Back in 2002, the carpet industry took action to reduce the amount of used carpet that found its way into the nation’s landfills. 

It is hard to believe kids are starting to go back to school and the fall selling season is just around the corner. For many of us who experienced a long, tough winter, the summer just flew by.

We have looked at the younger crop of customers out there shopping for floor coverings for the last couple of months and how they are in the process of driving a wholesale change in the way business will be conducted in this industry in the future.

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.

When the news broke earlier this year that industry veteran and Hall of Famer, Peter Spirer had purchased Max Windsor Floors it was greeted with surprise by many, and wonder by some.