April 2, 2026—Alena Capra, ambassador for Coverings expo and principal with Alena Capra Design, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest fashion and tile trends at the Coverings expo held this week in Las Vegas. Listen to the interview to hear how the tile looks continue to evolve.
April 1, 2026—Tressa Samdal, senior director of marketing and product for PanariaGroup, and Kemp Harr discuss Florida Tile’s latest collections being launched at Coverings and the firm’s brand strategy. Listen to the interview, taped at Coverings, for more details.
March 31, 2026—Joe Lundgren, an industry consultant focused on the tile market, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of the Coverings Expo in Las Vegas. Listen to interview to hear more about market conditions, imports and styling changes.
March 30, 2026—Kevin Logue, Co-President and CEO of Alliance Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss plans for this week’s annual meeting in San Antonio, Texas. Roughly half of the buying group’s flooring retailer members have committed to attend this year’s meeting despite continued softness in demand in the remodel sector. Listen to the interview for more details.
March 27, 2026—Dave Chambers, Director of Flooring for Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss continued growth in the flooring segment and Dave's voluntary rise as chairman of the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF). Listen to the interview, taped at the NFA’s Spring Meeting, to learn more about this initiative to recruit and train floor covering installers.
March 26, 2026—Fred Black, VP of Operations with USA Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the North Carolina flooring retailer's decision to join the NFA and recently switch its ERP system to QFloors and website to Roomvo. Listen to the interview, taped at the Spring NFA meeting, for more details.
For more on USA Flooring, see the Best Practices article from December 2024 Floor Focus here.
March 25, 2026—Penny Carnino, GM at Grigsby’s Carpet Tile and Hardwood, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s retail business in Tulsa, Oklahoma and highlights of the marketing presentation given to the membership group at the NFA Spring meeting. Listen to the interview for more details.
March 24, 2026—Ian Newton, President of the NFA and GM at Flooring 101, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions with the NFA members, which flooring categories are growing, marketing and AI strategies and statistical outlook for growth. Listen to the interview, taped at the meeting in Lake Tahoe, for more details.
March 20, 2026—David Gross, executive director of INSTALL, and Kemp Harr discuss whether there is a shortage of trained installers and the benefit of using installers that have gone through the union's 4-year apprenticeship program. Listen to the interview for more information.
March 18, 2026—Debra Levin, CEO for the Center for Health Design, and Kemp Harr discuss last week’s PDC Summit held in Houston, Texas. PDC stands for Planning, Design and Construction and the meeting is focused on healthcare facilities. Listen to the interview for more details on who exhibits from the flooring industry and how the healthcare focused A&D community is gravitating toward this show. Next year’s show will be in New Orleans.