D.R. Horton 3Q Orders Up 29%
Fort Worth, TX, July 8--D.R. Horton Inc., the nation's largest homebuilder by units, said Thursday that third-quarter sales orders rose 29 percent on double-digit increases across all of its markets.
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Costco Same-Store Sales Up 9%
Issaquah, WA, July 7--Costco reported a 9 percent increase in June same-store-sales, helped by international results and the timing of the July 4 weekend.
OMNOVA Recognizes Carpet Latex Employee Innovation
Fairlawn, OH, July 7--OMNOVA Solutions announced the recipients of its 2004 Technology Awards.
Haverty Furniture June Sales Rise
Atlanta, GA, July 7—Haverty Furniture said its June sales increased 1.6% to $65.5 million, compared with $64.5 million in June 2004.
Monster: Online Job Ads Up in June
New York, NY, July 7--The number of online job ads grew for a sixth straight month in June, a sign that the labor market is improving steadily, according to Monster, a leading online job Web site.
Survey: Warmer Weather Boosts Traffic, Not Sales
Washington, DC, July 7--While warmer weather helped bring people into the stores, consumers remained hesitant to splurge, according to the results of the June NRF Retail Executive Opinion Survey.
Witex Flooring Signs On Sales Force
Kennesaw, GA, July 7--Witex Flooring, Inc. and LET Industries, are pleased to announce that they have signed an agreement for LET Industries to sales Witex brand products in North America, effective July 1, 2005.
Pending Home Sales Index Eases but Historically Hi
Washington, DC, July 7--The Pending Home Sales Index, the leading indicator for the housing market, slipped from near-record levels but remains historically high, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Hovnanian June Orders Up
Red Bank, NY, July 7—Homebuilder Hovnanian Enterprises Inc. said that new orders for homes rose 12.2 percent in June compared with June 2004.
Bentley Prince Street Products Certified As Enviro
Los Angeles, CA, July 7--All of Bentley Prince Street's standard broadloom and modular products have received Environmentally Preferable Product (EPP) Certification from Scientific Certification Systems (SCS), an independent, third-party certifier.