September 14, 2020--Robert Hagood, president of Twenty & Oak, and Kemp Harr discuss how distributor William Bird has created a virtual platform to draw the consumer to it’s dealer base. Listen to the interview for more details on how this southeastern distributor is channeling web traffic to its floorcovering dealer base.
September 11, 2020--Lisa Browning, executive director with the NFA, and Kemp Harr discuss the anticipated attendance and safety protocols for the NFA’s meeting in Savannah in mid-September. Listen to the interview for more details. This is one of the first floorcovering meetings that will physically take place since early March.
September 10, 2020--Geoff Gordon, executive director with the Fuse Commercial Flooring Alliance, and Kemp Harr discuss the current state of the commercial flooring business and the outlook for next year.
September 9, 2020--Kevin Raasch, Owner of Vic’s Carpet and Flooring in Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions at Kevin's specialty retail store and the first session of the Shaw Flooring Network’s first virtual connection. Listen to the interview for more details.
September 1, 2020--Santo Torcivia, economist with Market Insights, and Kemp Harr discuss the uneven growth within the flooring sectors due to COVID-19. Listen to the interview to hear which sectors are performing better than others as well as how recent news items might affect the industry long term.
August 31, 2020--Trey Thames, SVP of residential sales for Mohawk, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy, details and safety protocols behind Mohawk’s 7 Momentum Roadshow events scheduled for January and February of 2021. Listen to the interview to hear more details of these key market meetings designed to launch Mohawk’s new residential products and programs for 2021.
August 27, 2020--Bill Anderson, CEO of Karndean Design Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss business momentum during the virus slowdown, effects of on again off again tariffs, and outlook for next year.
August 26, 2020--Herb Upton, VP of hard surface flooring for Shaw Industries, and Kemp Harr discuss details of Shaw’s $20 million expansion of its rigid-LVT capacity in Ringgold, Georgia. Listen to the interview to hear more about the timing and strategy behind this investment.
August 25, 2020--Bill Graves, president of sales for Diverzify, and Kemp Harr discuss the scope of he largest independent commercial flooring contracting business in the U.S., Diverzify’s performance during the virus slowdown, and it’s plans for growth. Listen to the interview fo r more details.
August 24, 2020--Patrick Molyneaux, co-owner of Molyneaux Tile Carpet and Wood, and Kemp Harr discuss Pat's strategy for blending his brick and mortar operation with a shop at home strategy. Listen to the interview for more details as well as optimism for continued demand in the residential sector.