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Washington, DC, October 15, 2018-Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for September 2018 were $509.0 billion, an increase of 0.1% from the previous month and 4.7% above September 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
Washington, DC, October 15, 2018—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for August was estimated at $1,461.9 billion, up 0.5% from July 2018 and was up 7.8% from August 2017.
Lancaster, PA, October 15, 2018-Armstrong Flooring’s Amy Costello, sustainability manager, will lead two discussions as both a speaker and moderator at GreenBuild 2018 in Chicago.
Florence, AL, October 15, 2018—In order to grow an even more customer- and project-specific focus, Kris Day, HPS Schönox national account manager, will assume a new role beginning November 1.
Calhoun, GA, October 15, 2018—Durkan has announced that its new Camélia Rose hospitality carpet collection by designer Virginia Langley will support Susan G. Komen with a donation for every yard sold under its Specify for the Cure program.
Toronto, ON, October 15, 2018—Anatolia Tile & Stone announces several new additions to its management team.
New York, NY, October 9, 2018-Some Chinese importers are altering the Harmonized Tariff Schedule (HTS) designation codes on products in order to dodge tariffs, reports The Wall Street Journal.
Toano, VA, October 12, 2018-A settlement was approved this week in district court for Lumber Liquidators to pay $36 million to settle a class-action lawsuit filed on behalf of 760,000 customers who bought its Chinese-made laminate flooring between 2009 and 2015, reports CNBC.
Boca Raton, FL, October 12, 2018-Q.E.P. reported a net sales increase of 10% for Q2 2018, compared to Q2 2017. Net income for the quarter was $580,000, compared to $2,402,000 in the prior year period.
Ann Arbor, MI, October 12, 2018-Consumer sentiment fell 1.1% to 99.0 in October, from September’s 100.1 rate, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan.