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New York, NY, Mar. 19--Sears, Roebuck and Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Alan Lacy on Friday said the company's same-store sales could grow in the low-to-mid-single digits in the future, but it still has some things to work through in 2004.
New York, NY, Mar. 19--Consumer opinion of Martha Stewart's brand has risen since the icon of gracious living quit as a director and officer of her namesake company this week.
Washington, DC, Mar. 17--The Carpet and Rug Institute (CRI), testified today before the House Committee on Science, endorsing the Green Chemistry Research and Development Act of 2004.
Washington, DC, Mar. 18-- A jump in energy prices pushed U.S. wholesale prices up sharply in January, according to a long-delayed report from the Labor Department issued on Thursday.
Greensboro, NC, Mar. 18--Wilbur Ross made it official yesterday that he has merged Burlington Industries Inc. and Cone Mills Corp. to form what he believes will be a competitive global textile manufacturer.
Beijing, China, Mar. 18--The Chinese International (CIEC) Exhibition Company has announced a 10% discount is being extended for exhibitors registering by March 31.
Sydney, Australia, Mar. 18--From dross to dance floor; from garbage to golden flooring; from the landfill to the foyer: Whichever phrase you favor, it’s what researchers at North Carolina State University are doing with the ubiquitous, and usually cast-of
Washington, DC, Mar. 17--Home building in the U.S. slowed in February for a second month in a row but remained at strong levels.
Shanghai, China, Mar. 17--China will stick by pledges to open a booming retail sector to foreign players such as Wal-Mart and Carrefour, abolishing joint-venture requirements before December 11, state media said Wednesday.
Washington, DC, Mar. 17--Consumer prices rose by a modest 0.3 percent in February as high energy costs continued to hit the pocketbooks of drivers filling up at the pump and people heating their homes.