The 43 members of the National Floorcovering Alliance met in Napa, Calif., for their fall conference to strategize growth in today’s new norm of political challenges, price pressures, and a lack of qualified installers.
Labor, education, look-a-like products, and the explosion of production capacity were just some of the topics keeping participants up at night at Total Solutions Plus 2018.
With tariffs on Chinese-imported luxury vinyl tile potentially reaching 25% on January 1, retailers and distributors are encouraged to figure out new ways to get the right products at the right price at the right time to the consumer.
Consumer demand for single-family homes is holding strong, buoyed by steady job growth, income gains and low unemployment in many parts of the country.
Gauged porcelain tile panels have enjoyed robust growth for the past five years commercially, and interest is steadily gaining momentum in the residential market.
Craig Menear, president and CEO of Home Depot, attended a question-and-answer session presented at the Goldman Sachs 25th Annual Global Retailing Conference, where he talked about the retailer’s plan to invest $11 billion in both its brick-and-mortar and digital experience, as well as streamlining its B2B and professional distribution services.
BNP Media, in conjunction with more than 20 of its AEC and mechanical systems brands, is proud to announce the AEC BuildTech Conference & Expo in 2019.
The retailers and contract specifiers who can capitalize on new opportunities, responding quickly to changes in consumer preferences, supply hiccups and fluctuations in the economy, are the ones who will succeed.
