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Paris, France, July 30, 2020–Tarkett has announced that its revenues for the first half 2020 were down 12.4% over 2019 after a 20.5% drop in Q2 related to virus-induced shutdowns.
Washington, DC, July 30, 2020–Real gross domestic product (GDP) decreased at an annual rate of 32.9% in the second quarter of 2020, according to the advance estimate released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.
July 30, 2020–Ahead of the National Floorcovering Alliance’s Fall Conference, the organization has released some added safety measures that will be in place amid the COVID-19 outbreak.
Vancouver, BC, July 30, 2020–Metropolitan, a distributor whose leading products are Kentwood and Evoke hardwood flooring, has appointed Jonathan Train to the newly created position of vice president of business development.
Washington, DC, July 30, 2020–Applications for unemployment increased by a seasonally adjusted 12,000 for 1.43 million for the week ending July 25.
Washington, DC, July 29, 2020–Pending home sales continued to rise in June, sustaining two consecutive months of increases in contract activity, according to the National Association of Realtors (NAR).
Portsmouth, NH, July 29, 2020–Despite some project cancelations, postponements and delays, the U.S. construction pipeline only saw a 1% drop in projects and rooms for the first half of the year compared to the same time last year, according to hotel research firm Lodging Econometrics.
Hamont, Belgium, July 29, 2020–I4F, a group of companies providing patents and technologies to the flooring industry, has announced plans to expand across China and increase its focus on Vietnam and southeast Asia.
Forney, Texas, July 29, 2020–The International Certified Flooring Installation Association (CFI) has announced that the 27th annual Convention & Expo, which was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic, has been rescheduled to December 9-11, 2020 at Rosen Shingle Creek in Orlando, Florida.
St. Louis, Missouri, July 29, 2020–In response to the changing business environment as a result of COVID-19, the National Wood Flooring Association has launched LiveEdge, a free professional development platform with interactive content for wood flooring professionals.