August 31, 2023—Adam Joss, owner of Vertical Connection Carpet One in Columbia, MD, and Kemp Harr discuss the impact that Carpet One’s Retail 2.0 system has on the average net ticket if the consumer is left alone to select their own flooring. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 30, 2023—Jay Smith, VP of Sales with Shaw Industries’ Builder and Multifamily business, and Kemp Harr discuss the headwinds and tailwinds affecting the demand for flooring in the builder segment of the market. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 28, 2023—Charlie Dilks, Chairman of the FCIF and Chief Product Officer at CCA Global, and Kemp Harr discuss the Floor Covering Industry Foundation’s (FCIF) One Day to Give event scheduled for Thursday, September 7. Listen to the interview for more on this news as well as current business conditions with floorcovering retailers.
August 23, 2023—Pam Danziger, a retail analyst with Unity Marketing and a columnist with Forbes, and Kemp Harr discuss the outlook for retail sales in the U.S. in the second half of 2023. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 22, 2023—Monty Rathi, Owner and COO with Kaleen, and Kemp Harr discuss Kaleen’s decision to exit the low-end machine-made rug business and focus on the upper-end soft surface market. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 18, 2023—Keith Christman, President of the Decorative Hardwoods Association, and Kemp Harr discuss recent news related to flooring such as the decline in imports for engineered hardwood, the extended elevated tariff on wood out of China, a recent ruling from the National Advertising Division of the BBB related to Mohawk’s RevWood consumer promotion and the trade association’s support to the Real American Hardwood consumer campaign. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 17, 2023—Deb DeGraaf, co-owner of DeGraaf Interiors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss the recent CFI certified installer training class that she organized in her local market. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 16, 2023—David Rosenwasser, President of Redi Carpet, and Kemp Harr discuss HD Supply’s recent acquisition of Redi Carpet and what impact that business decision will have on the largest multifamily flooring dealer in the U.S. Listen to the interview for more details.
August 14, 2023—Keith Hughes, managing director with Trust, and Kemp Harr discuss the outlook for growth in the flooring business by segment. Listen to the interview for more details. Keith is a securities analyst focused on the flooring and home furnishings markets.
August 10, 2023—Bruce Zwicker, a floorcovering industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss recent earnings reports from publicly traded flooring companies and a few other news items in the flooring industry. Listen to the interview for more details.