Marcel Kies Discusses His Role as President of HMTX Global
October 27, 2022—Marcel Kies, president of HMTX Global, and Kemp Harr discuss the area of focus and strategy behind HMTX Global. Listen to the interview for more details.
Flooring Podcast
Mark Seal Discusses His Sourcing Strategy at Emser
October 25, 2022—Mark Seal, VP of Global Sourcing at Emser Tile and Kemp Harr discuss the Emser’s sourcing strategy and how it’s been impacted in the last 18 months based on supply chain issues and tariffs. Listen to the interview for more details.
Bruce Zwicker Discusses Recent Economic Signals and Acquisition News
October 20, 2022—Bruce Zwicker, an Industry Consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss economic signals from Europe, flooring industry projections for 2023 and recent acquisition news. Listen to the interview for more details.
John MacLellan Discusses Broadway's Growth in Knoxville and the UT Football Win
October 17, 2022—John MacLellan, President of Broadway Carpets and Floors in Knoxville, Tennessee, and Kemp Harr discuss this independent flooring retailer's recent growth as well as the hype of UT’s win over Alabama. Listen to the interview for more details.
Jay Henry Discusses His New Innovation Role at Tarkett
October 14, 2022—Jay Henry, the new Director of Innovation at Tarkett, and Kemp Harr discuss Jay’s background and new role at Tarkett. Listen to the interview for more details.
Kevin O'Meara Discusses His Outlook for Shaw's Freight Rates and Demand
October 12, 2022—Kevin O’Meara, VP of Supply Chain with Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss the current freight situation for Shaw and the outlook for rates and demand in 2023. Listen to the interview for more details.
Craig Fuller Discusses How Freight Rates have Dropped with Declining Demand
October 10, 2022—Craig Fuller, CEO with FreightWaves, and Kemp Harr discuss the decline in transportation rates as demand for products starts to soften. Listen to the interview to hear how quickly shipping rates have dropped in the last 6 months.
David Thoresen Discusses His New Role at NOX Corporation
October 7, 2022—David Thoresen, newly appointed Sr. VP of Product Innovation and Business Development at NOX Corporation, and Kemp Harr Discuss NOX and David's new role at the company. Listen to the interview for more details.
David Chambers Discusses Nebraska Furniture Mart's Strategy Post Stainmaster
October 6, 2022—David Chambers, Director of Flooring with Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss the NFM’s carpet strategy after losing the Stainmaster brand, as well as his strategy to beat the national box chains. Listen to the interview for more details.
David Chambers & Nina LoCicero Discuss Today's Launch of Nebraska Furniture Marts Flooring Reset
October 5, 2022—David Chambers and Nina LoCicero, Director of Flooring at NFM and VP of Residential Marketing at Shaw, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss today’s launch of Nebraska Furniture Mart's Omaha store flooring department reset which features a large Anso Gallery. Listen to the interview to hear more about the way NFM is simplifying the shopping process for the consumer and the partnership with Shaw’s Anso brand.