FLOORtalk

April 26, 2012  Mitchell Brown, owner, French-Brown Floors of Dallas, discusses this upscale retail hard surface operation, which is primarily in wood flooring, specializing in custom wood floors. Brown talks about the firm’s 60-year history, its national clientele, how it executes custom patterns and how it maintains its high level of service.

April 25, 2012  Mitchell Brown, owner, French-Brown Floors of Dallas, discusses this upscale retail hard surface operation, which is primarily in wood flooring, specializing in custom wood floors. Brown talks about the firm’s 60-year history, its national clientele, how it executes custom patterns and how it maintains its high level of service.

April 24, 2012  Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Troubleshooter, President, LGM Technical Floor Covering Services, discusses a problem he was called out on involving the installation of vinyl in a commercial application where the concrete in the building was not completely cured and major problems resulted.

April 23, 2012  Fred Reinhart, owner Reinhart Carpet Outlet, Philadelphia, discusses operating in an urban environment, the recovery in the city, successful actions he has taken online to expand his trading area and how this has changed the profile of his customer and as a result his product offerings, increasing his average ticket.

April 20, 2012  Fred Reinhart, owner Reinhart Carpet Outlet, Philadelphia, discusses operating in an urban environment, the recovery in the city, successful actions he has taken online to expand his trading area and how this has changed the profile of his customer and as a result his product offerings, increasing his average ticket.

April 18, 2012  John McDevitt, Former 3M Corporate Economist, now semiretired, delivers an update on the economy and the status of the recovery, discussing the unemployment situation, the consumer and retail sales, the situation with gas prices, the housing market, the Federal Reserve, and the federal debt, as he offers his forecast for upcoming economic indicators.

April 17, 2012  John McDevitt, Former 3M Corporate Economist, now semiretired, delivers an update on the economy and the status of the recovery, discussing the unemployment situation, the consumer and retail sales, the situation with gas prices, the housing market, the Federal Reserve, and the federal debt, as he offers his forecast for upcoming economic indicators.

April 16, 2012  John McDevitt, Former 3M Corporate Economist, now semiretired, delivers an update on the economy and the status of the recovery, discussing the unemployment situation, the consumer and retail sales, the situation with gas prices, the housing market, the Federal Reserve, and the federal debt, as he offers his forecast for upcoming economic indicators.

April 13, 2012  Mike Barker, Investment & Retirement Management, discusses the three predictions he made last week: A disappointing jobs report, more European debt problems, and a pull back with the Dow falling below 13,000. Also discussed are the abundance of Fed speeches this week and their meaning, the upcoming earnings announcement and potential games that might be played surrounding those announcements.

April 12, 2012  Jim Gould, President, Floor Covering Institute, looks back at Domotex Asia ChinaFloor 2012 in Shanghai discussing the size of the show, the new building at the venue, the China Wood Flooring Industry Development Forum and BAU/Green Building China and other events surrounding the show, the opening of the Anderson retail store in Shanghai, and some of the new products launched there.