September 23, 2019—Glenda Wright, case manager with HHCP Architects based in Orlando, and Kemp Harr, Publisher of Floor Focus Magazine, discuss Glenda's expectations for her first visit to the Cersaie show in Italy. Listen to the interview to learn more about HHCP and why Glenda has come to Bologna to visit the world’s largest tile expo.
September 17, 2019—Donato Grosser, a consultant for the Ceramics of Italy Trade Association, and Kemp Harr discuss the looming impact of the 103.77% countervailing duties in ceramic tile imports from China that was announced last week by the U.S. Commerce Department. Listen to the interview to hear Donato say this will most likely shut down tile imports from China and not only benefit American-based producers but also imports from other countries like Italy and Spain.
September 16, 2019—Donna Busse and Paul Friederichsen, Show Director and Education Director, respectively, for Domotex USA, and Kemp Harr discuss the heightened emphasis that Domotex USA is putting on its second show in Atlanta scheduled for February 5-7, 2020. Listen to the interview to hear them announce the featured speakers, the education tracks and other enhancements to the show.
September 13, 2019—Jason McSwain, President of the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA), and Kemp Harr discuss the group's focus on keeping margins healthy both with LVT and Carpet. Listen to the interview for more details as well as other highlights from the NFA’s fall meeting this week in Nashville. Jason is also the owner of McSwain Flooring, a family-owned chain of nine independent flooring stores based in the Cincinnati, Ohio region.
September 12, 2019—Dave Snedeker, Executive VP with Bob’s Carpet and Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the changes Dave’s been focusing on in his leadership role with this 15-store independent retail flooring chain in the Tampa Clearwater area of Florida. Listen to the interview for more details plus a few highlights from this week’s fall NFA meeting in Nashville.
September 11, 2019—Ian Newton, General Manager with Flooring 101, and Kemp Harr discuss this Southern California independent retail flooring chain’s expansion to seven stores with the acquisition of two existing stores. Listen to the interview, recorded at the NFA Meeting, to hear more about their growth, business conditions and product mix.
September 10, 2019—Dan Mandel, owner of Sterling Carpet and Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss this Anaheim flooring retailer’s growth in recent years, their plans to open a second store and the benefit of being part of the NFA. Listen to the interview for more details including their method of promotion and new operations technology.
September 9, 2019—Kelly Dubisar, Design Director with Gensler San Francisco, and Kemp Harr discuss the Zendesk Madison project that won the Vision Design Grand Prize award, her current projects and flooring trends. Listen to the interview, recorded in Chicago, for more details.
September 4, 2019—Santo Torcivia, the leading Floor Covering Economist with Market Insights, and Kemp Harr discuss the consensus for where the economy is headed in the next 5 months and what affect that will have on floorcovering sales. Listen to the interview for more details.
September 3, 2019—Stephanie Manis, Executive Director with the American Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss the upcoming Floor-Tek show scheduled for September 10-12 in Dalton. Listen to the interview to learn more about this show and the changes the AFA is making since the last time the show was held in 2016.