A new 15-page floor covering industry white paper, recently released by the National Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD), the National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), and Indian River Consulting Group, sheds new light on how U.S. flooring distributors have responded to structural change in the flooring industry during the 1990s and debunks some of the dour developments industry observers had predicted for this industry segment over the decade.
"Floor Covering Industry Observations: Past, Present and Future Perspectives," an overview of the problems and challenges facing the industry, represents the first formal secondary analysis of all existing industry studies that have been undertaken over the past 10 years, Indian River Consulting's Michael Marks said during a Jan. 7 press conference.