January 2, 2025—
Darren Hearns and Tom Urban, Owner and GM of Great Lakes Carpet and Tile, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss retail flooring business conditions and initial impressions of Mohawk’s Edge new product introductions. Listen to the interview taped last month at Mohawk’s Edge meeting.
December 23, 2024—David Chambers, Director of Flooring for Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and the retailer's honor of being named regional recipient of the Karastan Retailer of the Year award. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 20, 2024—Michel Vermette, CEO of America’s Floor Source, and Kemp Harr discuss this Midwestern retailer's secret for beating the market and the reason that Mohawk named them Retailer of the Year for Karastan in 2024. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 19, 2024—Rick Ogle, CEO of Brewer Flooring Group, and Kemp Harr discuss Brewer’s growth and the honor of being named Mohawk’s Retailer of the Year for 2024. Listen to the interview, taped at Mohawk’s Edge Summit, for more details.
December 18, 2024—Kelli Widdifield, SVP of Marketing for Mohawk’s residential business, gives an overview of this week’s Edge Summit meeting and discusses enhancements to the firm's digital marketing offering for their aligned retailers.
December 16, 2024—Rachel Lesczynski, conference manager for TISE/Surfaces, and Kemp Harr discuss the changes she has made to the Surfaces Expo education seminars (Pulse Lineup) and the training sessions, live theater and on-floor tours. Listen to the interview so you can maximize your Surfaces experience at the end of January in Las Vegas.
December 12, 2024—Michael Marange, Co-founder and CEO of BTR Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss BTR’s business model focused on recycling post-use commercial flooring in the northeastern U.S. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 11, 2024—Kermit Baker, Chief Economist with the American Institute of Architects, and Kemp Harr discuss the outlook for growth in 2025 and beyond for both the commercial and residential flooring sectors. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 9, 2024—Seth Arnold, Coretec brand leader for Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss Seth's decision to make this career move to lead the largest product brand in the residential hard surface business. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 6, 2024—Joshua Williams, Co-CEO of FloorMax, and Kemp Harr discuss Josh's decision to get into the retail and commercial flooring business with the acquisition of FloorMax last year and Carpet Fair and Next Day Floors in November. Listen to the interview for more details.