November 14, 2008—Santo Torcivia and Kemp Harr discuss Santo's outlook for flooring sales in 2009. Listen to the interview to hear which market and product sectors he thinks will remain constant and which will decline.
November 10, 2008—Recorded Last Friday night at Starnet's Fall Membership Meeting in Kansas City, Jeanne Matson and Kemp Harr discuss the health of the flooring contract dealer market. Listen to interview to hear the highlights of the meeting and what Starnet's members are doing to continue their success in 2009.
November 6, 2008—Recorded at the DCS Annual Meeting at Sonoma, California, Michael Vogel and Kemp Harr talk about DCS Partnership's three core brands and the services they offer the flooring market. Listen to the interview to hear how DCS Partnership uses Internet technology to improve their clients processes.
November 4, 2008—Allen Cubell, VP of Residential Resilient Products, and Kemp Harr disscuss Armstrong's recent announcement to spend $25 million upgrading their Landcaster, PA vinyl flooring plant. Listen to the interview to hear more details about the residential vinyl market and the products they will produce in this converted plant.
November 3, 2008—Dean Thompson and Kemp Harr discuss the resilient floorcovering market which is doing better in this economy than most other flooring categories. Listen to the interview to hear more specifics about the market and the RFCI.
October 30, 2008—Al Maghes and Kemp Harr discuss the state of the distribution sector and proved highlights from this year's annual meeting.
October 28, 2008—Now in his new role as Director of Sustainability, David Wilkerson talks to Kemp Harr about when and how to position green products to consumers. Listen to the interview to hear more about selling green and whether lower oil prices will have an effect on green initiatives at Shaw.
October 27, 2008—Kermit Baker and Kemp Harr discuss how today's Architecture Index relates to historic economic cycles. Listen to the interview to hear more details about why this current dip should be modest in comparison to the commercial construction dip in the early part of this decade.
October 24, 2008—Don Finkle, President of Anderson Hardwood, and Kemp Harr discuss the ramifications of the recently revised U.S. Lacey Act which now protects against the import of illegally logged wood. Listen to the interview to hear details about what this will mean to both domestic suppliers and retailers. Don and Kemp also talk about the density and range of species in today's hardwood forests.
October 21, 2008—With Matt Kahny moving up to lead Unilin's North American operations, Joe Lundgren has been promoted to lead Dal-Tile's marketing strategy. Listen to the interview to hear where Dal-Tile's business is today and some of the challenges Joe faces as he takes over in this position.