The building materials industry is facing persistent challenges in showrooms, from inventory inaccuracies to missed customer insights and time-consuming manual processes. These issues disrupt daily operations and cost businesses significant revenue. Haystack Technologies is introducing Orbit, a revolutionary solution coming in Summer 2025, to tackle these challenges with real-time tracking, actionable data, and automation designed for smarter showroom management.

Picture this: You're a third-party contractor working on a commercial interior design project. The designer has handed you a list of products that would make even the most seasoned treasure hunter scratch their head. Welcome to the wild world of product sourcing in commercial interior design.

Imagine this: You're working on a modern, eco-friendly office space for a tech startup. Instead of spending days researching sustainable furniture options, you upload your mood board to Smart Search. Within seconds, you're presented with a curated selection of sustainable furniture, lighting fixtures, and materials that perfectly capture your desired aesthetic. What would have taken days of research is now accomplished in minutes, freeing you to focus on what you do best - creating stunning designs.

Every year, Pantone, the respected color matching system, unveils its 'Color of the Year.' This annual selection sets design trends and mirrors global moods and societal changes. Showroom owners, distributors, manufacturers, architects, and even general contractors can leverage the Pantone Color of the Year to make more informed decisions about their work.

The rise and fall of Blockbuster, once a dominant force in the entertainment industry, serves as a crucial reminder of the dangers of sticking to outdated technology. At the same time, innovative alternatives emerge and take over the market.

Traditional search bars are outdated and their limitations are increasingly obvious. They rely solely on the user's ability to accurately describe what they're looking for. In many cases, this is far from ideal.