June 11, 2021—Rick Murray, a family owner of Rusmur Floors Carpet One, and Kemp Harr discuss the scale of his family’s business in the Pittsburgh area and the benefit of being part of the Dal-Tile Statements program. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 10, 2021—Jason Waggoner, VP of Sales at ICC Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss the benefit of ICC’s participation in Dal-Tile’s Statements elite dealer program, as well as the growth ICC is enjoying this year. Listen to the interview for more details.
June 9, 2021—Scott Maslowski, SVP of Sales with Dal-Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss Dal-Tile's Statements elite dealer program which is meeting this week in Cancun, Mexico. Listen to the interview to hear more about the program and this year’s 10th anniversary meeting at the Rosewood resort.
June 7, 2021—Casey Johnson, CEO with Happy Feet International, and Kemp Harr discuss Happy Feet’s ChattaVegas event scheduled this week in Chattanooga. Listen to the interview to hear more about the 200+ people who have signed up and what activities are planned.
June 4, 2021—Jeff Macco, recently retired CEO with Macco Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of Jeff's 45-year career in the retail flooring business. Listen to the interview for more details on the highlights and challenges.
June 2, 2021—Michael Longwill, owner of Airbase and Lomax Carpet and Tile, and Kemp Harr discuss the grand opening of the company’s 14th store. Listen to the interview to hear more details about how this top 50 flooring retailer turned the grand opening of its May’s Landing, New Jersey store into a memorable event.
May 27, 2021—Sam O’Krent, Owner of O’Krent Floors in San Antonio, Texas, and Kemp Harr discuss Sam's decision to become part of the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA). Listen to the interview to hear more about O’Krent Floors and what drove this decision.
May 26, 2021—Andy Hogan, Graham Howerton and Max Holland, CEO, president and president of home solutions builder division, respectively, with the FEI Group, and Kemp Harr discuss the status of the builder and multifamily sectors within the flooring business. Listen to the interview to hear more about the health and outlook of these sectors.
May 21, 2021—Bruce Zwicker, an advisor in the floorcovering business, and Kemp Harr discuss shifts in the distribution business and share take within the big box chains. Listen to the interview for more details on some of the latest news as it relates to channel shift within the industry.
May 20, 2021—Kevin Whaley and Jamie Hooper, VP of sales and marketing and director of marketing, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss AHF Products' launch of the TMBR brand of engineered hardwood to millennials. Listen to the interview for more details of the product and brand which will be sold through distribution to independent retailers.