September 4, 2008—Lew Migliore and Kemp Harr discuss Nylon's loss of share to polyester and wool. Listen to the interview to hear Lew talk about improvements in performance with polyester fiber and variations in performance with wool fiber. (11 minutes)
September 3, 2008—Christine Whittemore and Kemp Harr discuss her new carpetology blog and the feedback she gets on the type of carpet information that consumers are seeking on the Internet. Listen to the interview to hear that fashion and maintenance are two of the key areas of interest.
August 29, 2008—LaShon McGinnis and Heather Yamada discuss Shaw's New Design Center Shawroom Layout. This week in Dalton, Shaw Industries rolled out the latest revision to their Shaw Design Center Showroom to 20 prospective dealers. Listen to the interview to hear the details about changes Shaw has made to simplify and optimize the consumer shopping experience. (See showroom photos under the Recent Industry Events section of FloorDaily.net.)
August 27, 2008—Dan Frierson talks about the economy and Dixie's decision to repurchase stock. Listen to the interview to learn more about Dixie's strategy given the current economic situation. (9 minutes)
August 26, 2008—Garth Gaffney and Kemp Harr discuss the major changes Centiva has made recently to their products, processes and recycling programs to become more of a leader with their sustainability initiatives. Listen to the interview to hear more details around the investments Centiva is making in this area.
August 20, 2008—Mark Arbogast and Kemp Harr discuss the details around Bentley Prince Street's new sales force structure. Listen to the interview to hear Mark talk about current market conditions and BPS's strategy for gaining market share.
August 15, 2008—Santo Torcivia and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of the 2009 U.S. FlooReport market analysis which has just been released. Listen to the interview to hear a few of highlights and why most of the clients for this report purchase it year over year.
August 13, 2008—John Baugh, who has closely followed the publicly traded flooring companies for most of his career, and Kemp Harr discuss the recently reported Second Quarter results Listen to the interview to hear John tell our listeners where he thinks we are relative to other economic declines and when he thinks market conditions will improve. (15 minutes)
August 6, 2008—Hector Narvaez and Kemp Harr discuss Marazzi's decision to aggressively expand their manufacturing capacity here in the U.S. Listen to the interview to hear Marazzi's overall strategy for the U.S. market and for the global markets. This interview also contains the latest market revenue information for the U.S. (Marazzi is the largest producer of ceramic/porcelain tile in the world with 21 factories - 14 min)
July 31, 2008—Denis Darragh and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind Forbo's acquisition of Bonar Floors. Listen to the interview to learn more about how these two companies will fit together to serve their customers in the future.