Industry Update and Forecast
Industry Update and Forecast Written by Thad Whittenburg Well judging by the latest news, it looks like the 2nd half of 2019 is going to see an uptick in business for builders. Starting with the New Construction sector: As interest rates continue to decline,
An Update on Antidumping and How it May Effect Your Business
First, lets talk about what that even means: As defined from the United States International Trade Commission website, https://www.usitc.gov : “Under the Tariff Act of 1930, U.S. industries may petition the government for relief from imports that are sold in the United
2019 Kitchen and Bath Forecast Changes Part III
By Thad Whittenburg Well, now it’s time to get down to the most important segment of this whole series. The consumers. At the end of the day, your business doesn’t exist without them. I always get concerned when I hear dealers complain
2019 Kitchen and Bath Forecast Changes Part II Dealers
By Thad Whittenburg “Our love of technology is perhaps rivaled only by our fear of change. Every time technology advances, the ripple effect of change can cripple even the strongest companies” – Patrick Forth Before we start talking about what changes we
2019 Kitchen and Bath Forecast Changes
Part I of III (Manufacturers, Dealers, Consumers) By Thad Whittenburg Today we will cover Part 1 in a series of III. Today’s topic is: Cabinet Manufacturing Consolidation Over the last couple of years, we have seen some of the larger players acquiring mid-size
Up Close and Personal
By Thad Whittenburg I was thinking the other day that all the blogs I’ve written over the last year have been focused on what others should do to improve their business. Well, it’s probably a good time to share the things that
Head’s up! Change is Good!
By Thad Whittenburg If you’ve been following my blogs on kbglobalpartners.com, you know I have been touting the many changes that are happening in our industry and how K & B Dealers need to adapt if they want to be successful