Scott Levy, the new sole owner of Arley Wholesale, Inc., and Kemp Harr discuss Arley’s fit as a specialized East Coast distributor that’s primarily focused on tile and stone and sundries but also offers some unique resilient products. 

Scott Levy Discusses the Business Strategy for Arley Wholesale and Changes in Ownership

Christine Zampaglione, VP of Marketing at Stanton, and Kemp Harr discuss current business conditions and the firm’s focus on building more interior decorator relationships with its new license with the Kravet brand. 

Christine Zampaglione Discusses Stantons Focus on Interior Decorators with Kravet License

Gary Scheidker and Anthony Roopnauth, director of technical services and technical sales manager, respectively, with Taylor Adhesives, and Kemp Harr discuss Taylor’s Dynamic product and the firm’s shift to recycled packaging. 

Gary Scheidker and Anthony Roopnauth Discuss Taylor Adhesives' Dynamic and PCR Packaging

Bruce Zwicker, a flooring industry consultant, and Kemp Harr discuss the segment performance within the flooring industry for the first half of the year and the outlook for the remainder of the year.

Bruce Zwicker Discusses Flooring Demand for First Half of 2025

Amie Gilmore, Show Director for Informa’s Surfaces/TISE expo, and Kemp Harr discuss the highlights for next year as the show opens registration for the Las Vegas residential flooring show scheduled for January 27 - 29, 2026. 

Amie Gilmore Discusses Preperations for the SurfacesTISE Expo in January 2026

Dave Triepke, CEO with Universal Metro, and Kemp Harr discuss business conditions and outlook for growth for Dave's commercial flooring contracting business based in Los Angeles.

Dave Triepke Discusses Business Conditions and Outlook with Universal Metro

Santo Torcivia, an economist focused on the flooring business, and Kemp Harr summarize a few highlights from Santo’s Market Monitor quarterly report. 

Santo Torcivia Summarizes His Economic Forecast for Future Growth in the Flooring Business

Ian Newton, general manager of Flooring 101 and president of the National Floorcovering Alliance (NFA), and Kemp Harr discuss the buying group's fall meeting in Anchorage, Alaska.

Ian Newton Discusses NFA Fall Meeting in Anchorage Alaska

Eric Foley, VP of business development with Happy Floors, and Kemp Harr discuss Happy Floors' new status as a core vendor to the NFA. 

Eric Foley Discusses Happy Floors Joining the NFA as Core Vendor

Armando Cafiero, managing director of Ceramics of Italy, and Kemp Harr discuss highlights of this week’s Cersaie show in Bologna, Italy and business conditions impacting the tile market worldwide.

Armando Cafiero Discusses This Weeks Cersaie Show and Business Conditions

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Dave Triepke Discusses Business Conditions and Outlook with Universal Metro

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