Deb DeGraaf, owner of DeGraaf Interiors and WFCA Chair, talks about virtual consultations she began offering during the COVID-19 lockdown and how she intends to make them a permanent offering after the lockdown is lifted. Also discussed are the stringent lockdown rules in Michigan.

Jim Gould, international consultant and president of Floor Covering Institute, discusses the state of the independent floor covering retailer. He notes that the number of independents is shrinking as volume increases. Gould also discusses anticipated improvements with the internet including its speed and how that will affect independents.

Geoff Gordon, executive director of Fuse Alliance, talks to Tanja Kern about how the commercial flooring group is dealing with business and COVID-19 and what's in store for the second half of 2020.

Elena Grant, vice president of marketing for Taffy Event Strategies, discusses how the digital tradeshow went and how it may be implemented in the future.

Jim Gould, CEO of Floor Covering Institute, talks about trade shows in the flooring industry, domestic, regional, and international and if there is room for more shows. He talks about the function these shows serve.

Stuart Hirschhorn, research director at Catalina Research, talks about the opening of the economy and his expectations for the return of floor covering sales and how he expects it to be favorable to the housing sector and the flooring industry. He anticipates people staying home more and working from home more. He talks about anticipated home improvement projects and the effects that a vaccine for COVID-19 might have. Also discussed is the supply chain disruption in building materials from China.

Deb DeGraaf, owner of DeGraaf Interiors and WFCA Chair, talks about measures taken during the COVID-19 such as the company’s development. She talks about the rigid lockdown restrictions in Michigan and the likely toll it will take on flooring retailers and life after the lockdown.