April 7, 2014—Peter Spirer, Former CEO of Horizon Carpet and a Floorcovering Industry Hall of Fame recipient, and Kemp Harr, discuss Peter's decision to buy Max Windsor. Listen to the interview to hear more details about his plans for Max Windsor.
April 4, 2014—Santo Torcivia with Market Insights, and Kemp Harr, discuss the two major home center sales of floorcovering products. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 2, 2014—Gary Cissell, Director of Operations at Bob's Carpet and Flooring Mart (a 16-store chain of retail floorcovering stores on the west coast of Florida), and Kemp Harr, discuss the strategic areas that Gary has focused his attention on since joining the firm four months ago. Listen to the interview, recorded at the Spring NFA meeting, for more details.
April 1, 2014—Phil Koufidakis, President of NFA (National Floorcovering Alliance) and owner of Baker Brothers, and Kemp Harr, discuss the tone of the NFA membership based on sales in the first quarter and their outlook for the year. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the spring meeting and how the Internet is an evolving gateway for consumers as they shop for floorcovering products.
March 31, 2014—Jim Walters, Partner with Macco's Flooring, and Kemp Harr, discuss this successful retailer's growth in Wisconsin and Western Florida. Listen to the interview to hear Jim talk about moving store locations, television and Internet promotion, and benefits that the NFA brings to its organization.
March 27, 2014—(Recorded in Shanghai, China) Elena Geremia, International Marketing and Sales Manager for Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor, and Kemp Harr, discuss the highlights of the Domotex Asia show going on now. Listen to the interview to hear more about this show, which is the largest flooring show in the Asia Pacific Market.
March 26, 2014—Thomas Baert, Co-owner of China Floors, and Kemp Harr, discuss Thomas' background, the Lamett brand and the evolving role of Chinese manufactured flooring in the U.S. Listen to the interview to hear more about Domotex Asia/ChinaFloor in Shanghai.
March 24, 2014—Steve Silverman, President and COO of Abbey Carpet, and Kemp Harr, discuss some of the highlights of the Abbey Annual meeting in Orlando, FL. Listen to the interview to hear more about the products, challenges and overall good health of the organization.
March 21, 2014—John Baugy, Managing Director with Stifel Nicolaus, and Kemp Harr, discuss the highlights of the year end results for the floorcovering industry's publicly traded companies and John's outlook on the residential and commercial markets for 2014. Listen to the interview to hear more about John's outlook.
March 20, 2014—Werner Braun, retiring President of the Carpet and Rug Institute, and Kemp Harr, discuss Werner's background and his core accomplishments as the head of the trade association that focuses on the carpet industry. Werner is retiring at the end of March. Listen to the interview to hear what he plans to do next.