July 18, 2022—Deb DeGraaf, co-owner of DeGraaf Interiors in Grand Rapids, Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss current business conditions and this flooring retailer's focus for continued growth. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 14, 2022—Brian Carson and Jennifer Zimmerman, CEO and chief commercial officer with AHF Products, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss AHF’s decision to buy parts of Armstrong Flooring’s resilient assets and rights to the brand in the Flooring category. Listen to the interview to learn that AHF was the only strategic bidder in the process and if they hadn’t won the bid the business would have been liquidated.
July 14, 2022—Robert Dietz, Chief Economist with the NAHB, and Kemp Harr discuss the slowdown in the economy and the impact that’s having on the new home construction market. Listen to the interview, which is a little longer than usual, for a complete update on where the housing market is today.
July 13, 2022—Donato Grosser, a ceramic tile industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth of ceramic imports for the first 5 months of 2022 despite inflationary issues. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 11, 2022—Bruce Zwicker, a flooring industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss today’s news about who’s most likely to end up with Armstrong Flooring assets as the bankruptcy auction draws to a close, as well as current conditions for flooring demand in mid July 2022. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 8, 2022—Sam Locher, VP of Business Development and Marketing for AJ Rose, a 4-location flooring retailer based in Boston, and Kemp Harr discuss store traffic, product mix, marketing and current business conditions. Listen to the interview for more details.
July 5, 2022—Cathy Buchanan, Co-owner of Independent Carpet One, and Kemp Harr discuss sales trends and strategy she’s implementing to offset slower store traffic during the summer. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 29, 2022—Karen Bellinger, VP with Küberit USA, and Kemp Harr discuss this flooring profile and transition brand’s debut at NeoCon and it’s Best of NeoCon Silver award for its patented expansion profile. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 27, 2022—Santo Torcivia, president of Market Insights, and Kemp Harr discuss newly published 2023 U.S. FLOOReport that provided a forecast for changes within the flooring industry across all sectors and product categories. This 400+ page report is produced as a roadmap for companies that are focused on the floorcovering industry. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 22, 2022—Shashi Caan, an Interior Design Leader and NeoCon Keynote speaker, and Kemp Harr discuss Shashi's message last week at NeoCon in Chicago. Listen to the interview for more details.