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Editor Beth Miller takes a look at a range of technologies making waves in the flooring industry, including visualizers using virtual reality and augmented reality, sampling systems, product databases and more.
Publisher Kemp Harr discusses Chinese tariffs and their implications, and also weighs in on negative carpet sentiment on HGTV and comments on lawsuits related to flooring patent companies.
Publisher Kemp Harr interviews HOK’s Tom Polucci on everything from what drew him to the business and his biggest influences to trends in office design, new technologies and challenges facing the interior design community.
Victoria Plummer, marketing manager for Studio 1200, discusses the design of the French fragrance and flavor company’s facility, and the use of products from Shaw Contract, Mannington, Nemo Tile, Interface’s Nora and Stone Source.
Editor Jessica Chevalier profiles Lippert Flooring & Tile, a 70-year-old commercial contracting business that is family owned and operated, and takes a look at how the firm continues to succeed despite the ups and downs of the market.
Contributing editor Christine Whittemore offers key guidelines and suggestions for how to approach social media, including ideas for Google My Business, YouTube videos, Facebook Live.
Contributing editor Sam Allman discusses the pros and cons of justice and mercy in the context of the accountability of staff and associates, including the value of failure as a learning tool.
Contributing editor Dave Stafford writes about the value of firms understanding their geographical markets, with plenty of details and examples, as well as strategies for soliciting feedback to more effectively compete.
Editors Darius Helm, Beth Miller and Jessica Chevalier, with statistics provided by Market Insights LLC, analyze the state of the economic climate and its implications in the housing and flooring markets. The industry has grown by 5.1% during 2019.
Editor Jessica Chevalier covers how design expectations in educational environments, specifically K-12, have changed to include spaces that promote hands-on learning. Educational spaces are now expected to be tools in the learning process.