April 5, 2017—Scott Jones, Director of Product Management at Crossville, and Kemp Harr discuss the tile looks that are selling well here in the U.S. in both the commercial and residential sectors. Listen to the interview, recorded at Coverings 2017, to hear more insight.
April 4, 2017—Donato Grosser, New York consultant with World Exposition of Ceramic Tiles trade association, and Kemp Harr discuss tile consumption growth, import statistics, and trends in the ceramic tile market. Listen to the interview, recorded on the first day of Coverings 2017, to hear more information.
April 3, 2017—Randy Fiser, CEO with the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), and Kemp Harr discuss recent design trend observations from Milan, changes in the membership structure at ASID, the economic outlook for design in 2017, and Randy's Coverings talk on Design Health and Wellness scheduled for this Thursday in Orlando at the annual Coverings expo. Listen to the interview for more details.
March 29, 2017—Robert Stuckey, Director of Hospitality and Retail at Shaw Contract, and Kemp Harr discuss the size and tone of the Global Shop show this week in Las Vegas. Listen to the interview to hear Robert tell the listener that the tone this year is more upbeat than last year and that there are several seminars that are addressing retail topics like internet versus brick and mortar.
March 27, 2017—Jim Dion, a published expert on consumer engagement at retail, and Kemp Harr discuss how the brick and mortar retail environment has changed and the solutions Jim will provide at his two Coverings seminars scheduled for April 7th in Orlando. Listen to the interview for more information on his scheduled talks on the las day of the Coverings Expo.
March 24, 2017—John Baugh, an analyst with Stifel Nicolaus, and Kemp Harr discuss the Q4 and year-end results of Mohawk, Armstrong, and Interface as well as a few of his observations of the market trends. Listen to the interview for more information as well as John's take on the optimism that exists in the stock market today.
March 22, 2017—Jennifer Hoff, President of Taffy Event Strategies, and Kemp Har discuss the upcoming Coverings show being held April 4 to 7 in Orlando. Listen to the interview to hear more about the anticipated crowd, the new exhibit hall tours, tiny houses, and a few of the education events. Coverings is the largest tile and stone show held on an annual basis here in the U.S.
March 20,2017—Santo Torcivia, an economist with Market Insights, and Kemp Harr discuss the recently published quarterly Market Monitor report which gives floorcovering professionals both an historic and forwarding looking view of all the market sectors that consume flooring. Listen to the interview to hear Santo's read on the factors affecting growth, including policies in Washington.
March 17, 2017—Glen Morrison, President and CEO of Tarkett North America, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's recent celebration of its 2016 top and bottom line results at a consolidated sales meeting held in Palm Springs. Listen to the interview to hear more about what drove those results and Tarkett's branding and innovation strategy moving forward.
March 16, 2017—David Jolly, President of J&J Flooring Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm's 60th anniversary and their product and market focus versus 60 years ago. Listen to the interview to hear more about the acquisition by Engineered Floors 11 months ago and J&J's new $50 million modular tile plant which is under construction.