Best Practices - October 2007
A ten step formula has been instrumental in Frank DiFiglia’s success in building a 20,000 square foot showroom in Howell, New Jersey into a $5 million business.
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Distribution Evolution - October 2007
In the last issue I reported that Home Depot got lucky because I thought it managed to sell HD Supply before the credit markets collapsed. But I was wrong.
Wood Cuts - October 2007
One of the first decisions a wood floor customer has to make is between a site finished and factory finished floor.
2007 Sustainability Report - August/September 2007
Regardless of the obstacles, the greening of the carpet industry has become an unstoppable force.
Carpet Tile: 50 Years Later - Aug/Sep 2007
The first carpet tile was made 50 years ago by a small Dutch company called Heuga.
Laminate Update 2007 - August/September 2007
It probably comes as no surprise that the slump in the housing market has sent sales of laminate plummeting in the last year, with the biggest drop-off in the first half of this year.
Best Practices - August/September 2007
Most retailers probably wouldn’t make huge changes to their business when sales are strong.
People Power - August/September 2007
In a recent meeting in Houston, I gathered with a group of key dealers to discuss issues that impacted their success.
Distribution Evolution - August/September 2007
If you read July’s feature, The 2007 Retail Survey, you know that there aren’t a whole lot of optimistic retailers out there these days, except maybe in the Pacific Northwest.
Neocon 2007 - July 2007
After some lackluster years in the early 2000s, the commercial market came roaring back in 2005, and nowhere has the energy of that market been more evident than at NeoCon 2006 and 2007.