We had an opportunity to sit down with Scott Levy, president of Arley Wholesale, a leading importer and East Coast distributor of ceramic tile, stone and sundries. Realizing that distributors perform unique tasks, many of which are on the international stage, our goal was to gain some insight into these tasks and how the company dealt with them in the midst of this never-before-experienced lockdown.

We have an opportunity to sit down with Bob Peoples, to talk not only about the group's progress last year, but also how the COVID-19 lockdown impacted CARE's collection and activities this year.

Every American has been impacted one way or another by the lockdown due to COVID-19, floor covering retailers and contractors included. We invited Howard Brodsky, co-founder, chairman, and co-CEO of CCA Global Partners, to sit down with us and share his thoughts on this subject and its long-term effects if any.

We had an opportunity to sit down with Darrel Harris, CEO of Xpress Global Services, a firm that specializes in logistics within the floor covering industry, to look at this relationship and what we can expect in the future.

The World Floor Covering Association (WFCA) recently announced an initiative to deal with and reduce the industry-wide installer shortage.

As competition gets sharper and as big box stores become more aggressive, independents need to explore every possible facet of their businesses for ways of achieving advantage in order to help them compete at least as effectively and as profitably as their competition.

Robert Varden is a man who has been deeply involved in the installation sector of the floor covering business, first as an installer, then as an owner of a sizable workroom.

Donny Phillips is the founder and president of Atlanta Flooring Design Centers, a large and diverse floor covering operation and one of the largest in the country.