January 4, 2024—Tim Baucom, CEO with Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss current demand for flooring products, Shaw’s shift to regional leadership in its residential business, key brand initiatives that extend to the end-user and other growth strategies for 2024. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 3, 2024—Gavin Hendricks and Jackie Dettmar, EVP of Sales/Operations; and VP of Marketing, Design and Product Development with the Mohawk Group, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss the group’s decision to exit The Mart after over 20 years and move its Chicago showroom to Fulton Market. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 22, 2023—Jon England, SVP of Brand for Shaw’s Residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss changes in Shaw’s marketing team, its brand strategy for 2024 and its consumer tie in with the college football playoff event in Houston. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 20, 2023—Mark Bischoff, CEO of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss this group of commercial flooring contractors’ growth in 2023 and outlook for 2024. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 18, 2023—Neil Poland, Executive Chairman with Mullican Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the roller coaster demand curve that the hardwood flooring business has experienced in the last three years. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 15, 2023—Cathy Buchanan, owner of Independent Carpet One in Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss how her family’s retail flooring business has performed in 2023. Don’t miss the interview to hear in detail what Cathy is doing to beat the odds in her business.
December 12, 2023—Geoff Gordon, Executive Director with the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss Fuse’s year end growth, both in revenue and member count, and his projections for next year. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 11, 2023—Santo Torcivia, a leading economist focused on the flooring market, and Kemp Harr discusses the U.S. Economy and what effect it will have on floorcovering growth in 2024. Anyone in a planning mode should listen to the interview.
December 5, 2023—Dr. Bob Peoples, executive director for Carpet America Recycling Effort (CARE), and Kemp Harr discuss the increased recycling fees in the state of California that go into effect on January 1, 2024. Listen to the interview for more details.
December 4, 2023—Todd Saunders, CEO of Broadlume, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of last week’s FloorCon meeting held in Amelia Island. Listen to the interview for more details.