A new research study from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and the University of British Columbia suggests that the comfort of a store's flooring underfoot may help influence consumers' decision to buy products, whether those products are flooring or not.
With an eye toward streamlining its residential marketing and product management structure, Shaw has appointed Steve Sieracki to vp residential marketing and product management and Kathy Young to director of residential marketing.
The
U.S Green Building Council (USGBC) has announced General Colin L. Powell,
USA (Ret.) as its plenary keynote speaker for the upcoming Greenbuild 2010
event November 17-19 in Chicago.
USFContract, the commercial flooring division of USFloors Inc., has appointed EcoBuild, Red 8 Interior Products and Spartan Surfaces as commercial sales and specifications representatives.