September 11, 2008—Summer Turner, owner of two specialty flooring stores in the greater Nashville market, and Kemp Harr discuss the areas she focuses on for success during this current economic slowdown. Listen to the interview to hear more about her two stores and her focus on customer satisfaction, Home Show promotion and show room merchandising.
September 10, 2008—Now that CRI consumer research results are in, Werner Braun and Kemp Harr discuss what consumers think of carpet versus other flooring products. Listen to the interview to hear that carpet is still preferred for its value, comfort underfoot and acoustical benefits but has major misperceptions in the area of maintenance and health issues (dust and allergies). As part of the interview, Werner lays out CRI's plans as a result of these findings.
September 8, 2008—John Woolsey, VP of Marketing with Anderson Hardwood, and Kemp Harr discuss Anderson's recently announced Minimum Pricing Policy. Listen to the interview to hear the motivation behind this policy and to also get an update on Anderson's business since their acquisition by Shaw this time last year.
September 5, 2008—Tom Arrington, a Richmond, Virginia based contract dealer, and Kemp Harr discuss his current level of business based on the current economic situation. Listen to the interview to hear more about how he has structured his relationship with his installers and the product trends he's seeing in the Commonwealth area of Virginia.
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.