July 30, 2018—Pat Molyneaux, Co-owner of Molyneaux Tile Carpet Wood, and Kemp Harr discuss Pat's family run, eight-store, independent floorcovering retail chain based in Pittsburgh. Listen to the interview to hear him talk about the viability of E-commerce and how important it is to focus on service and an enhanced retail experience.
July 27, 2018—Cathy Buchanan, Co-owner of Independent Carpet One in Westland, Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions, sales trends, and Cathy's promotional strategy. Listen to the interview for more details and also get her perspective on this week's Carpet One meeting in Montreal, Canada.
July 26, 2018—Eric Demaree, President of Carpet One Floor and Home, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of this week's summer meeting as well as Eric's announcement that he will be retiring at the end of this year. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 25, 2018—Keith Spano, President of Flooring America and Flooring Canada, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of this week's summer meeting in Montreal. Listen to the interview to hear about a few of the group's newest initiatives and the meeting's new format.
July 23, 2018—Michael Kephart, President of American Wonder Porcelain, and Kemp Harr discuss American Wonder Porcelain's background and business focus as one of the six large tile factories that produce tile in Tennessee. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the firm's fit in the marketplace.
July 11, 2018—Kermit Baker, a Harvard University Economist, and Kemp Harr discuss the economic outlook impacting growth within the flooring business for the next 12 months. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the sectors to focus on and underlying trends that are driving that demand.
July 10, 2018—Doug Davis, VP of Sales for Artisan Design Group, and Kemp Harr discuss this rapidly growing group of flooring dealers that focus on the builder and multifamily market that are joining forces with the help of Dunes Point Capital (a private equity firm). The two recently announced acquisitions are Decor and Kermans. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 6, 2018--Johnny Barnes, GM of BeauFlor, and Kemp Harr discuss Beaulieu International Group’s acquisition of Beaulieu Canada and Beaulieu Australia. Listen to the interview for more details. BeauFlor is Beaulieu International Group’s Vinyl sheet operation in Cartersville, Georgia. Now, Roger De Clerck’s children have assembled all of their international businesses into one firm that does 2 billion Euros in annual sales. Beaulieu International Group is headquartered in Belgium.
June 26, 2018—Scott Harris, COO and co-founder of Building Construction Group in Beverly Hills, and Kemp Harr discuss the types of flooring Scott installs in celebrity homes. Listen to the interview to hear a few details about the LEED Platinum home he built for Ed Begley, Jr.
June 25, 2018—Ralph Grogan, CEO of Parterre Flooring Systems, and Kemp Harr discuss Parterre's new regional sales vp's as well as new LVT products the company has added to satisfy its core clients in the specified commercial flooring business. Listen to the interview for more details.