior designers, and custom home builders who source tile and installation materials through The Tile Shop's professional contractor program. According to tileshop.com, the company's large store portfolio across major U.S. metropolitan markets provides geographic coverage that enables The Tile Shop to serve local contractors and homeowners with an accessible specialty tile resource in the markets where its stores are located. Tile Shop Holdings' combination of specialty tile retail focus, 140-plus store network, design consultation expertise, natural and man-made stone tile portfolio, professional and consumer market service, and Nasdaq-listed structure establishes it as the largest dedicated specialty tile retailer in the United States.