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A pioneer in the industry’s digital media, Dave Foster launched the industry’s first news and information websites, culminating with TalkFloor.com, the industry’s first site offering both audio and video interviews and industry news as it happens. Now with BNP, Foster will continue to travel the industry interviewing its movers and shakers and offering his thoughts in this blog.

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2012 Is No Time to Take Your Eyes Off the Ball

Dave Foster

February 16, 2012

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The economy and specifically the state of the recovery seem to be a favorite topic for many of us. Sometimes, with so many versions of the same economy being bantered about by so many talking heads, it’s tough getting a reading on a version that’s credible and convincing.

Dave Foster

January 16, 2012

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It has been several years since I last attended the Atlanta International Area Rug Market, and since I skipped Domotex Hannover this year I had a great opportunity to get back in the area rug sphere and check out firsthand how much the domestic rug business has changed over the past few years.

Dave Foster

December 15, 2011

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I guess the question now is how many will show up at Surfaces and the other market events this season. From my vantage point the early indicators lean toward overall traffic on the positive side.

Dave Foster

November 15, 2011

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It wasn’t so many years ago that the talk around the industry was if you were a distributor your days were numbered. The entire species was supposed to go extinct before too much longer. Well, if you attended the 2011 NAFCD convention in Nashville you know the news of the sector’s demise was a gross exaggeration.

Dave Foster

October 3, 2011

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We’re on our way back from a trip to Viken, Sweden, and Valinge Innovation’s Expo 2011 along with a chance to see the company’s new R&D Center. The trip couldn’t even be dulled by the assault of the mystifying Charles de Gaulle airport. What were they thinking anyway?

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