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Mooresville, NC, February 26, 2020—Lowe's Companies reported sales for Q4 2019 rose 2.6%, compared to Q4 2018, and comparable sales increased 2.5%. Comparable sales for the U.S. home improvement business increased 2.6% for Q4.
Shanghai, CH, February 26, 2020-The organizers of Domotex Asia/Chinafloor confirm that the show will take place from August 31 to September 2 with a total of 185,000 square meters gross space.
Washington, DC, February 26, 2020—Sales of new single-family houses in January 2020 were at a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 764,000, according to estimates released jointly today by the U.S. Census Bureau and the Department of Housing and Urban Development, 7.9% above the revised December rate of 708,000 and is 18.6% above the January 2019 estimate of 644,000.
Tacoma, WA, February 26, 2020—James Hardie Industries recently celebrated the company’s expanded manufacturing operation near Tacoma, Washington.
Roanoke, VA, February 25, 2020-Lumber Liquidators reported net sales for Q4 2019 increased 1.8% as compared to Q4 2018.
Atlanta, GA, February 25, 2020--The Home Depot reported net sales for Q4 2019 decreased 2.7%, compared to Q4 2018; net earnings for Q4 2019 rose 5.8% YOY.
New York, NY, February 25, 2020—Home prices made a 3.8% annual gain in December, up from 3.5% in the previous month, according to the S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions.
Salem, NJ, February 25, 2020-Mannington presented its inaugural Buffy Campbell Heart of Mannington Award to two recipients: Sandy Tyson, sales operations manager and 40 year veteran of the company, and Jackie Zemaitis, customer service representative.
Calhoun, GA, February 25, 2020-Training magazine has released the rankings of its 2020 Top 125 list, and the included flooring companies appeared in the following order: Mohawk, Emser, Shaw, Tarkett.
Carthage, MO, February 25, 2020—Leggett & Platt Flooring Products has announced its Tred-Mor premium commercial carpet cushion and acoustic systems are available to ship with its line of rebond, fiber, Duraplush and Rubber XD cushions.