January 31, 2008—Patricia Flavin and Ralph Boe discuss their recent focus group results which led to the introduction of their new Bliss brand. This year Beaulieu has a new booth and a totally new look and several new products all of which are explained in this interview. (15 minutes)
January 30, 2008—
January 29, 2008—Dana gives a preview for Surfaces 2008. In the interview she highlights the exciting new events scheduled for the show and gives a preview on what retailers should try to see. She also announces that hotel bookings are up for the show and that Surfaces will be moving to a new location in a few years.
January 28, 2008—Anna Marie Fanelli and Kemp Harr discuss her upcoming seminar at Surfaces: Green, It's just not surface deep any more, making what's on the inside count.
January 25, 2008—Santo Torcivia and Kemp Harr give a quick preview of their upcoming Surfaces Seminar titled "Market Analysis for Retailers Made Easy." Seminar attendees will learn easy methods of measuring customer satisfaction, advertising effectiveness, competition and local area demographics. The seminar takes place at Surfaces Thursday, January 31 at 8:00 am.
January 24, 2008—Sam Allman and Kemp Harr discuss Sam's seminar at Surfaces next week titled "How to Survive and Thrive During a Slow Economy." (7.5 minutes)
January 23, 2008—Eric Demaree and Kemp Harr discuss how Carpet One's members are doing in this economy. In addition they discuss the highlights of Carpet One's recent convention in Houston: The Beautiful Guarantee, their new spokesperson, Amy Wynn Pastor, and a creative way they chose to honor Alan Greenberg. Also included in this interview is an update on their Destination Carpet One store layout program. (11.5 minutes)
January 22, 2008—Vinnie Virga and Kemp Harr discuss Flooring America's recent convention in Houston where they rolled out their new "Vision" showroom format. Listen for more details on this customer centric store design.
January 21, 2008—Chas Sydney and Kemp Harr discuss the Atlanta Rug Market, the expansion of AmericasMart in Atlanta and Shaw's decision to hold their Regional Market in downtown Atlanta.
January 18, 2008—Scott Sandlin and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw's regional markets for 2008. Interview includes an overview of their new products for 2008, the buying tone of their tour and the importance residential consumers put on sustainability.