August 3, 2006—The final part of a five-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries second quarter earnings conference call. Featured in this segment are excerpts from the opening statement as delivered by Mohawk chairman & CEO, Jeff Lorberbaum and parts of the Q&A session with answers provided by Lorberbaum and Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.
August 2, 2006—The third part of a five-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries second quarter earnings conference call. Featured in this segment are excerpts from the opening statement as delivered by Mohawk Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lorberbaum and parts of the Q&A session with answers provided by Lorberbaum and Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin
August 1, 2006—Steve Johnson, VP of West Coast distributor Butler-Johnson and President of the National Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), in the final part of a three part series, discusses the NAFCD and its thrust going forward, his involvement with B2B technology and his vision of the distribution sector of the future.
August 1, 2006—Frank O’Neill, Co-Publisher, Floor Focus magazine discusses: Mohawk's second quarter earnings and the opening of Dal-Tile’s phase 2 in Muskogee; Armstong and Dixie’s second quarter earnings reports; The decrease in hardwood flooring shipments in June; FLOR’s agreement with Martha Stewart; Liz Claiborne Home licensing agreement with Nourison; Godfrey Hirst’s pending acquisition of Feltex; The slowing growth in the office furniture market.
July 31, 2006—Mike Froning, president & CEO, Floor & Décor Outlet of America, in the first part of a three-part series, discusses this growing big box, hard surface specialty retail chain, the expansion the company has experienced over the last year and its plans for growth in the future. Froning discusses the chain’s unique appeal to the consumer, the transition he personally made into the floor covering industry from the electronic industry and his take on the floor covering consumer.
July 31, 2006—The second part of a five-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries second quarter earnings conference call. Featured in this segment are excerpts from the opening statement as delivered by Mohawk Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lorberbaum and parts of the Q&A session with answers provided by Lorberbaum and Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin
July 30, 2006—The first part of a five-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries second quarter earnings conference call. Featured in this segment are excerpts from the opening statement as delivered by Mohawk Chairman & CEO, Jeff Lorberbaum.
July 30, 2006—The financial report segment of the first part of Mohawk Industries second quarter earnings conference call presented by Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.
July 29, 2006—Steve Johnson, VP of West Coast distributor Butler-Johnson and President of the National Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), in the second part of a three-part series discusses trends within the distribution sector, the greatest threats facing the segment and the expansion challenges facing many distributors. Johnson talks about the trend that is seeing many U.S. distributors deal with Chinese wood and laminate producers and he also discusses the process of developing the correct product mix for marketplace and the impact that Shaw and Mohawk have had on the distribution community in the past five years?
July 27, 2006—Steve Johnson, VP of West Coast distributor Butler-Johnson and president of the National Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), in the first part of a three-part series, discusses the Butler-Johnson organization, its history and its unique product mix. Johnson also talks about the evolution of the distribution sector of the flooring business over the past decade and the prime threats the sector faces today.