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St. Louis, MO, December 7, 2006--Furniture Brands International forecast a fourth-quarter loss, compared with a prior profit view, citing aggressive discounting on slow-moving products and downtime in several domestic manufacturing facilities.
Paris, France, December 5, 2006--Bostik is now incorporating the Agion antimicrobial into its Durabond D250 Moisture Vapor Barrier Coating and Durabond D261 Extreme Moisture Vapor Barrier Coating.
Lenoir, NC, December 4, 2006--Broyhill Furniture Industries, a unit of Furniture Brands International Inc., said it will close its case goods manufacturing facility in Lenoir, North Carolina.
Washington, DC, December 4, 2006--The National Retail Federation today urged Congress to pass a long-overdue tax extenders bill that would reauthorize a series of key tax provisions that expired at the end of 2005.
Columbus, OH, December 4, 2006--Target will approach $100 billion in sales in 2010, nearly doubling its current size and becoming an even bigger competitive force, projects global management consulting and market research firm Retail Forward.
Washington, DC, November 30, 2006--Responding to the Supreme Court case concerning the threat of global warming, the National Association of Manufacturers stressed that individuals and states do not have legal standing to force the EPA to regulate without
Washington, DC, November 30, 2006--The U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC) concluded its fourth annual national design competition at Greenbuild, the annual conference and trade show, two weeks ago in Denver, Colorado.
Las Vegas, NV, November 29, 2006--Las Vegas Design Center at World Market Center is one of the main sponsors of Interior Design magazine’s 2006 Hall of Fame Awards, scheduled for Nov. 29, 2006 at the Waldorf Astoria Grand Ballroom in New York City.
Santa Ana, CA, November 28, 2006--Fabrica has introduced Nibbana, a new carpet style appropriately named after the Buddhist divine state of eternal bliss.
New York, NY, November 28, 2006--Chain store sales for the week ended Nov. 25 rose 2.6% compared to the year-ago period, according to a survey released by the International Council of Shopping Centers, Inc. and UBS Securities LLC.