December 11, 2018—Cathy Buchanan, co-owner of Independent Carpet One, and Kemp Harr discuss Cathy's sales results for 2018 and her take on the Mohawk Edge meeting held last week in Orlando, Florida. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 10, 2018—Ian Newton, General Manager with Flooring 101, and Kemp Harr discuss Flooring 101's business as well as Ian's review of the Mohawk Edge Summit held this weekend in Orlando, Florida. Listen to the interview for more details. Ian is also the newly elected VP of the National Floorcovering Alliance.
December 4, 2018—Jay Flynn, VP Sales with Creating Your Space and Bridgeway Interactive, and Kemp Harr discuss the new digital internet tools his firm rolled out at their annual meeting in Napa, California. Listen to the interview to hear more details, including a new visualization tool that took over a year to develop.
December 3, 2018—Harlan Stone, CEO with Metroflor and Halstead and founder of the American Consumers & Workers Justice Coalition, and Kemp Harr, discuss this weekend's news that the Chinese tariffs on flooring will not increase above the current 10% level until at least April 1st of 2019. Listen to the interview to learn about recent meetings in Washington pushing for an exemption for LVT flooring on the Section 301 tariffs.
November 29, 2018—Bob Murray, Chief Economist with Dodge Data and Analytics, and Kemp Harr discuss the construction start outlook for 2019 in both housing and non-residential construction. Yes, this interview is a little longer than normal, but well worth the listen as you plan for next year. Bob's analysis is very thorough.
November 28, 2018—Randy Smith, CEO with Heritage Carpet and Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss the recent Bridgeway Interactive—DCS meeting in Napa Valley. Listen to the interview to hear Randy, who runs a successful builder contractor business in southern Florida, discuss how he uses Bridgeway's digital tools to help his builders service their home buyer consumers with interior finish selections.
November 27, 2018—Heidi Cronin, President of the Cronin Company, an Oregon based flooring distributor, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights from the NAFCD meeting and the health of floorcovering distribution overall. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 26, 2018—Armondo Cafiero, managing director for the Ceramics of Italy trade association, and Kemp Harr discuss the balance of trade for tile and the group's Good Phytosanitary Practices (GPP) initiative which as drastically reduced the number of shipping containers stopped by U.S. Customs at the border over concerns of seed or insect issues. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 21, 2018—Pete Sigmon and Ethan Bourdeau, with Shaw Industries and the Well Building Institute, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw's sound advisor tool that specifiers and end users can use to hear how different flooring materials affect the transfer of sound from one floor to another in a building. Listen to the interview for more details.
November 20, 2018—Bob Baldocchi, Chief Marketing Officer at Emser, and Kemp Harr discuss Emser's 50-year history and their business strategy in the tile, stone and countertop business. Listen to the interview for more details.