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Washington, DC, August 15, 2023—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2023 were $696.4 billion, up 0.7% from the previous month and up 3.2% above July 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, August 15, 2023—Prices for U.S. imports advanced 0.4% in July following a 0.1% decline the previous month, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
New York, NY, August 15, 2023—Chilewich is pleased to announce the appointment of Melissa Villa as senior vice president of contract sales.
Washington, DC, August 15, 2023—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for June was estimated at $1,818.6 billion, down 0.1% from May 2023 and was down 3.1% from June 2022, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Houston, TX, August 14, 2023-Meridian Adhesives Group has appointed Ralph Grogan as the commercial president of the organization's flooring division.
Columbus, OH, August 14, 2023—Steve Jahr will be joining Starnet as financial controller this month.
Roanoke, VA, August 14, 2023--On August 7, Chasity Grosh, senior vice president and chief accounting officer at LL Flooring, provided the company with notice that she has accepted an offer of employment with another company.
Ann Arbor, MI, August 11, 2023-Consumer sentiment rose 11.2% to 71.6 in July, according to final results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers.
New York, NY, August 11, 2023-For the first time, India became the largest ceramic tile supplier of the U.S. by units in the time period between January and June, reports Grosser Associates.
Washington, DC, August 10, 2023-Almost 60% of metro markets (128 out of 221) registered home price gains in Q2 2023 as 30-year fixed mortgage rates oscillated between 6.28% and 6.71%, according to the National Association of Realtors' latest quarterly report.