Some issues weighing on the floor covering industry include industry consolidation, consumer awareness/spending, big boxes, and installer recruitment. The all-new Town Hall at Surfaces 2004 will give attendees the opportunity to hear what the experts think about these concerns and other business challenges.
Surfaces' first-ever Town Hall will feature a panel of experts from every facet of the industry-including a retailer, manufacturer, distributor and residential construction and floor covering industry forecasters. Town Hall panelists will address questions submitted by attendees prior to the show.
The moderator at the 2004 Town Hall will be K. Bruce Koepcke, President, New Horizons Marketing. Panelists will include David E. Polley, Vice President Marketing, The Dixie Group; Alan Braunstein, President, Worldwide Wholesale Floor Coverings; James Gould, Chairman of the Board, Misco Shawnee Inc.; Tom Jennings, CFE, President, Bud Jennings Carpet One, and Chairman of the Board, World Floor Covering Association; Stuart Hirschhorn, Research Director, Catalina Research; and Kermit Baker, Senior Research Fellow, Harvard University's Joint Center for Housing Studies.