April 20, 2021—Jason McSwain, President of the NFA and of McSwain Carpet and Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss the group’s growth and focus for the first quarter of 2021 as well as the performance of his family’s 10-store retail chain based in Cincinnati, Ohio. Listen to the interview for more details. The NFA held their spring meeting this week at Barnsley Resort in Adairsville, Georgia.
April 15, 2021—Lew Migliore, a principal with LGM and Associates, and Kemp Harr discuss the current flooring failures he is working on, as well as Reg Burnett’s legacy in the carpet industry. Reg was recently named as a WFCA Hall of Fame inductee and Lew tells us why he deserved this distinction.
April 14, 2021—Harlan Stone, CEO of HMTX and Kemp Harr discuss the recent growth within the LVT category, Section 301 tariff status update, and the HMTX HQ building planned for Norwalk, Connecticut. Listen to interview for more details on this structure being designed by Jason McLennan and how it will house offices, sleeping quarters and high-tech manufacturing in one space.
April 13, 2021—Susan Holland, regional sales manager with Emser, and Kemp Harr discuss Emser’s product focus, consumer trends in the tile sector and satisfaction with the Dallas regional flooring show. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 11, 2021—Dave Snedeker, VP of Strategic Accounts for Happy Feet, and Kemp Harr discuss Happy Feet’s growth and how influential the RSA is on what the consumer buys. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 7, 2021—Dave Capalbo, VP of Retail Sales for Karndean, and Kemp Harr discuss the growth of Karndean’s residential business and plans for the Dallas regional show being held Thursday and Friday of this week at Texas Stadium. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 6, 2021—Cathy Buchanan, Co-owner of Independent Carpet One in Westland, Michigan, and Kemp Harr discuss how brisk store traffic is now compared to last year, what the consumer is buying, her advertising mix and expectations for the remainder of the year. Listen to the interview for more details.
April 5, 2021—Bob Peoples, Executive Director with CARE (Carpet America Recycling Effort), and Kemp Harr discuss the record recycling rate of used carpet in California in 2020. Listen to the interview for more information about CARE, recent achievements and a brief mention of the fines they are forced to pay the State of California.
April 1, 2021—Natalie Jones, Director of Marketing with Shaw Contract, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and a new web tool for commercial contractors that gives them instant access to a live person to assist them in picking the right product or any other technical question they might have. Listen to the interview to learn more about Shaw Contract’s Live Chat function which goes live this afternoon.
March 26, 2021--Santo Torcivia, an economist with Market Insights, and Kemp Harr discuss factors that are impacting the economy and what impact they will have on flooring sales this year and beyond. Listen to the interview for more details.