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New York, NY, July 19, 2021—The U.S. economy’s 2021 growth surge likely peaked in the spring, but a strong expansion is expected to continue into next year, say economists surveyed by The Wall Street Journal.
Atlanta, GA, July 19, 2021-Just Floors, Inc. of Longwood, Florida has joined FEI Group.
St. Louis, MO, July 19, 2021—The National Wood Flooring Association's (NWFA) 2021 Wood Flooring Expo, held July 7-9 in Orlando, Florida, at the Orange County Convention Center, welcomed 2,500 attendees for in-person networking opportunities, more than 20 speakers and a wide variety of education sessions.
Chattanooga, TN, July 16, 2021-Mohawk and Engineered Floors have announced price increases on select commercial products.
Sarasota, FL, May 4, 2021-FloorCon 2021, presented by Broadlume, will take place November 17 and 18 in Sarasota, Florida.
Washington, DC, July 16, 2021-The National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) released its NAHB/Royal Building Products Remodeling Market Index (RMI) for the second quarter, posting a reading of 87, up 14 points from the second quarter of 2020.
Manchester, NH, July 16, 2021-CCA Global is gearing up for a summer convention that will not only mark a shift for the company-as Carpet One Floor & Home, Flooring America, Flooring Canada, The Floor Trader, and International Design Guild (IDG) members meet together for the first time-but also unveil new digital technology, marketing and merchandising to help all members position themselves to exceed the future demands of their consumers.
Ann Arbor, MI, July 16, 2021-Consumer sentiment slid 5.5% to 80.8 in early July, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers, but rose 11.4% year over year.
Washington, DC, July 16, 2021—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for June 2021 were $621.3 billion, an increase of 0.6% from the previous month and 18.0% above June 2020.
Washington, DC, July 16, 2021—The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for May was estimated at $1,615.9 billion, down 0.3% from April 2021, but was up 28.7% from May 2020, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.