December 3, 2007—Keith Hughes, Managing Director in Equity Research, SunTrust Robinson-Humphrey in the first part of a three-part series discusses the year 2007 and the third quarter, how the floor covering industry, home
November 30, 2007—Retailer Fred Reinhart, President, of stocking retailer Reinhart Carpet Outlet, in the final part of a five part series discusses how he works with his sales force and installation crews, how he deals with suppliers and consumers and his expectations for the remainded of 2007 and into 2008.
November 29, 2007—Retailer Fred Reinhart, President, stocking retailer Reinhart Carpet Outlet, in the fourth part of a five part series discusses his concerns about carpet’s loss of market share, his feeling about expanding into hard surface and his plans to expand into offering in-home services.
November 28, 2007—Retailer Fred Reinhart, President stocking retailer Reinhart Carpet Outlet, in the third part of a five part series talks about his operation in the Germantown area of the city, his customers and how he deals with inventory and how he makes product decisions and ensured overhead is kept as low as possible.
November 27, 2007—Retailer Fred Reinhart, President, of stocking retailer Reinhart Carpet Outlet, in the second part of a five part series, talks more about his operation how his warehouse is categorized the colors, styles and products that sell in his marketplace and the how he approaches marketing brand building and advertising in these difficult times, how he scopes competition.
November 26, 2007—Retailer Fred Reinhart, President, of Reinhart Carpet Outlet, in the first part of a five part series discusses his stocking retaile operation in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania the level of business in Philadelphia during 2007 and his basic retail philosophy. Reinhart also offers his take on his customers and what has caused them to pulled back on their expenditures.
November 25, 2007—Werner Braun, President, Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI), from the association’s annual meeting, in the first part of a four-part series, discusses the meeting’s record-setting turnout, the new NSF 140-2007, Sustainable Carpet Assessment Standard that has been approved by the American National Standards Institute (ANSI), making the carpet industry is the first to have developed a unified sustainable Standard for the entire United States.
November 22, 2007—Kemp Harr, Publisher Floor Focus magazine looks back at the week in the floor covering business discussing: Mannington’s “Stand On A Better World” Awards; New Stream Capital’s acquisition of Tarkett’s wood Unit; Lowe’s third quarter performance; Tandus’ and Shnier’s agreement in the residential arena involving Tandus’ “Crossley At Home” brand; Shaw’s move to hold its Southeast regional event during the Atlanta Rug Market; Invista’s decision to build a nylon 6,6 facility in China and; Empire Today’s revised Web site.
November 21, 2007—Kaye Gosline, Creative Director, Milliken Contract, from GreenBuild 2007, in the final part of a three-part series discusses GreenBuild and the company’s Chicago Merchandise Mart showroom, which has just achieved Gold Certification under U. S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Commercial Interiors Rating System. Gosline also discusses Milliken’s sustainability stance and establishing a culture of sustainability.
November 20, 2007—Kaye Gosline, Creative Director, Milliken Contract, from GreenBuild 2007, in the second part of a three-part series discusses GreenBuild and the company’s Chicago Merchandise Mart showroom, which has just achieved Gold Certification under U. S. Green Building Council’s LEED for Commercial Interiors Rating System. Gosline discuss the rating system and what is involved in earning the rating?