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Welcome back to The ProSource pPodcast.

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Today I am joined by Matt Vecchiola.

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He is the senior director
of national sales for Top Knobs.

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But today we are going to be focusing
on Atlas Homewares.

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So thank you so much Matt for joining me.

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Thank you Molly.

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This is my third podcast with you.

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So I'm really excited. Yes.

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The last two were so much fun
and really just Atlas homework.

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So, yes.

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So I think the last few times we've talked
specifically just about top knobs.

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Yeah.

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So this will be exciting to dive
into something a little bit different.

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Atlas needs a little TLC.

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It's good to show us a little love
on the Atlas homeware side.

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So thank you for suggesting this,
and we're excited to talk to the ProSource

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crew about Atlas, because all of you guys
have it on display.

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And, we got some cool stuff going on.

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We'll give you a little history,
a little background,

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and hopefully you'll grow to love Atlas
even more after today.

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Yes. Totally agree.

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I was going to mention we should probably
just make you a co-host at this point.

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It's fine.

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Absolutely. Let's go.

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I'll hang on for the next flooring guy.
It'll be fun.

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So, Yeah. Exactly.

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That actually be pretty good.

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Probably.

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Press and, like, awareness for you
guys, too.

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Absolutely. Let's do it. Let's do it.
I'm have love working with Molly.

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And you bring me on any interview
you want. All right.

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That sounds good. That sounds good.

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So just to give us a little bit

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of background about Atlas,
I know the company began in 1993.

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I saw that it was founded
by a jewelry designer.

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Thought that was very interesting.

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But also make sense if you think about,
how a lot of jewelry designers

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think about, like, esthetic
and the final touches.

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I feel like you can say the same thing
about, homeware for your cabinets.

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Totally.

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Her name was Adrienne Morea, and, yeah,
she was a jewelry designer.

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She took all kinds of inspiration
from textures and forms that other people,

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people might overlook to create

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a signature hardware collection,
that felt fresh and unique.

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And today, Atlas

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has grown into a design driven brand
with hundreds of SKUs from clean lines

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to simplicity, simplistic hardware,
and even some extravagant stuff.

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So, with Adrian,
Atlas was a female run brand,

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which brings a lot of the influence
to what Atlas has evolved into today.

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So, you know, a lot of the inspiration
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the entire collection comes from jewelry,
accessories, architectural designs.

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You know, a really cool story
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one time Adrienne was getting her hair
done at the hair salon, and she had her

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was getting her hair washed,
and she looked up all the industrial pipes

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above her, and thus created a collection
called the Steampunk Series from Atlas,

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designed to look like an industrial pipe.

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And that's how she. That's cool.

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That's how she got her

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inspiration, was getting her
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So, yeah, self care could sometimes lead
to doing great things in business.

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Absolutely.

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As for creations that that she comes up
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And I know Atlas is, like,
under the family of brands for top knobs.

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Yes. When was Atlas?

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Was it acquired or how was that process?

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So the private equity firm
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acquired Atlas in November of 2014.

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And it was a perfect fit to
our portfolio is top notch.

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Was kind of more of a,
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meat potatoes type brand.

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Atlas fit a lot of the gaps.

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The top knobs was missing at the times
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ultra contemporary hardware,
some mixed metals, different materials,

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bath accessories, house numbers,
all that stuff.

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So a lot of the things that we were
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Atlas Homewares brought to the table.

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So, really good fit for us.

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And it's been fun to have the brand brand

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evolve over the last and 11 years now
since we've been working with Atlas.

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That's while that's also just wild
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and it was over a decade ago now.

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And and yeah, Atlas was founded in
and Los vAngeles, California.

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So it's
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And that's how it's always been.

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And that's where the Atlas product

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shipped from our, our,
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No, that makes a lot of sense
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at some of your new collections
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But you still get that
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and even, like, the boutique
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in like 2014, that top box was missing
that you mentioned.

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I can still feel that
in today's work from Atlas.

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I suppose we want to keep the.

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That's
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and we want to continue to keep Atlas,
who Atlas has always been.

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Yes.

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The special brand is a unique brand,
and it's, one very near

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and dear to our hearts.

