SStarkExecutive Cockpit

Strategy & Goals

The Stark Group's four strategic pillars turned into measurable goals — each owned, with a target, a live number, and a one-click path to the view that moves it.

The Stark Group · FY26 (modeled)
Luxury to-the-trade — designers & architects only (no retail)
670 employees · 12+ US sites · 8 countries
Executive read· the answer, then the moves

7 of 10 goals are on track at 91% average progress to target, but 3 are behind — concentrated in Multi-Brand Portfolio & Acquisitions, Margin, Craft Delivery & Sustainability. Pull the laggards back to plan to protect the four-pillar strategy.

7 of 10 goals on track · 91% avg progress to target · 3 behind

Do now — ranked by urgency
  1. 1
    Recover "Sell across houses into single-house accounts"Watch
    Why it matters

    Repeat-Designer Mix % sits at 70% vs a 74% target (95% of plan) — a Multi-Brand Portfolio & Acquisitions goal off trajectory.

    What's driving it
    • Repeat-Designer Mix % 70% → 74% target
    • Pillar: Multi-Brand Portfolio & Acquisitions · status Behind
    FYI

    Owner: VP Sales (Drew Olson)

  2. 2
    Recover "Lift on-time craft delivery & shorten lead times"Watch
    Why it matters

    On-Time Craft Delivery sits at 91.5% vs a 95% target (96% of plan) — a Margin, Craft Delivery & Sustainability goal off trajectory.

    What's driving it
    • On-Time Craft Delivery 91.5% → 95% target
    • Pillar: Margin, Craft Delivery & Sustainability · status Behind
    FYI

    Owner: COO · Field/Atelier Ops

  3. 3
    Recover "Free working capital from WIP & receivables"Watch
    Why it matters

    DSO sits at 55d vs a 48d target (87% of plan) — a Margin, Craft Delivery & Sustainability goal off trajectory.

    What's driving it
    • DSO 55d → 48d target
    • Pillar: Margin, Craft Delivery & Sustainability · status Behind
    FYI
    • Owner: Treasury
    • Furthest from target of all goals
💠 Value & stewardshipStep 1 of 7 · the pillars & goals the plan rests onValue Creation PlanAll journeys
🌐 Enterprise 360 modules· on Strategy & GoalsBrowse all 31 views ▾
● LiveBuilt forCEO / Family· are we on our stated planFunction owners· their goal, their numberThe Stark Family· long-term value creation

Chad Stark runs the house on four pillars — Craft, Heritage & Design Leadership · Multi-Brand Portfolio & Acquisitions · Showroom & To-the-Trade Network · Margin, Craft Delivery & Sustainability. This is the layer that connects all 10 goals to the views: every objective has an owner, a target, a live number, and a one-click path to act.

Data backing: goal (OKRs) · live KPIs from every 360 · Stark strategic pillars · family stewardship plan
10
Goals tracked
across the 4 strategic pillars
7
On track
at/above target trajectory
3
Behind
need attention
91%
Avg progress to target
weighted equally
The four pillars

Stark's strategic priorities

Craft & Heritage · Multi-Brand Portfolio · Showroom & To-the-Trade · Margin, Craft Delivery & Sustainability — the engine of the house.

Craft, Heritage & Design LeadershipOn track
Protect & extend 1938 craftsmanship; signature collections & collaborations
First-Quality Yield96% 98%
Creative Director · COOopen →
Craft, Heritage & Design LeadershipOn track
Grow bespoke / custom as a share of the mix
Custom-rug growth14% 16%
VP & GM, Custom Rugsopen →
Multi-Brand Portfolio & AcquisitionsOn track
Integrate the house of brands & capture value
Acquisition-Integration Realization74% 100%
COO · Integration PMOopen →
Multi-Brand Portfolio & AcquisitionsBehind
Sell across houses into single-house accounts
Repeat-Designer Mix %70% 74%
VP Sales (Drew Olson)open →
Showroom & To-the-Trade NetworkOn track
Expand showrooms (Charleston → more) & deepen designer relationships
Designer / Client Satisfaction62 70
VP, Showroomsopen →
Showroom & To-the-Trade NetworkOn track
Grow the repeat-designer annuity
To-the-Trade / Repeat-Designer Revenue£116m £126m
VP Sales (Drew Olson)open →
Margin, Craft Delivery & SustainabilityOn track
Expand luxury EBITDA margin through scale & sourcing
EBITDA margin18.2% 20%
CFOopen →
Margin, Craft Delivery & SustainabilityBehind
Lift on-time craft delivery & shorten lead times
On-Time Craft Delivery91.5% 95%
COO · Field/Atelier Opsopen →
Showroom & To-the-Trade NetworkOn track
Retain & expand the designer base
Designer-Account Retention108% 112%
VP Sales (Drew Olson)open →
Margin, Craft Delivery & SustainabilityBehind
Free working capital from WIP & receivables
DSO55d 48d
Treasuryopen →