People Power - January 2008
Believe it or not, it’s generally during economic downturns that creativity and ingenuity flourish.
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Believe it or not, it’s generally during economic downturns that creativity and ingenuity flourish.
Success often comes to those who do things a little differently and that’s exactly what we found at Capital Carpet and Tile located on the southeast coast of Florida about 50 miles north of Miami.
The fallout from the housing downturn is having a big impact on the floorcovering industry these days. All along the distribution chain, companies are struggling.
It’s been a year of upheaval and consolidation in the floorcovering industry.
The commercial economy is far different today than it was two years ago, when we last took our survey of the nation’s top contract dealers.
When a retailer sells a hard surface floor, selling an area rug to go with it should be easy.
Looking back, 2007 will be remembered as the year the GreenBuild International Conference and Expo became a national event.
An effective website is one of the most necessary and valuable tools a flooring retailer of any size can have in his marketing tool kit.
As long as the Fed continues to cut interest rates, don’t expect gasoline prices to come down. And be prepared for raw material costs to soar even higher, resulting in higher product prices.
Worried that the economy and the retail front are changing? Stop worrying, they’re always changing.