March 8, 2024—Pami Bhullar, VP of Business Development for The Dixie Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s year end results, feedback from the winter shows, an update on Premier Floor Centers, and Pami’s 2024 resolutions (view here). Listen to the interview form more details.
March 5, 2024—Mark Hutto, CEO of Certified Finishes and Fuse’s Board President, and Kemp Harr discuss Fuse’s strategic focus and board of directors structure. Listen to the podcast, taped at Fuse’s annual meeting in Phoenix, for more information.
March 4, 2024—Geoff Gordon, Executive Director with the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth of this group of commercial flooring contractors, and the highlights of the group’s annual meeting held this week in Phoenix, Arizona. Listen to the interview for more details.
March 1, 2024—Bruce Zwicker, a flooring industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss observations from recent news items within the floorcovering industry. Listen to the interview to hear more details on sales conditions and when demand could pick up in 2024.
February 29, 2024—Janice Clifton, owner of Abbey Carpets Unlimited, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of the Abbey Convention held this week in Las Vegas and the health of her retail store in Napa Valley, California. Listen to the interview for more details.
February 26, 2024—Scott Humphrey and Sam O’Krent, CEO and incoming Chairman of the WFCA, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the WFCA's two key initiatives under Sam’s leadership. Listen to the interview for more details on installer recruiting and training and the SEAL leadership initiative.
February 23, 2024—Jon England, SVP of Brand for Shaw’s residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss the Shaw’s brand focus and message during its Elevate themed regional dealer meetings. Listen to the podcast for more details.
February 22, 2024—Michel Vermette and Jason Goldberg, CEO and COO, respectively, with America's Floor Source, and Kemp Harr discuss America's Floor Source’s Acquisition of C&S Flooring Group. Listen to the interview to hear more about this move into E-commerce sales of flooring.
February 21, 2024—Blake Dennard, SVP of Sales for Kaleen, and Kemp Harr showcase this family-owned company’s newest broadloom products from its exhibit at Surfaces 2024. Most of these affordable products are produced at the firm’s company-owned mill in India. Watch the video for more details.
February 20, 2024—Manny Llerena, Katie Llerena and Jason Andrews, senior team leader, Texas sales rep and director of national accounts, respectively, and Kemp Harr showcase MSI’s new LVT, porcelain, engineered hardwood and turf products at Surfaces 2024. Watch the video, taped at Surfaces, to see these new products.