Every two weeks, FCNews seeks out flooring retailers across the country to offer their advice on hot topics of the day. To what extent has the weather impacted your business?
Here are their responses:
“The weather always impacts business, both positively and negatively. In the winter, snow and ice always negatively impact our business. In the summer, heat typically doesn’t figure too much into the equation—except when older clients don’t want to go out in that weather. Natural disasters such as floods and tornadoes, while devastating to the end user, typically boost business because insurance claims and restoration work significantly increase due to those events.”
—Eric Langan
Carpetland USA
Davenport, Iowa
“I am happy to say we really have not been impacted. The rain was a lot there for awhile, but it really didn’t cause flooding; thankfully no bad tornadoes…
