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St. Louis, MO, Feb. 21--Solutia will increase its prices on nylon carpet fibers for both the residential and commercial carpet market segments. An increase of up to 13% will be effective March 3 for residential carpet fibers, and April 1 for commercial ca
Bentonville, AK, Feb. 18--Wal-Mart Stores' fourth quarter earnings were up 16.3%, beating analysts expectations. In the quarter the company posted earnings of $2.53 billion, or $0.57 per share, compared to $2.19 billion, or $0.49 per share, a year ea
Atlanta, GA, Feb. 19--Interface announced results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended December 29, and also announced its intent to sell or otherwise create a joint venture or strategic alliance for its raised flooring business, Interface Archite
Denver, Feb. 17--DuPont Central Research and Development Vice President Dr. Uma Chowdhry today will deliver the topical lecture, "Sustainability and Integrated Science for the 21st Century," at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS
Washington, DC, Feb. 14--Industrial production made a comeback in January, rising 0.7% from the month before, while businesses boosted inventories the month before--a pair of promising signs for the struggling economy.
Las Vegas, NV, Feb. 12—The World Floor Covering Association’s National Installation Contest took place at Surfaces at the end of January.
Cincinnati, OH, Feb. 14--Bloomingdale's By Mail and macys.com are being realigned to operate under their respective namesakes, according to Federated Department Stores.
Greensboro, NC, Feb. 12--Burlington Industries has filed papers in its Chapter 11 case to further its deal with Berkshire Hathaway, although the move doesn't stop it from pursuing a competing proposal from WL Ross & Co.
Washington, DC, Feb. 13--Sales at the nation's retailers dropped 0.9% in January from the previous month. According to the Commerce Department, the decline in retail sales followed a 2% rise in December, the biggest drop in four months and a weaker pe
Athens, GA, Feb.13--According to EPA statistics, about 14 billion pounds of fibrous waste is landfilled each year in the U.S. and approximately one third of this is post consumer carpet.