Armstrong Cabinets Tops Customer Satisfaction
Lancaster, PA, July 9, 2007-- Armstrong cabinets rank highest overall among cabinet manufacturers in J.D. Power and Associates' first Cabinet Satisfaction Study.
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CFI Founder Doug Amundsen, 1947-2007
Brookings, SD, July 9, 2007--CFI’s beloved Doug Amundson lost his battle with a terrible illness on July 3, 2007 at the Brookings, SD hospital
Wholesale Sales Up 1.3%
Washington, DC, July 10, 2007—Wholesale sales increased 1.3 percent in May, after a 1.5 percent increase in April, according a Commerce Department.
Sears Lowers 2Q Guidance
Hoffman Estates, IL, July 10, 2007--Sears second-quarter earnings will likely fall well below Wall Street expectations due to disappointing sales of home appliances and other products at both Sears and Kmart.
SBET: Small Business Owners Worry about Economy
Washington, DC, July 10, 2007--Those usually optimistic small-business owners are showing signs of doubt about future economic growth.
Pfleiderer Gets Buy Rating
London, England, July 10, 2007--Dresdner Kleinwort analysts placed a buy rating on timber products and infrastructure technology group Pfleiderer.
Chain Store Sales Up 0.1% Last Week
New York, NY, July 10, 2007-- Chain store sales rose 0.1 percent for the week ended July 7 from the prior week, according to the ICSC-UBS Weekly Retail Chain Store Sales Index
D.R. Horton Sees 3Q Loss
Fort Worth, TX, July 10, 2007--D.R. Horton said orders for new homes fell 40 percent last quarter, and said it would write down assets leading to a loss in its third quarter.
Lumber Liquidators Launches Unique Promotion
Cincinnati, OH, July 10, 2007--Lumber Liquidators is running a promotion that will give savings on hardwood flooring for customers in the Louisville and Cincinnati markets.
BonaKemi Earns More GreenGuard Certifications
Aurora, CO, July 10, 2007--BonaKemi USA, , has been awarded GREENGUARD Children and Schools Certification for hardwood and hard surface floor care products by the GREENGUARD Environmental Institute (GEI).