April 8, 2022—Geoff Gordon, executive director with Fuse Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw Commercial’s decision to join Fuse as a vendor partner. Listen to the interview for more details on how this came about.
April 7, 2022—Joe Lundgren, a tile industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss ceramic tile trends, channel shift, balance of supply between countries and outlook for growth within the tile industry. Listen to the interview, taped at Coverings, for more details.
April 6, 2022—Mark Shannon, retired VP of Sales at Crossville, and Kemp Harr discuss the drivers of growth in the U.S. tile market and the obstacles that must be overcome for growth this year. Listen to the interview, taped the first day of the Coverings expo, for more information.
April 1, 2022—TM Nuckols, President of the Dixie Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the addition of Bill Storey to Dixie’s sales leadership team. Listen to the interview to hear more about Bill’s background and role at Dixie.
March 31, 2022—Pierre Thabet, Owner and CEO of Mirage (formerly Boa-Franc), and Kemp Harr discuss this top 5 hardwood company’s recent growth and the strategy behind the name change. Listen to the interview for more details.
March 29, 2022—Jenn Hoff, CEO with Taffy Events, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights and anticipated attendance for the Coverings Expo in Las Vegas, scheduled for April 5th to the 8th. Listen to the interview for more details.
March 28, 2022—Dan Hendrix, CEO and Chairman of Interface, and Kemp Harr discuss Interface’s year end results, commercial flooring market conditions and the firm’s recently announced CEO, Laurel Hurd, who starts mid April. Listen to the interview for more details.
March 25, 2022—David Chambers, Director of Flooring at Nebraska Furniture Mart, and Kemp Harr discuss flooring sales growth at NFM and a few highlights of the NFA meeting this week in Vail, Colorado. Listen to the interview for more details.
March 24, 2022—Lauren Coles, sales manager at Coles Fine Flooring and marketing committee chair with the NFA, and Kemp Harr discuss growth at her family’s retail stores in San Diego and the consumer facing initiatives the NFA is working on. Listen to the interview for more details
March 22, 2022—Jason McSwain, President of the NFA, and Kemp Harr discuss the performance of the group's members as well as their outlook for the coming year. Listen to the interview to hear more details of the group's spring meeting this week in Vail, Colorado.