Today's Flooring News

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Home Depot Tries Mid Range Stores

Brea, CA, Dec. 23--The Home Depot store on Imperial Highway in this Orange County city looks like your typical warehouse-style home improvement center from the outside.

Last Shopping Weekend Before Christmas Disappoints

New York, NY, Dec. 22--The critical last weekend before Christmas didn't deliver the sale bonanza merchants were hoping for.

Invista Eyes Relocation

Wilmington, DE, Dec. 22--DuPont's Invista fibers unit said it might relocate its headquarters once its sale to Koch Industries Inc. closes in the first half of 2004,

Lowe's Names SVP Of Distribution

Mooresville, NC, Dec. 23--Lowe's Companies, Inc. announced the appointment of Michael Mabry as senior vice president of Distribution.

Washington, DC, Dec.23--Personal spending rose in November, the government said Tuesday, falling short of Wall Street forecasts, as the holiday shopping season got off to a slower start than expected.

Solutia Bankruptcy Background

St. Louis, MO, Dec. 21--Solutia Inc. will need to attack more than its environmental and retiree health care liabilities to fix its financial problems, according to the St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Federated Taps Chief of Burdines Division

Cincinnati, OH, Dec. 20--An executive who joined the Miami-based Burdines division of Federated Department Stores Inc. last year has been appointed its president and chief operating officer.

Hanley Wood Acquires DreamHomeSource.com

Washington, DC, Dec. 22--Hanley Wood has purchased Portland, OR based Dream Home Source, Inc.

CRI Releases Sustainability Report

Dalton, GA, Dec. 22--The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI) has posted the carpet industry 2002 Sustainability Report on the CRI website.

Congoleum Extends Reorganization Vote Deadline

Mercerville, NJ, Dec. 19--Congoleum Corp. today announced that it has extended the deadline for votes to be submitted on the approval of its pre-packaged Chapter 11 plan of reorganization.