A very interesting show. Like other industries, many designers and manufacturers in kitchen and bath are cautiously expecting a comeback. Some companies are on the sidelines taking the wait-and-see approach. They want to know that they’re out of the woods before ramping their engineering investment back up. And how will they know the industry has emerged from the doldrums? When market leaders launch killer next-gen products (stay tuned – our team is working on a handful of these now). As we’ve seen time and time again, those companies who pushed for innovation before and during the lull, are poised to eat a lot of lunches.
