September 24, 2020--Jason McSwain, president of McSwain Carpet & Floors and president of the NFA, discusses his Cincinnati-based retail flooring business and highlights from the NFA meeting. Listen to the interview for more details.
September 23, 2020--Phil Koufidakis, president of Baker Brothers in Phoenix, and Kemp Harr discuss the flooring retailers' 75th anniversary, sales momentum, digital advertising focus and overview of the NFA meeting in Savannah. Listen to the interview for more details.
September 21, 2020--Chuck Bode, Co-owner of CB Flooring and Chairman of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss the business outlook in the commercial flooring contractor business over the next 18 to 24 months. Listen to the interview to hear more details about where this sector of the market could end up. Starnet’s meetings this fall will be virtual in format.
September 18, 2020--Kurt Paulson, VP of Mainstreet and Floorigami, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw’s DIY modular carpet program and the incentive Shaw has built in to get the consumer to buy the product online and pick it up at a local dealer. Listen to the interview to learn what BOPIS means and where the product fits competitively.
September 16, 2020--Hoy Lanning, President and CEO of JJ Haines, and Kemp Harr discuss how COVID-19 has affected his firm’s distribution business and his long-range plans for retirement. Listen to the interview for more details.
September 15, 2020--Todd Saunders, CEO of Broadlume, and Kemp Harr discuss the background and mission of this new floorcovering focused digital technology provider and its debut of FloorCon 2020 scheduled for October 15 and 16. Listen to the interview to learn more about Broadlume and FloorCon. FloorCon was planned to be an in-person event but due to Covid-19, it will be a virtual event this year.
September 14, 2020--Robert Hagood, president of Twenty & Oak, and Kemp Harr discuss how distributor William Bird has created a virtual platform to draw the consumer to it’s dealer base. Listen to the interview for more details on how this southeastern distributor is channeling web traffic to its floorcovering dealer base.
September 11, 2020--Lisa Browning, executive director with the NFA, and Kemp Harr discuss the anticipated attendance and safety protocols for the NFA’s meeting in Savannah in mid-September. Listen to the interview for more details. This is one of the first floorcovering meetings that will physically take place since early March.
September 10, 2020--Geoff Gordon, executive director with the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss the current state of the commercial flooring business and the outlook for next year.
September 9, 2020--Kevin Raasch, Owner of Vic’s Carpet and Flooring in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions at Kevin's specialty retail store and the first session of the Shaw Flooring Network’s first virtual connection. Listen to the interview for more details.