With the advent of the Internet, U.S. consumers have seen more change in the past 15 years than any equivalent time period in our history and the changes that are yet to come are not only mind boggling they are potentially life threatening for some floor covering retailers.
Consider the fact over 80% of consumers start their shopping mission, just about any shopping mission—including floor coverings—on the Internet. With laptops, smartphones, tablets and wearable technology some people literally live on the Internet. Just look around at all the people with their faces staring at their iPhones.