Flooring Podcast

Floor CEO Steve Simonson – Internet Shopping for Flooring – Part 2 (11:15)

July 27, 2007—Steve Simonson, President & CEO Smooth Corporation, the parent of iFloor.com, the floor covering industry’s largest online retailer, in the first part of a four-part series, discusses manufacturers’ approach toward online retail sales and discounting and the industry’s historical reaction to new distribution channel. Simonson also estimates the volume of floor coverings that are sold online and a recent Supreme Court decision that may effect discounting on the internet.

iFloor CEO Steve Simonson – Internet Shopping for Flooring – Part 1 (15:15)

July 26, 2007—Steve Simonson, President & CEO Smooth Corporation, parent of iFloor.com, the floor covering industry’s largest online retailer, in the first part of a four-part series, discusses the Smooth Corp. and iFloor, their beginnings and their growth over the past several years. Simonson discusses the internet, how online shopping has evolved in recent years and specifically how consumers have changed towards buying floor coverings over the internet.

Floor Focus’ Kemp Harr, the Week in the Flooring Industry (33:55)

July 25, 2007—Kemp Harr, Publisher, Floor Focus magazine looks back that the past week in the floor covering industry discussing: Carpet One’s Summer Convention, elements of the company’s five-year plan and its plan to gain market share as well as the company’s Green Select program and pledge to be an environmentally-conscious company. Also discusses: CCA recently formed logistical partnership with BlueLinx; Mohawk’s second-quarter earnings report; And the recently released 2008 U.S. FLOOReport.

Host’s Geoff Greeley on the CRI Seal of Approval Program and a School Maintenance Study (10:28)

July 24, 2007—Geoff Greeley, Director of Marketing and Training, Racine Industries, in the final part of a three-part series talks more about the Carpet & Rug Institute’s (CRI) Seal of Approval program and the need to build awareness to the program with consumers. Greeley also talks about a study conducted by a school in the Pasco County School System in Florida to determine the cost of various carpet maintenance verse the cost of maintaining VCT.

Mohawk Industries 2Q Conference Call – Part 2 (15:24)

July 24, 2007—The final part of a two-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries second quarter earnings conference call. This segment features excerpts from the question and answer session with the answers provided by Mohawk Chairman & CEO Jeff Lorberbaum and Mohawk CFO Frank Boykin.

Host’s Geoff Greeley on Maintenance and the CRI Seal of Approval Program – Part 2

July 23, 2007—Geoff Greeley, Director of Marketing and Training, Racine Industries, in the second part of a three-part series discusses the Carpet & Rug Institute’s (CRI) Seal of Approval program for carpet maintenance, the way the talk surrounding the program in the maintenance community. Greeley talks about the development of the program initially for hot water extraction and its current expansion into testing dry methods and he also reviews some of the comments he has heard for members of the maintenance community.

Mohawk Industries 2Q Conference Call –Financial Report

July 23, 2007—The financial report of Mohawk Industries second quarter earnings conference call, presented by Mohawk CFO, Frank Boykin.

Mohawk Industries 2Q Conference Call – Part 1 (17:12)

July 23, 2007—The first part of a two-part series presenting excerpts from Mohawk Industries second quarter earnings conference call, this segment features the opening remarks of Mohawk Chairman & CEO Jeff Lorberbaum and excerpts from the question and answer session with the answers provided by Lorberbaum and CFO, Frank Boykin.

Host’s Geoff Greeley on Maintenance, the Mill, the Retailer and the Consumer -Part 1 (10:13)

July 20, 2007—Geoff Greeley, Director of Marketing and Training, Racine Industries, in the first part of a three-part series offers some historical prospective on the floor covering industry’s maintenance sector discussing the manufacturing sector’s increased interest in maintenance over the past several years. Greeley discusses the retail community’s approach to maintenance and consumer attitudes about carpet maintenance as well as the growing interest in environmentally-safe cleaning chemicals and methods.

Larry Winter, Avoiding Tax Pitfalls

July 19, 2007—Larry Winter, Winter and Scoggins CPAs discusses changes in this year’s tax laws that affect businesses both large and small how retailers and manufacturers can best prepare themselves to be in compliance and avoid tax pit falls.