FLOORtalk

April 30, 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.

April 29, 2013John 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.

April 26, 2013 Bill Yeadon, Training Facilitator, Jon-Don, discusses the earlier trend that saw many floor covering retailers venture into the carpet cleaning business only to back away from it later. Yeadon talks about the problems many retailers had with the expansion.

April 24, 2013 Jonathan Train, EVP, Swiff-Train and President of the Alliance for Free Choice and Jobs in Flooring, (AFCJF) discusses the recent appeal won by the alliance in the Court of International Trade (CIT) that remands the case involving the dumping of engineered hardwood flooring produced in China back to the International Trade Commission (ITC).

April 23, 2013 Jonathan Train, EVP, Swiff-Train and President of the Alliance for Free Choice and Jobs in Flooring, (AFCJF) discusses the recent appeal won by the alliance in the Court of International Trade (CIT) that remands the case involving the dumping of engineered hardwood flooring produced in China back to the International Trade Commission (ITC).

April 22, 2013 Scott Levy, Executive VP at Arley Wholesale, a ceramic and stone distributor based in Scranton, PA, discusses his personal philosophy of business and service, the company’s customer base including floor covering retailers and the latest developments in the sector including Mohawk’s acquisition of Marazzi and the Arley Classic Tile & Stone Exposition.

April 19, 2013 Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management discusses the volatility on the market and the two three digit drops on the Dow this week as well as the poor economic news and the dramatic decline in gold this week.

April 18, 2013 Scott Levy, Executive VP at Arley Wholesale, a ceramic and stone distributor based in Scranton, PA, discusses his personal philosophy of business and service, the company’s customer base including floor covering retailers and the latest developments in the sector including Mohawk’s acquisition of Marazzi and the Arley Classic Tile & Stone Exposition.

April 17, 2013 Scott Levy, Executive VP at Arley Wholesale, a ceramic and stone distributor based in Scranton, PA, discusses his personal philosophy of business and service, the company’s customer base including floor covering retailers and the latest developments in the sector including Mohawk’s acquisition of Marazzi and the Arley Classic Tile & Stone Exposition.

April 16, 2013 Jeff King, Counsel for the WFCA discusses The Green Flooring, the third version of the publication, a primer providing a basic explanation of green in the flooring industry offering insight into what constitutes as green in all categories of the industry.