March 21, 2005—Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter, President, LGM Technical Carpet Services discusses an installation he came across in the field where the problem was wavey carpet.
March 21, 2005—Terry Wheat, President RFMS, a provider of industry-specific management software and tools for floor covering retailers, provides an update on the industry’s B2B initiative and talks about the current retailer interest level in moving toward management software. Wheat also discusses the most common misconceptions retailers have about industry-specific software and the future of some of the newest industry technology.
March 20, 2005—Terry Wheat, President RFMS, a provider of industry-specific management software and tools for floor covering retailers, in the final part of a two-part series, provides an update on the industry’s B2B initiative and talks about the current retailer interest level in management software. Wheat also discusses the most common misconceptions retailers have about industry-specific software and his views on some of the newest industry's technology.
March 17, 2005—Mike Barker, Investment and Retirement Management discusses the record increases in oil prices and what they have meant to the market, to the floor covering industry and to consumers. Barker and also talks about the looming threat of inflation and what it might mean for consumers and the market, he also shares his expectations for the March 22 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, and talks about the latest with Mohawk and Dixie shares.
March 16, 2005—Dave Capels, President, Milliken North America Floor Covering Div. & Eric Dunkelberg, Director, Marketing, Milliken Residential Carpet discuss the company’s decision to withdraw from Surfaces ‘06, its stance on the show and the company plans for interacting with its retailer base in the future.
March 16, 2005—Larry Winter, Winter & Harris CPAs and FloorRadio regular discusses industry-specific management software for the floor covering retailer, its advantages and the process of selecting the right package for your business.
March 15, 2005—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine and Dave Foster Host, Floor Radio discuss: Milliken’s withdrawal from Surfaces 2006; DFS Flooring's acquisition of three Southern California Invironmentalists units; Congoleum’s fourth quarter profit; Job cuts at a Honeywell fiber plant and a look at the changing fiber sector; And, pinpointing Home Depot’s and Lowe’s growth.
March 14, 2005—From Honeywell Nylon, in the first of a two-part series, Dick Prinstein, Brand Director, Carpet Fibers, Mike Leary, Director of Sales, Ann Merino Manager Residential Merchandising and Lashon McGinnis, Residential Merchandising offer an update on the nylon fiber sector, discussing increases in raw material costs and how that has affected the industry. Changes in the rate of new product introductions, fiber branding and fiber company programs and promotions.
March 14, 2005—Lew Migliore, The Industry’s Trouble Shooter, President, LGM Technical Carpet Services discusses a problem that took place in a library involving carpet that began coming up after a few years of service.
March 14, 2005—Honeywell’s Prinstein, Leary, Merino & McGinnis with a Fiber Update From Honeywell Nylon, in the final part of a two-part series, Dick Prinstein, Brand Director, Carpet Fibers, Mike Leary, Director of Sales, Ann Merino Manager Residential Merchandising and Lashon McGinnis, Residential Merchandising offer an update on the nylon fiber sector, discussing increases in raw material costs and how that has affected the industry. Changes in the rate of new product introductions, fiber branding and fiber company programs and promotions.