"The rug business had a great run of double-digit increases in the '90s, but we've barely scratched the surface in terms of the market's potential," says Alex Peykar, a Nourison principal. "The industry could easily double in the next five years."
"Retailers put a lot of effort into bringing down inventory levels in the last half of 2001," notes Couristan President Ron Couri. "Now I think they are ready to start buying again.