January 29, 2025—Bruce Zwicker, an industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the outlook for growth in the flooring industry in 2025 based on recent information presented at winter conventions held in January. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 28, 2025—Pawel Rajszel and Chad Ogden, CEO of Roomvo and CEO of QFloors, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss discuss Roomvo’s decision to acquire QFloors. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 27, 2025—Tiffany Davis, head of marketing for Surfaces (TISE), and Kemp Harr discuss the anticipated attendance and a few of the highlights for this year’s annual residential dealer show in Las Vegas. Listen to the interview for more details. Education starts Monday and the exhibit hall opens Tuesday to Thursday.
January 24, 2025—Mindy Lawley, CEO of Brian’s Flooring and Design, and Kemp Harr discuss Mindy’s 4-store dealer operation in Birmingham, Alabama and the Shaw Flooring Network’s new women’s Power organization and new loyalty program. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 23, 2025—Bailey Walton, director of marketing for Anderson Tuftex, and Kemp Harr discuss her refreshingly unique background and the decisions Shaw is making to position its upper-end residential brand to the trade and to consumers. Listen to the interview, recorded at the SFN Conference, for more details.
January 22, 2025—Danny Crutchfield, VP of SFN, and Dani Brock, VP of retail experience, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights and key messages at this week's Shaw Flooring Network meeting held in Orlando. Listen to the interview to hear more details about why Shaw Industries brought 1,000 of their most loyal retail dealers together for a meeting.
January 21, 2025—Sheldon and Julie Yoder, owners of Yoder & Co in Columbus, Ohio, and Kemp Harr discuss how they got into the retail flooring business and their decision to join Shaw’s Flooring Network. Listen to the interview for more information.
January 20, 2025—Benjamin Liebert, EVP over Shaw’s Residential Business, and Kemp Harr discuss the Shaw Flooring Network’s (SFN) biennial conference held this week in Orlando. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 17, 2025—Bonnie Fenwick, President of Best Buy Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss Bonnie's six dealer operations in Jacksonville, Florida and the highlights of the CCA Global winter convention in Orlando. Listen to the interview for more details.
January 16, 2025—Steve Sieracki, President of Flooring America, Flooring Canada, IDG and Floor Trader, and Keith Spano, President of Carpet One, discuss with Kemp Harr the leadership changes and their new roles they are stepping into, as well as the fluctuations in the market over the last year and the outlook for 2025. Listen to the interview, taped in Orlando at the CCA Global meeting, for more details.