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And we want to keep Atlas
just as you describe it. Molly.

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a lot of the Atlas collections,
or all of them are described as were style

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meets function.

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What does that phrase mean to you,
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come to life in some recent collections?

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Yeah, we're style

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meets function means that our hardware is
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but it's also thoughtfully made
to withstand daily use.

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With Atlas,
you see a balance of eye-catching

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designs, particularly with materials
that are made to last.

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Whether it's the sleek,
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or the textured, more eclectic details
of our nature collection.

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Each design offers both visual appeal

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and lasting durability,
and I think that's what sets Atlas apart.

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the two new Atlas collections
we're spotlighting today,

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we have the bedding collection.

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And then we also are going to talk
about the Zander collection.

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So first let's talk about Benning,
if that's okay with you.

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How would you describe the appeal

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of the Benning collection to any trade
pros or owners that are listening?

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I think it the versatility
of the style of the collection,

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the feet of the pool,
the knob have an industrial edge.

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Yes. The decorative rivet detail
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contours of the pool knob introduce
a modern touch.

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Making this design versatile
for pretty much any taste.

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So it's it's great.

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And, you know, we were at the Prosource
show in January, we had this board

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and we got great feedback
from everybody down in Orlando about this.

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Now I'm I have
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just how it is very simple and safe.

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But that makes it very accessible
for anyone, right?

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Like, not everyone's wanting something
crazy that's going to stand out.

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Some people just want something
nice and durable

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that's going to go
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And looking at this collection,

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I feel like it's very applicable
for many different kinds of kitchens.

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And, you know, you can always play
with how the cabinet looks, and that'll

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always make the collection
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like where it's sitting at.

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But, it's very safe.

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It's not,
you know, super bold like some, some

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like the Zander collection
that we're going to get into.

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But, I think that's okay.

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Like, I don't think it always needs to be
super different, you know?

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One thing we've learned in the world
of decorative hardware safe is what sells.

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So, Yes, but the pocket,

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I totally agree.

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Yeah. Yeah.

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You have the bedding,

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pull the bedding knob with the back plate,
and then the betting appliance pool.

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yeah. Going back to just the simplicity.

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You're getting that visual balance
very clean, and I feel like

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it'll add depth to your space without
overwhelming the rest of the design.

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what kind of story would you say
Zander tells opposing Denning.

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So the Zander collection

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was thoughtfully crafted to merge bold,
dynamic designs with great versatility.

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It showcases an arch flair design
along with an optional step back place.

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So the Zander collection blends
the sophistication and playfulness

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to instantly elevate cabinetry

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and provide a beautiful solution
to a variety of design needs.

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It's also great with the backplate.

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It's a great solution
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so if somebody's just swapping out
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something new, you know, the back
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existing screw holes or any

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other imperfections
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So that's what's great.

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Both of these collections,

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Benning and Zander,
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The Zander one's a little bit
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everything up.

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But, you know, back
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that's trending in the world of cabinet
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I would say
the very much contrast each other.

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though
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Like, it's obviously
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people that are looking for that
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this is perfect for that.

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It does give the luxurious style
that one might want without being too bold

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and like in your face about it,
but yet still safe.

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So yes, I'm still very safe. Yeah.

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Yeah, I like the sharp, edges too.

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Whereas, like with the bedding one,
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This one's very like,
cut kind of corners, but, very different.

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We're thinking
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So we talked a little bit
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the style of them
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What do you see
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So when I was on with you back in January,

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we spent a lot of time discussing the top
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Honey, bronze finish
as an industry leader right now.

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We have a very similar finish
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The WD finish.

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Not an exact match to honey bronze,
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same warm goldish tone.

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And, Yeah, that's
that's our trending to be our number one.

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Finish it ourselves as well.

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So warm press that finishes.

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So gold.

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That's all we get away.

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Can't get away from the top knobs
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The Dallas
that's the the hot ticket right now.

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I am not complaining about that.

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I do love that. Like gold finish.

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I just feel like it brings a lot of warmth
to a space where we talked about this

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in previous episodes,
but we're moving away from just the grays

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and the neutrals, and we're adding
a little bit of warmth and color.

