The report reveals that increases in consumer spending are being driven primarily by rising material and labor costs, as opposed to customer discretion.

By country, same-store sales in the United States grew 4 percent; Canada was up 4 percent; and Mexico decreased 7 percent.

The average annualized sales growth for the 12 months through June 2019 is 9 percent.

IBS will return to the Las Vegas Convention Center, Jan. 21 - 23, where it will again co-locate with NKBA's Kitchen & Bath Industry Show for the seventh annual Design & Construction Week.

Dining al fresco represents new business opportunities to kitchen and bath design and construction professionals.

This year's conference, held from Nov. 4-7 in St. Pete Beach, Florida, will feature PMI's first-ever Aspiring Leaders' Program.

The effort of re-doing something performed incorrectly the first time, aka Rework, is one of the main drivers of unnecessary costs and headaches in the industry, affecting every building project.

Keith Meany has never subscribed to the old adage, “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it.” 

Customers want to be in control and it has to be their idea. Telling someone they are empowered still leaves you in control. Now, let’s create an environment that empowers the customer. 

It may surprise you that in today’s crowded social media world, organic reach is not enough to effectively market your company.