FLOORtalk

November 29, 2012 Lew Migliore, The Industries’ Troubleshooter and President, LGM and Associates Technical Flooring Services discusses a problem he was called in on involving buckling and wrinkling carpet where some of the latex was crumbling from the underside.

November 28, 2012 Larry Winter, Winter & Scoggins CPAs talks about dealing with poor credit customers including methods of screening customers at the beginning of a new relationship and gaining information and setting limits on the credit allowed for each customer.

November 27, 2012  Bill Yeadon, Training Facilitator, JonDon talks about the changing trends within the retail floor covering community with regard to carpet maintenance, noting that even with more emphasis on maintenance fewer retailers currently operate carpet cleaning divisions opting to initiate relationships with local cleaning contractors or make other arrangements.

November 23, 2012  Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management talks about his prediction of a positive fiscal cliff development in Washington that would cause a market spike of a couple hundred points and his market expectations for the for the remainder of the year. Barker discusses the moves in the housing market and Fed Chairman Bernanke’s comments yesterday and if he will serve a second term.

November 21, 2012  Tom Jennings, former retailer, now a trainer with CCA Global and the WFCA and John McGrath, Executive Director, INSTALL, the International Standards & Training Alliance discuss the installation sector and the new S-600 Installation Standard. As members of the standard writing committee Jennings and McGrath discuss the substance of the standard, its goals and how the standard will likely be implemented.

November 20, 2012  Tom Jennings, former retailer, now a trainer with CCA Global and the WFCA and John McGrath, Executive Director, INSTALL, the International Standards & Training Alliance discuss the installation sector and the new S-600 Installation Standard. As members of the standard writing committee Jennings and McGrath discuss the substance of the standard, its goals and how the standard will likely be implemented.

November 19, 2012 Tom Jennings, former retailer, now a trainer with CCA Global and the WFCA and John McGrath, Executive Director, INSTALL, the International Standards & Training Alliance discuss the installation sector and the new S-600 Installation Standard. As members of the standard writing committee Jennings and McGrath discuss the substance of the standard, its goals and how the standard will likely be implemented.

Novmeber 16, 2012   Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management discusses the declines in the market this week, the various potential causes including the election and the fiscal cliff. Barker shares his expectations for the market going forward and what it means to the economy and the market and he also comments on his expectations for the Fed’s December meeting.

November 15, 2012  Stuart Hirschhorn, Director of Research, Catalina Research discusses the new reference material he has just completed outlining and tracking products from their source. Hirschhorn talks about the participants in each category, shifts that have taken place among these categories and how industry members can get a copy of his new work.

November 14, 2012  Stuart Hirschhorn, Director of Research, Catalina Research discusses the new reference material he has just completed outlining and tracking products from their source. Hirschhorn talks about the participants in each category, shifts that have taken place among these categories and how industry members can get a copy of his new work.