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I'm very happy with that
trend at home homes.

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I think that it just makes life
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You know,

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it's warmer.

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It's just makes, like you said, a lot
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So I think it's a great find and shows
no signs of slowing down.

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And hopefully it'll last
for many years to come.

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So we talked a little bit
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What are some specific ways
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to not only be beautiful,
but also being built to last,

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especially in those high use areas
like kitchen or baths?

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Can you share any like, specific events
or tests that Atlas does to ensure

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that it's staying durable?

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So we are our product development team.

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They review samples
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So we get, you

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know, iteration after iteration of samples
coming from our, our factories.

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They test, they tool to make sure

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no pieces of the products
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installation or disassemble over
years or anything like that.

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We're made with the best materials
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daily use.

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Our products are made to be Ada
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And most importantly,
we have a lifetime warranty.

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So any issues that you have, we'll
stand behind it and we'll replace it.

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So we have your back
anytime you're selling Atlas.

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If there's ever a product someone.

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That is something

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I think that's good for a lot of trade
pros and designers to know.

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Is there anything else
you want to mention to any contractors,

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any of our trade pros that are listening,

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that why they should consider Atlas
when they're presenting options

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to their clients?

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I would say what really makes Atlas
stand out is our ability

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to stay ahead of the design trends,
you know?

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So, we discussed that it was founded
by a jewelry designer,

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and we've maintained
that whole feel throughout the brand.

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You know,
we were always launching new collections.

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We launched, on average,
three new collections a year, allowing

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designers and homeowners to choose a piece
that perfectly suits their needs

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no matter what your personal taste is.

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You know, Atlas has evolved
to have products for everybody.

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We're displayed in all ProSource locations
around the country, making it easier

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for customers to go into your locations
and see and feel our products in person.

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We have free sample programs so designers
and homeowners can confidently choose

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the hardware that fits best,
fits their space at home.

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And, you know, with
most orders are shipped the same day

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and everything's in stock
for the most part.

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You know,

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we try to make the project effortless,
so we just try to be the easiest partner

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that you have
in the hardware world to work with.

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easy, sample options
that you guys have is huge.

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I think, too,
because in a world of just delays

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and having products that are hard to get,
for homeowners, that's huge.

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I think to be able to have that easy
sample check out.

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And not only that, you know, you there's
so many options, there's so many things

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that you look at when you go into a pro
source location for hardware.

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It's just nice to just say, hey, here's
a handful of things I'd like to see, sort

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of a free sample from our website,

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and we'll send it directly to your
your client.

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Yes. And it's very easy
to find that Atlas.

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I guess area in Prosource.

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As soon as I walk in,

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I usually see the tower, and it's just
a bunch of beautiful pieces of hardware,

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and I like to just take the videos
and photos of it because it's hard

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to make it look bad

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for, like
our social media, it looks great,

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so you can definitely walk
into a prosource and find

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look for the big Atlas, logo on a tower.

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Absolutely can't miss Hobnobs, of course.

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But yeah, today's Atlas is data shot.

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I'm gonna keep talking. Yes, yes.

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If a designer walked into a ProSource
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and asked for the boldest Atlas
collection, which one would you recommend?

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You know, we've talked about it already,

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and I'm going to go and say with Zander,
it's probably a good thing to date.

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It makes a great visual statement
with its arch design,

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and the step details on the back plate.

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We also offer
this one thing I forgot to mention.

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We also offer the Zander collection
in appliance sizes as well.

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So that's something that you know a lot.

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That's a kind of a deal breaker.

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We're looking at Capital Hardware
these days.

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It's people want to have a matching
appliance pool.

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Yeah.
I feel like even the back plate adds that.

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Another layer of being bold

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and you said people can take away the back
plate too if they would like.

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That's right. 1% optional for sure. Yeah.

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So you can kind of like I know you can
decide how bold you want it to be exactly.

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Depending on
if you want to use a backside or not.

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what is one Atlas collection
that you think is underrated and do

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for a breakout moment?

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So it's collection.

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It's been in our line for years.

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It's probably my favorite name to say.
And it's called Zanzibar.

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So yeah, that's cool.

