May 13, 2026—Brent Emore, CEO with AHF Products, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and the firm’s shift away from residential sheet manufacturing in its Lancaster facility. Listen to the interview for more details.
May 12, 2026—Jason Delves, CEO with F9 Brands, and Kemp Harr continue their discussion about how Bed Bath & Beyond acquisition of F9 Brands will help Southwind’s flooring dealers differentiate their product mix, as well as strengthening the brand’s financial backing. Listen to this interview as a supplement to yesterday’s interview about publicly traded Bed Bath & Beyond's (NYSE: BBBY) decision to buy F9 Brands.
May 8, 2026—Jason Delves, CEO of F9 Brands, and Kemp Harr discuss the strategy behind Bed, Bath & Beyond acquiring F9 Brands. Listen to the interview to learn more about the master plan to ultimately build a viable resource for consumers who want one source for all their home product needs. F9 Brands owns Lumber Liquidators, Southwind, Cabinets To Go, Gracious Home and Thos. Baker.
May 7, 2026—Ashley Young, Director of Retail Sales Operations for Mohawk and Chairman of the Board for CARE (Carpet America Recovery Effort), and Kemp Harr discuss the challenges that the organization is facing as the industry prepares for New York State’s ERP legislation for carpet to go into effect. Listen to the interview, taped at the meeting in Chattanooga, for more details.
May 6, 2026—Mike Husby, Chief Commercial Officer for Thornton Flooring, and Kemp Harr discuss the acquisition of nine Carpetland USA stores. Listen to the interview for more insight into this growth strategy. Thornton’s is part of the NFA and the Fuse Alliance.
May 5, 2026—Jim Cusick, President of Bentley Mills, and Kemp Harr discuss Jim's vision for the Bentley brand as its new President. Listen to the interview to hear a little more about what Todd van der Kruik and Christina Bowlby plan to do with the NeoCon Showroom in June.
May 1, 2026—Russ Rogg, the newly appointed VP of Shaw’s Totalworx program, and Kemp Harr discuss the breadth of the product line, warranty tie-ins and channel strategy. Listen to the interview for more details on this sundries line that Shaw is evolving under Russ’ leadership.
April 30, 2026—Steven McMullen, SVP of Cyncly Websites, and Kemp Harr discuss some interesting statistics about what consumers are shopping for in Q1 2026. This data is compiled from the 2,000 websites that Cyncly manages nationwide for its retailer customers.
April 29, 2026—Milton Goodwin, VP of wood flooring for AHF Products, and Kemp Harr discuss the Bruce brand message and new products at the NWFA Expo in Orlando. Listen to the interview for more information from the leader in the U.S. wood flooring business.
April 28, 2026—Pat Oakley and Neil Wenger, President and VP of Sales and Marketing with Mullican, respectively, and Kemp Harr discuss Mullican’s message and hardwood flooring trends at the NWFA Expo in Orlando. Listen to the interview for more details.