April 23, 2007—The first part of a five-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries fourth quarter earnings conference call, this segment features the opening remarks of Mohawk Chairman & CEO Jeff Lorberbaum.
April 20, 2007—John Simonson, President, Webstream Dynamics, in a FloorRadio archives presentation talks about some of the changes that have occurred on the Internet within the floorcovering sector and the growing level of sophistication of consumers online as well as the general likes, dislikes, and growing level of traffic on the Internet. Simonson also begins his review of the new or recently revised websites shawfloor.com, carpetone.com and wfca.org. Simonson discusses some of the similarities and and the advantages and disadvantages of including price and the possible limitations industry players may exersise with regard to including price on industry websites.
April 19, 2007—Dave Rosenbloom Owner, Jay Carpet One and furniture retailer with locations in Horseheads, NY, and Athens, PA, in the final part of a four-part series discusses more about installation at Jay, his attitudes about maintenance and recent carpet mill moves to tie maintenance to CRI Seal of Approval certified maintenance systems and chemicals. Also discussed are training techniques and expectations for the long and short-term.
April 18, 2007—Dave Rosenbloom Owner, Jay Carpet One and furniture retailer with locations in Horseheads, NY, and Athens, PA, in the third part of a four-part series talks about managing his sales floors, his attitudes about spifs, his advertising program and his basic approach to advertising as well as his commercial and mainstreet business. Also discusses are expansion plans, which include opening a location in a third city and goal-setting, as well as how Jay Carpet One handles the installation function of the business.
April 17, 2007—Dave Rosenbloom Owner, Jay Carpet One and furniture retailer with locations in Horseheads, NY, and Athens, PA, in the second part of a four-part series, discusses the Rosenbloom product philosophy and the hard and soft surface products offered at its two floor covering locations, the competitive situation in the two markets serviced by the company and how they compete with Home Depot and Lowe’s. Also discussed are Rosenbloom’s attitudes about the internet and his online plans for the future.
April 16, 2007—Dave Rosenbloom Owner, Jay Carpet One and furniture retailer with locations in Horseheads, NY, and Athens, PA, in the first part of a four-part series discusses this unique operation, its history and its size. Rosenbloom talks about business activity in the first quarter, his business philosophy and the features that make Jay Carpet One unique in the marketplace.
April 14, 2007—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management, further discusses a recent Barron’s article on Interface and the modular carpet marketplace, the deepening problems in the housing sector, the subprime mortgage market and the National Association of Realtors’ lowered forecast for 2007. Barker also talks about the minutes from the Federal Reserve Open Market committees' most recent meeting and his expectations for Fed’s tactics with regard to interest rate moves in the near and long-term.
April 13, 2007—Scott Hayim, President of the Rug Decor unit of CCA Global, in the final part of a four-part series discusses the company’s short-term growth plans and talks about the ideal candidates for a Rug Decor franchise, and the product selection available to franchisees. Hayim talks about the company’s approach to offering licensed product and his growth prospects for the rug market in years to come.
April 12, 2007—Bob Peoples, Executive Director of CARE, the Carpet America Recovery Effort Conference and Director of Sustainability, Carpet & Rug Institute discusses the upcoming CARE annual conference, scheduled for May 8-10, at the Francis Marion Hotel in Charleston, SC. Peoples talks about the CARE organization and its membership including a variety of government agencies, carpet producers, entrepreneurs and machinery manufacturers, some of the new products, which are being made from post-consumer carpet and the association’s mission. Peoples also discusses the conference agenda and the speakers who will be presenting at the conference.
April 12, 2007—Scott Hayim, President of the Rug Decor unit of CCA Global, in the final part of a four-part series discusses the company’s short-term growth plans and talks about the ideal candidates for a Rug Décor franchise. He also discusses the product selection available to franchisees and the company’s approach to offering licensed product and his growth prospects for the rug market in years to come.