At first I didn't think I was going to attend the spring market in High Point. At the last minute I decided to go and was determined to seek out what I thought was innovative-meaning, for me, that it hasn't been done before.

I was open to hearing about innovation on all fronts and interviewed a few of our industry's more well-known personages, Connie Post, etc to get their thoughts on innovation.
 

Guess what? There ARE innovative concepts being tried and tested BUT they are either: 1.not being publicized or 2. the originators of the concepts do not want them publicized for competitive reasons or 3. they are only being publicized within our trade magazines but not direct to the consumer!! So, when I heard the lament re: traffic being...Read More