Jim Gould, president, Floor Covering Institute, looks back at some of the prime events in the flooring industry over the last few months including: Engineered Floors acquisition of J&J Industries, the recent developments with Lumber Liquidators and the Domotex Asia/Chinafloor and TISE mutual endorsement.

Posted: January 4, 2016

Lew Migliore, the Industry’s Troubleshooter and President, LGM Technical Flooring Services, talks about a situation he was called out on by a floor covering retailer involving beetles found in the home of one of the retailer’s customers immediately after new carpet was installed.

Posted: December 31, 2015

John McDevitt, former 3M corporate economist, discusses the state of today’s economy, the mixed signals apparent in many of the economic reports and the slow growth we have experienced over the past few years. Also discussed is the activity in the housing sector, the most recent employment report, wage growth and consumer’s inclination to spend.

Posted: December 30, 2015

John McDevitt, former 3M corporate economist, discusses the state of today’s economy, the mixed signals apparent in many of the economic reports and the slow growth we have experienced over the past few years. Also discussed is the activity in the housing sector, the most recent employment report, wage growth and consumer’s inclination to spend.

Posted: December 29, 2015

John McDevitt, former 3M corporate economist, discusses the state of today’s economy, the mixed signals apparent in many of the economic reports and the slow growth we have experienced over the past few years. Also discussed is the activity in the housing sector, the most recent employment report, wage growth and consumer’s inclination to spend.

Posted: December 28, 2015

Lew Migliore, the Industry’s Troubleshooter, president, LGM Technical Flooring Services discusses a problem in a residential setting involving carpet which is delaminating only at the edges where it meets ceramic tile.

Posted: December 24, 2015

Tom Lape, president, Mohawk Residential Flooring, discusses the company’s recently announced decision to return to the main show floor at The International Surface Event West with a booth that will house a full offering of the company’s products.

Posted: December 23, 2015

Tom Lape, president, Mohawk Residential Flooring, discusses the company’s recently announced decision to return to the main show floor at The International Surface Event West with a booth that will house a full offering of the company’s products.

Posted: December 22, 2015

Tom Lape, president, Mohawk Residential Flooring, discusses the company’s recently announced decision to return to the main show floor at The International Surface Event West with a booth that will house a full offering of the company’s products.

Posted: December 21, 2015

Steve Simonson, founder and CEO, iFloors, now CEO of Kyosi, reviews today’s ecommerce flooring websites along with their technology, practices and approach to the marketplace. Simonson also offers his list of top seven considerations for floor covering retailers to enhance their effectiveness online. The Top Seven list can be accessed at startsolid.com/retailers.

Posted: December 17, 2015