Fred Giuggio, vice president, sales and marketing, Kronotex from the Carpet One Convention in Washington D.C. corrects what he refers to as a misconception many in the industry have about the sales level of laminate.

Posted: January 16, 2015

Rob Myers, general manager, Carpet One, Swift Current, Saskatchewan, Canada, discusses the economy and business levels in his area as he outlines the nature of his business and his customers. Myers talks about the improvements that have been introduced in the carpet sector from Mohawk and Shaw and his reaction to them, changes in consumer tastes toward hard surface away from carpet and the problem he has experienced locating qualified installers.

Posted: January 15, 2015

Larry Leavitt, Dillabaugh’s Flooring America, Boise, Idaho, discusses the Boise market. Leavitt also talks about new products, his views of how the market will evolve in the years to come and how he will react to it as he describes the installation situation in Boise and the shortage of younger installers.

Posted: January 14, 2015

Will Dukes, Creative Interiors Carpet One, Beaufort, S.C., from the Carpet One Winter Convention in Washington D.C. discusses his two store operation, the importance of his membership in Carpet One and the value he finds by attending the group’s conventions.

Posted: January 13, 2015

Paul Friederichsen, president, Brand Biz, discusses the benefits of independent retailers formulating an annual media plan. He talks about the steps involved in developing such a plan, evaluating the prior year’s media expenditures and focusing on developing areas of differentiation

Posted: January 12, 2015

Paul Friederichsen, president, Brand Biz, discusses the benefits of independent retailers formulating an annual media plan. He talks about the steps involved in developing such a plan, evaluating the prior year’s media expenditures and focusing on developing areas of differentiation

Posted: January 9, 2015

Paul Friederichsen, president, Brand Biz, discusses the benefits of independent retailers formulating an annual media plan. He talks about the steps involved in developing such a plan, evaluating the prior year’s media expenditures and focusing on developing areas of differentiation

Posted: December 8. 2015

Larry Winter, Winter & Scoggins CPAs, offers suggestions as to how retailers can initiate annual or semi-annual planning sessions in an exercise to review virtually all aspects of their business. Winter talks about the parties that should be involved in the sessions, setting goals, reviewing the company’s basic approach to business as well as its pricing philosophy, and more.

Posted: January 7, 2015

Larry Winter, Winter & Scoggins CPAs, offers suggestions as to how retailers can initiate annual or semi-annual planning sessions in an exercise to review virtually all aspects of their business. Winter talks about the parties that should be involved in the sessions, setting goals, reviewing the company’s basic approach to business as well as its pricing philosophy, and more.

Posted: January 6, 2015

Larry Winter, Winter & Scoggins CPAs, offers suggestions as to how retailers can initiate annual or semi-annual planning sessions in an exercise to review virtually all aspects of their business. Winter talks about the parties that should be involved in the sessions, setting goals, reviewing the company’s basic approach to business as well as its pricing philosophy, and more.

Posted: January 5. 2015