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New York, NY, October 18, 2005--Chain store retail sales rose 0.4 percent in the week ended October 15, compared with 0.2 percent increase the previous week, the International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS said in a joint report.
St. Louis, MO, October 18, 2005--An industry leader, instrumental in the drive to establish a new standard of quality and training for the floor covering industry, has died. Alfred I. Halpern passed on Wednesday evening, October 12, according to family me
Atlanta, GA, October 18, 2005--The idea of heating a room through your area rug sounds farfetched until you learn about Speedheat’s revolutionary RugBuddy under rug space heating products.
LaGrange, GA, October 18, 2005--Demonstrating its commitment to environmentally friendly and sustainable cleaning solutions, MilliCare, a commercial textile and carpet care service company, is sponsoring the publication of Green Clean.
Atlanta, GA, October 18, 2005--Atlanta area public school students will experience the magic of music—many for the first time—as The Quest stages its four-day instrument donation drive, November 1-4, 2005.
Wellington, New Zealand, October 17, 2005--Representatives of Feltex Carpets and its rival and would-be suitor Godfrey Hirst will meet in Melbourne this afternoon to discuss for the first time the specifics of a merger.
Fresno, CA, October 17, 2005---Bedrosians Tile & Stone acquired a 375,000-square-foot building in Anaheim, California.
Bellevue, WA, October 17, 2005—Internet retailer iFloor.com, which revealed last month that it has been expanding its online presence with brick and mortar locations around the country, announced its plans for future expansion.
New York, NY, October 17, 2005--Chief executives’ confidence fell to its lowest level in four years, The Conference Board reports today in its latest survey of CEOs.
Sandbach, England, October 17, 2005--Flowcrete has signed agreement to acquire Ivory Industrials, South Africa's largest and longest-established resin flooring company.