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Fun word to say.

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So I think our Zanzibar collections,
our most underrated collection.

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It's just a standard bar pool with a faux
leather wrapped around it.

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So what's made it cool to do
for a breakout?

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As we've launched the bar and gold
a couple of other different options

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of the faux leather.

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So like a white leather wrapped around
the gold pool looks really, really cool.

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It's a nice little warm
and comfort to a space.

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With a little style and sophistication.

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And then another underrated category
that we have is house numbers.

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So we have exterior house numbers
and Atlas Homewares,

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and several different fonts.

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So we have house numbers, door knockers,
doorbell covers, all that stuff.

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So that's a really underrated category.

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And when people are building houses
or remodeling,

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oftentimes
they're looking for house numbers.

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And that's not really

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a place where a lot of people know
off the top of their head where to go.

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And yeah, homewares.

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We have several different fonts and looks,

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and the most popular being Modern Avalon,
is the collection for house numbers.

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So, if you're ever looking for house
numbers, come to us at Atlas.

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We got it for you.

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You can get it all at one place.

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Not just your, knobs and poles,
but also your home numbers.

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Yeah, that is one thing I don't think
about very often is house numbers.

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And I've never had to go look for them.

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But I think if I needed to now,
I know where to go.

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But like a week ago,
I would have been like,

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I have no idea where to start.

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Now, if you look at today on anything
today, Atlas always house numbers.

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That's cool. That's very cool.

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Can you share
what might be next for Atlas?

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And what does the rest of 2025 look like?

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So obviously we have top knobs.

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We have Atlas.

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And we always launched it
every year for both.

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We launch our top
knobs, new products in January.

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And we shifted to launch our Atlas
New products in the summertime.

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So at the end of June, about another month
from now, we're going to be launching

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three new collections for Atlas.

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So that way Atlas can stand on its own
with its new product launch mid-year.

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So we have three new collections
called Amplify Fenton and Lane Hurst.

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So these collections offer
a variety of design styles from industrial

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to traditional.

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So these collections can be found
in our new 2025 catalog,

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which is just been released.

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And, we're really excited
to get these locations,

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launch to all the Prosource locations
this summer.

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I've known there were some new collections
coming out.

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I didn't know what the names
of those were, so that's very exciting.

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I didn't realize
there were going to be three new ones.

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And I'm sure we'll be sharing

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a bunch of information
about those on our social media.

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For those listening,
if you want to follow along.

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And then also make sure to check out
Atlas's, new product guide.

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You said it was.
Yeah, a new kind of catalog.

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Look up catalog should be on our website, 
and in mid June.

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And the new product should be available
to start pre-ordering in mid-June

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and hope to have them in stock in July.

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So, really exciting launch from Atlas.

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How do you think working with ProSource

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has helped bring Atlas into more remodels
across the country?

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Just, you know, you guys have
really helped with our brand awareness.

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So it's been great.

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Every single Prosource location
has Atlas on display.

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And yeah,
obviously you guys marketing and promoting

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are promoting our brand is helping spread
the word about who we are.

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So, you know, maybe someday Atlas will be
just as popular as top ups.

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But, you know, right now, we appreciate
all the support you guys can give us.

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A lot of our new collections
are right on trend with the market.

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And, you know, we're going to continue
to keep Atlas who Atlas

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is, which is a unique design
driven decorative hardware in London.

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You know, it's a great brand.

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And we appreciate all the showroom space
that you guys give us around the country

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and all the loyalty and support.

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So, so you guys have been a great partner
in it

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and look forward with our new products
to continue to grow with you guys.

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You know,
any questions that you have about Atlas?

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We're happy to help.

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Thank you so much for your time
today, Matt.

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I'm sure this won't be the last time
that you're on our podcast, so,

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we'll definitely probably catch up again
soon.

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Thank you so much, Molly.
This has been so much fun.

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I remember last year,
last time we were in January

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and we were talking about freezing cold,
depressing.

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It was. And

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you know, now we made it through winter
and we're ready for a beautiful summer.

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So thank you so much. Yes.

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Very exciting.
Thank you. Have a great rest of your day.

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on The ProSource Podcast.

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