Retailer Roundtable Part 4 – Competing with the Big Boxes and Why B2B
July 3, 2005—This is the final part of a four part of four-part series sponsored by the WFCA. In this segment four panelists: Aaron Pirner, CEO, CAP Carpet; Kurt Duitsman, EVP, Carpetland USA; John Brady, CEO, Floorz; and Rick Julius, CFO, Georgia Floors look at B2B technology in the floor covering industry discussing how this new technology stacks up against the technology used by big-box, home improvement competitors and the advantages that the industry system delivers to industry retailers. The four panelists look at the security aspects of the B2B system and also offer some helpful advice to retailers who are contemplating the addition of industry-specific software to their operations, and they also address industry suppliers who have not yet elected to transact business via B2B with their retailer customers.