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  • Home Depot Sales Up 5.7% in Q2, U.S. Comp Sales Up 1.3%

    Atlanta, GA, August 18, 2026—The Home Depot reported sales of $47.9 billion for Q2 2026, an increase of 5.7% from Q2 2025. Comparable sales for Q2 2026 increased 1.7%, and comparable sales in the U.S. increased 1.3%. 
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  • Housing Starts Declined 12.4% in July
    Housing Starts Declined 12.4% in July
  • Industrial Production Rose 0.2% in July
    Industrial Production Rose 0.2% in July
  • Pending Home Sales Declined 2.3% in July
    Pending Home Sales Declined 2.3% in July
  • Import Prices Declined 0.4% in July, Export Prices Down 1.3%
    Import Prices Declined 0.4% in July, Export Prices Down 1.3%
  • CARE Announces 5 New CA Drop-Off Sites & Awards 3 Grants in August
    CARE Announces 5 New CA Drop-Off Sites & Awards 3 Grants in August

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  • Focus on Leadership: Dave Triepke reveals his guiding principles for success in life and in business – June 2026
  • Owning More of the Project: How flooring retailers are rethinking diversification in a changing market – June 2026
  • Commercial Market 2025: The market was about flat with hard surface outperforming carpet – June 2026
  • The Top Specified Carpet Manufacturers: The corporate sector seems to be stabilizing but not enough to pull carpet into positive territory – June 2026

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  • Nicole Collinson Discusses Status of Tariffs Impacting Flooring Imports
    August 17, 2026—Nicole Bivens Collinson, a tariff expert at Sandler, Travis and
  • Russ Delozier Discusses Recent CRI News and NY State’s EPR Legislation
    August 13, 2026—Russ Delozier, President of the Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI),
  • Jay Kopelson Discusses Business Conditions with Mannington’s Retailers
    August 12, 2026—Jay Kopelson, VP of Corporate Accounts at Mannington Mills, and
  • Piet Dossche and Don Roberts Discuss FCEF Mission to Solve Installer Shortage
    August 7, 2026—Piet Dossche and Don Roberts, CEO of Dossche Holdings, and

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