Tuesday, February 2, 2010 | 8:30am - 10:00am
General Session - "Facing Challenges and Winning: A Retail Power Panel"

The SURFACES Opening Day General Session got the show off to a exciting start and had attendees walking the show floor with increased enthusiasm and determination to make 2010 a much better year for the floor covering industry!

SURFACES again secured top industry leaders to headline this year's panel discussion, "Facing Challenges and Winning: A Retail Power Panel," which focused on the current and future state of retail. Panelists shared their greatest victories and most-difficult challenges and offered their sure-fire insights and strategies for success. Regardless of the size of your store, attendees walked away with ideas and solutions to helped them triumph.

Panelists included: Ron Dunn, Co-CEO, Carpets Plus Color Tile; Jeffrey Macco, President, National Floorcovering Alliance; Jeanne Matson, President, Starnet Worldwide; Scott Perron, President, Big Bob's Flooring Outlet; Steve Silverman, President, Abbey Carpet Co.; Vinnie Virga, President, Flooring America, and Bruce Weber, CEO, American Home Surfaces Group. The session was moderated by Gerri Willis, Financial Correspondent, CNN.

                          

  

These panelists represented some of the largest buying groups in the industry and each have their own business model for the markets they serve.   

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