Jennifer Bardoner

Retailer’s Guide to Merchandising: Now is a good time to comprehensively reassess your showroom design - Jan 2024

Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on the opening of a new facility in Tennessee from Brazil’s Portobello, including its capacity of over 60 million square feet, as well as its service model and value proposition.

Editor Jennifer Bardoner interviews SOM Chicago’s Julie Michiels about the firm’s award-winning office building in Chicago’s Fulton Market, including how its use of interior brick work and terrazzo and marble flooring helped achieve its design vision.

Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on the improving prospects of the laminate flooring category, including product developments, supply chain advantages, the outlook for the product in the single-family and multifamily markets, and key trends.

Editor Jennifer Bardoner take a close look at key digital tools for the flooring industry, including visualization tools for both retailers and manufacturers, online chat tools, sample ordering systems, QR codes and the emerging role of AI.

Editor Jennifer Bardoner examines the pros and cons relating to domestic production, from easy access to materials and the challenge of skilled labor to product innovation and opportunities for enhanced environmental sustainability.

Editor Jennifer Bardoner discusses family-run retailers, focusing on Myer’s Carpet with Rick and Ray Myers, Howard’s Rug Co. with Jesse and Rob Hailey, and Airbase Carpet & Tile Mart with Richard and Michael Longwill.

Editor Jennifer Bardoner reviews this year’s Coverings Show, held in April at the Las Vegas Convention Center, reporting on trends, strategies and product from Crossville, Florim USA, Florida Tile, Landmark, MSI, Wonder and Del Conca, among others.

Editor Jennifer Bardoner reports on the state of the ceramic industry, covering revenues, impacts of rising costs, the challenges from LVT, the balance between domestic and import production, and growing uses of ceramic tile.

Editor Jennifer Bardoner takes a look at hardwood trends through the eyes of leading hardwood producers, covering everything from colors, textures, formats and species to hardwood’s competition from wood-look products.