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.
January 17, 2008—Aaron Pirner and Kemp Harr discuss the details of Cap Carpets acquisition of the GCO Carpet Outlet Franchise in St. Louis. Aaron also gives his secret for growth in this current economic situation.
January 15, 2008—Keith Hughes and Kemp Harr discuss the economic outlook for 2008. Keith explains where he thinks we are in this economic downturn - predicting a turnaround in the residential builder market sometime in 2009 with a residential replacement recovery sometime in 2008. He also gives his outlook on what might happen in the commercial market.
January 14, 2008—Stephan Kuhne and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of the Domotex show in Germany--the largest flooring show in the world. Included in the interview are the size and scope of the show, a listing of the U.S. manufacturers who attended the show and a discussion on the advantages for attending and exhibiting at the show.
January 10, 2008—Tyrone Johnson, Amtico's new general manager introduces himself and discusses his focus for Amtico for 2008. He also provides valuable information about the market sectors where LVT sells the best. Amtico is a leader in the luxury vinyl tile business. Prior to working for Amtico, Tyrone worked for Armstrong. (8 minutes)