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Stanleytown, VA, October 16, 2006--Stanley Furniture Co. said Monday its third-quarter profit fell 48 percent, as homeowners held back on purchases of wooden furniture and the company incurred higher raw material, compensation and energy costs.
Bergamo, Italy, October 16, 2006--From 16 to 21 October Beijing is hosting “Showcase Italy” (“Italia in Piazza”) to promote Italy and the “Made in Italy” trademark in China.
Washington, DC, October 13, 2006--Business inventories increased 0.6% in August, slightly slower than the 0.8% increase in sales, the Commerce Department reported Friday.
Layton, UT, October 13, 2006--Todd Walker has opened a new 12,500-square-foot flooring showroom to the public.
Washington, DC, October 13, 2006--Led by a drop in the cost of imported oil, the prices of goods imported into the U.S. fell 2.1% in September, the first drop since March and the biggest since April 2003.
New York, NY, October 10, 2006--Standard data exchange formats designed to simplify online advertising were announced today in New York City at the annual convention of Shop.org,
Washngton, DC, October 11, 2006--The President of the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) today pressed Congress to renew the tax credit that encourages U.S. research and development.
New York, NY, October 10, 2006--Chain store sales for the week ended Oct. 7 rose 0.5% on a week-over-week basis, according to a survey released Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS Securities.
Washington, DC, October 10, 2006--Inventories at the wholesaler level gained a higher-than-expected 1.1 percent in August on advances in both durable and nondurable stocks, a government report on Tuesday showed.
Tempe, AZ, October 4, 2006--Nonmanufacturing sectors of the economy expanded at a slower pace during September, the Institute for Supply Management reported Wednesday.