May 14, 2013 Keith Hughes, Director in Equity Research, Suntrust Robinson-Humphrey analyzes the first quarter in the durables, the housing, and the residential and commercial sectors of the floor covering market. Hughes also talks about engineered floors and the effects it is having on the carpet sector.

May 13, 2013 Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Troubleshooter and President of LGM & Associates Technical Flooring Services discusses a problem he was called in on where the carpet at the seams was changing color. Migliore talks about the cause of the problem and what actions installers can take to prevent this from occurring.

May 10, 2013 Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management discusses the record breaking week in the market with the Dow surpassing the 15,000 mark and the S&P 500 reaching record territory. Barker also talks about the Fed and its impact on these records.

May 9, 2013 Excerpts from Mohawk Industries’ first quarter conference call featuring opening remarks by Jeff Lorberbaum, Mohawk, Chairman and CEO.

May 8, 2013 Excerpts from Mohawk Industries’ first quarter conference call featuring opening remarks by Jeff Lorberbaum, Mohawk, Chairman and CEO.

May 7, 2013 Excerpts from Mohawk Industries’ first quarter conference call featuring opening remarks by Jeff Lorberbaum, Mohawk, Chairman and CEO.

May 6, 2013 Jon Trivers, former Abbey President, Columnist and industry speaker discusses the trials and tribulations at J.C. Penney and the drama that played out at this venerable department after Ron Johnson came from Apple to save the company. Johnson made things much worse after initiating an unusual in-store pricing change and large scale layoffs.

May 3, 2013 Jon Trivers, former Abbey President, Columnist and industry speaker discusses the trials and tribulations at J.C. Penney and the drama that played out at this venerable department after Ron Johnson came from Apple to save the company. Johnson made things much worse after initiating an unusual in-store pricing change and large scale layoffs.

May 2, 2013 Jon Trivers, former Abbey President, Columnist and industry speaker discusses the trials and tribulations at J.C. Penney and the drama that played out at this venerable department after Ron Johnson came from Apple to save the company. Johnson made things much worse after initiating an unusual in-store pricing change and large scale layoffs.

May 1, 2013 John McDevitt, Former 3M Corporate Economist evaluates the economy as it exists today. He discusses the consumer. the levels of spending he expects for the remainder of the year, his expectations regarding the level of unemployment for 2013 and 2014 and the effects of long-term unemployment.