FloorTek Honors Industry Leaders with Annual Award
Dalton, GA, May 19--FloorTek, sponsored by the Dalton-based American Floorcovering Alliance, presented its Best of FloorTek awards to honor individuals and companies in the industry.
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Leading Indicators Off 0.2%
New York, NY, May 19--The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.2 percent, the coincident index increased 0.2 percent and the lagging index increased 0.4 percent in April.
Kathy Ireland Home by Shaw Intros ClearTouch Carpe
Los Angeles, CA, May 19--Kathy Ireland and Shaw Industries are expanding their association to make affordable wall-to-wall safe from stains...as long as it's from the revolutionary new ClearTouch carpet collection.
ROY Awards Planned for AmericasMart’s July Area Ru
Atlanta, GA, May 19--Annually during the July Atlanta International Area Rug Market, the nation’s premier area rug retailers are recognized and honored through AmericasMart’s acclaimed Rug Retailer of the Year Awards (ROY Awards).
Fabulous Floors Magazine Launches Website
Ghent, NY, May 19—-Fabulous Floors magazine has launched a website to give designers, consumers, architects, builders and fashion-conscious members of the industry access to the latest flooring styles.
Retail Earnings Show No Consumer Cutbacks
New York, NY, May 18--A number of strong earnings reports from home improvement, office supplies and clothing retailers on Tuesday showed that higher oil prices are not hurting consumer spending as much as expected.
Collins & Aikman Files for Bankruptcy
Troy, MI, May 18--Collins & Aikman Corp. filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection Tuesday, the latest auto supplier to fall victim in a climate of high costs and stiff competition.
Paris Hosts Iran Handwoven Carpet Exhibition
Paris, France, May 18--An exhibition of Iranian handwoven carpets kicked off here on Tuesday.
Hotel Construction Rises Again in 2005 1Q
Portsmouth, NH, May 18--Lodging Econometrics reported in the latest edition of its subscription Lodging Development Forecast and Trends Report that total projects in the construction pipeline at the end of 1Q 05 were 2,388 hotels having 322,177 rooms, the
CPI Rises 0.5% in April
Washington, DC, May 18--On a seasonally adjusted basis, the Consumer Price Index rose 0.5 percent in April, following an increase of 0.6 percent in March.