Stuart Hirschhorn, research director of Catalina Research, talks about the changes that have occurred in the floor covering industry’s channels of distribution, noting that the home center segment has continued to grow and take market share, even though they are not adding locations as they once did. He adds that big box specialty stores are gaining share while the independent specialty flooring retailers continue to lose share. Hirschhorn also talks about the online players and his view on their growth in the future as he shares his view on the year.