August 21, 2003—Hal Long, Exec. VP, Shaw Commercial, discusses the past 12 months in the commercial arena, the competition, the structure of Shaw Commercial, the Internet, hard surface, the company’s sustainability stance, flux, the company’s win at Neocon, Eco solution Q, Ecoworx, a Walk in the Garden, the William McDonough Design Portfolio and how Mohawk’s acquisition of Lees will affect the market.
August 19, 2003—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus Magazine and Dave Foster, Host, FloorRadio discuss: Carpet One’s summer convention, the co-op’s new ad program, which was announced at the convention, the program’s concept, it’s theme; “More Floors… More Choices… Carpet One”, its cost and its research. Also discussed Carpet One’s new Selectafloor program for ceramic, Solutia’s announcement that Chapter 11 may be an option for its liquidity situation and, Interface’s new Cool Carpet.
August 18, 2003—Jon Trivers, Marketing Wit & Wisdom looks at Coverings the trade show, the reasons behind the board of directors’ decision to change show management firms, the competition that exists between the two shows, the new PanAmerican Stone & Tile Show and effects this show may have on both coverings and Surfaces.
August 18, 2003—Larry Winter, Winter & Harris CPAs discusses managing cash flow and inventory for mid and small-sized business. Winter contends that small business, despite models and computer programs, should actually out perform larger companies in these areas and offering some rules for the road and tips to excel in this arena.
August 17, 2003—Dean Marcarelli, Co-COO, Carpet One discusses the co-op’s new advertising program, which was announced at its Orlando, FL convention this past weekend convention. Also disussed the expansion of the Carpet One SelectAFloor concept into ceramic and stone and other programs introduced at the convention.
August 17, 2003—Charlie Dilks, Co-COO, Carpet One discusses the co-op's new advertising program, the research that lead up to the program, the co-op’s gains over the past year, its goals for the future and this year's Carpet One summer convention.
August 13, 2003—Frank O’Neill, Publisher, Floor Focus Magazine and Dave Foster, Host, FloorRadio discuss: Koch Industries announced negotiations to acquire DuPont Textiles and Interiors; Background concerning Koch Industries; Armstrong’s 2nd quarter loss and the company’s options after exiting Chapter 11 and; Berkshire Hathaway earnings that doubled in the 2nd quarter.
August 13, 2003—Jim Burke, Allegheny Contract, an independent flooring contract dealer and Starnet member and StarNet “HotShot” expert. discusses the company recycling effort that sees nearly all of the carpet removed in connection with Allegheny installations recycled. Burke talks about how the initiative began, its nominal costs and the rewards the company reaps as a result of the effort.
August 12, 2003—Sam Green, Director of Sales for the Americas, KronotexUSA discusses the company’s activities globally, its mission in the U.S. and its long-range goals for the U.S. market. Green also discusses the laminate marketplace, price erosion, retailers both independent and the big boxes, the consumer’s changing taste for laminates and product enhancements that have taken place in the category.
August 10, 2003—Paul Friedrichsen, Executive VP, The Hauser Group in the 3rd segment of an ongoing series on branding for the independent retailer discusses the selection of media, the advantages and disadvantages of each: yellow pages, newspapers, radio, TV, outdoor and direct mail.