May 12, 2025—Santo Torcivia, an economist focused on the flooring business, and Kemp Harr discuss the just-released Annual Report in the May issue of Floor Focus. Listen to the interview for a quick summary of some of the findings from hundreds of interviews done by Santo and the Floor Focus team to compile the data. The digital issue can be seen at this link.
May 9, 2025—Bill Blackstock, CEO of the Resilient Floor Covering Institute (RFCI), and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights of the group's spring meeting and the outlook for growth in the category for the future. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 8, 2025—Ian Newton, President of the NFA and general manager at Flooring 101, and Kemp Harr discuss how some retailers are able to find growth in a soft market, as well as highlights of the NFA spring meeting in St. Pete Beach, Florida. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 7, 2025—Scott Humphrey, CEO of the WFCA, and Kemp Harr discuss Scott's recent lobbying trip to Washington and the WFCA’s recent board meeting in Phoenix. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 6, 2025—Benjamin Liebert, President of Shaw’s residential business, and Kemp Harr discuss Shaw’s recent operational restructuring and the firm's investments and diverse sourcing strategy to minimize the impact of potential tariff implementation. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 5, 2025—Hector Narvaez, EVP of Sales and Marketing with Stonepeak, and Kemp Harr discuss the firm’s sustainability initiatives, booth award and gauged porcelain panels. Listen to the interview, taped at Coverings 2025, for more details.
May 2, 2025—Joe Lundgren, tile industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the latest tile trends, tariff uncertainty and import statistics. Listen to the interview, taped at Coverings 2025 in Orlando, for more details.
May 1, 2025—Armando Cafiero, managing director with the Ceramics of Italy tile association, and Kemp Harr discuss the impact of the threat of tariffs and weaker dollar have on purchases of Italian Tile. Listen to the interview, taped at Coverings, for more details.
April 30, 2025—Jenn Hoff, CEO of Taffy—the company that manages the Coverings Expo, and Kemp Harr discuss what sets this show apart and how this year’s version in Orlando is shaping up. Listen to the interview, taped on the first day of the show, for more details.
February 29, 2025—Steve Cloud, Owner of M Frank Higgins and also Chairman of the Board of Starnet, and Kemp Harr discuss the healthy growth of Steve's commercial flooring contacting business and the highlights of last week's Starnet Meeting in Carlsbad, California. Listen to the interview for more details.