Furniture Brands Expects Lower 1Q Earnings
St. Louis, MO, March 7--Furniture Brands International Inc., the largest U.S. home furnishings manufacturer, on Monday said it expects first-quarter profit will come in at the lower end of expectations.
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Laminate Flooring Direct Requests Temporary Suspen
London, England, March 7—-According to a report from the Interactive Investor, Ofex-traded Laminate Flooring Direct PLC has requested a temporary suspension of trading in its shares pending the clarification of its financial position.
BIFMA: January Office Furniture Shipments Up
Grand Rapids, MI, March 7--According to the latest statistics from the Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturers Association (BIFMA), office furniture sales are on the rise again, as shipments of office furniture rose 17 percent in January from a
Canada Building Permits Off in January
Ottawa, ON, March 7--The value of Canadian building permits issued in January fell by 11.0 percent from December's near-record highs, said Statistics Canada on Monday.
Flooring America Expands Hard & Soft Surface Intro
Manchester, NH, March 4--Flooring America and Flooring Canada have expanded their hard surface selection and rolled out a major redesign of their private, top-of-the-line carpet collection.
Pergo Announces New Patent
Trelleborg, Sweden, March 04--Pergo AB and Pergo, Inc. said that the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office has granted Patent No.6,860,074 to the company.
Lees & Tricycle Partner on Thought Patterns
Chattanooga, Tenn., March 4--Thought Patterns, Lees Carpets’ latest offering to the designer community, is a collaborative effort with Tricycle, Inc. and is powered by SIM from Tricycle.
Columbia Flooring to Exhibit at Interzum
Danville, VA, March 4--Columbia Flooring signed on to be an exhibitor at Interzum 2005, the biennial European trade fair for suppliers to the kitchen and interiors industry, which will be held in Cologne, Germany.
ServiceMagic Launches Online Service with Citysear
Golden CO, March 4--ServiceMagic, Inc. launched its new one-to-one matching service in partnership with Citysearch.
BASF to Up Prices on Styrene-Butadiene Latex Produ
Charlotte, NC, March 4--Effective April 1, 2005, or as contracts allow, BASF will raise prices in the United States and Canada on all carboxylated styrene-butadiene latex products supplied to the adhesives, architectural coatings, carpet, construction and