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Costco's Same Store Sales Rise

Issaquah, WA, Jun. 3--Costco Wholesale Corp. on Thursday reported a 16% jump in May sales at stores open at least a year, helped by strong demand for food.

Invista Still Committed to Reclaimation Program

Atlanta, GA, Jun. 2--Invista, makers of Antron carpet fiber, announced today that it will maintain its strong commitment to the Invista Reclamation Program, the first facility of its type to be independently certified as a carpet reclamation and processin

Retailers Report Positive May Results

New York, NY, Jun. 3--Some of the nation’s top retailers this morning released results for May, Wal-Mart reported a 5.9% increase in May same-store sales.

Haverty Furniture's Sales Down

Atlanta, GA, Jun. 3--Haverty Furniture reported that sales decreased 4.3% to $57.8 million for the month ended May 31, 2004, compared with $60.4 million in May 2003.

Honeywell Planning Job Cuts

Richmond, VA, Jun. 2--Honeywell International Inc. is cutting jobs at its Richmond-area operations as the company continues to be squeezed by high costs of raw materials and weak demand for nylon carpet fibers.

Milliken Nets Top CRI Safety Award

Dalton, GA, Jun. 2--The Thirty-Third Annual CRI Health & Safety Awards Breakfast was held at the NorthWest Georgia Trade & Convention Center on May 26.

Invista to Cut 85 Employees in July

Wilmington, DE, Jun. 2--Invista, the former DuPont Co. textile and interiors business, has informed the state it intends to cut 85 of the 111 employees in its research and development operations at the Experimental Station near Wilmington.