October 1, 2008—Howard Brodsky, Chairman and co-CEO of CCA Global, and Kemp Harr discuss last week's Alan Greenberg Memorial Golf Tournament which raises money for the Floor Covering Industry Foundation. Listen to the interview to hear highlights of this philanthropic event and details about what the FCIF does for this industry.
September 30, 2008—Kimberly Lewis and Kemp Harr talk about the upcoming Greenbuild Show in Boston scheduled for November 19-21, 2008. Due the increased interest in LEED and other green building programs, the number of exhibitors has grown from 800 to over 1100. Listen to the interview to hear more about the highlights for this year's show.
September 24, 2008—Jenny Cross and Kemp Harr discuss Mohawk's new Green Dealer award whereby Mohawk plans to recognize the retailer with the best sustainable practices. Listen to the interview to learn about the judges, how to enter and more on the criteria on which each entry will be judged.
September 23, 2008—Manny Llerena, VP Retail Marketing, and David Duncan, VP Residential Marketing, discuss with Kemp Harr the promotion behind Mohawk's 5th annual anniversary sale. Listen to the interview to hear Mohawk's national and local advertising plans to support this alligned retailer program.
September 22, 2008—Sam Roberts of Roberts' Carpet & Fine Floors, an 8-store retail chain headquartered in Houston, Texas, and Kemp Harr discuss Roberts' damage and recovery after hurricane Ike. Listen to the interview to hear details about business conditions one week after the hurricane and the affect the tightened national credit situation could have on Houston's recovery.
September 19, 2008—John Baugh, with Steffil Nickolaus, and Kemp Harr discuss the effect the current credit is having on the flooring market. Listen to the interview to hear John's words of wisdom about where we are now and what it will take bring the market back to a level of normalcy.
September 18, 2008—Specialty Flooring Retailer, Harry Schillings and Kemp Harr discuss the state of Harry's retail flooring business, Spring Carpets, less than one week after Hurricane Ike. Listen to the brief interview to hear what Ike did to Harry's business and what the current conditions are in Houston, Texas.
September 12, 2008—Lou Morano, owner of Capital Carpet and Tile in Palm Beach, Florida, and Kemp Harr discuss his company's retail and commercial business. Listen to the interview to hear more about Lou's business strategy and where he has found success despite the current economic situation in Florida.
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.