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New York, NY, August 25, 2020-Walmart, Amazon, Target, Home Depot, Lowe’s and Costco accounted for 29.1% of all U.S. retail sales in Q2, according to Craig Johnson, president of consulting firm Customer Growth Partners, and reported by the Wall Street Journal in an article called “Big-Box Stores, Worried About Amazon, Were Ready for Coronavirus.”
Santa Ana, CA, August 24, 2020-Behr Paint Company revealed the Behr Colour Trends 2021 Palette: a spectrum of 21 shades spanning from essential neutrals to lavish bolds, together enabling people to create energizing, yet comforting, new focal points in the home.
Ringgold, GA, August 21, 2020-Shaw is expanding its resilient manufacturing capabilities in Ringgold, Georgia.
Dalton, GA, August 24, 2020—Shaw has been named to the Forbes Best-In-State Employer for Georgia 2020, ranking 24th and marking the second consecutive year the company has made the list.
Malmö, Sweden, August 24, 2020—Bona announced that it has appointed Pontus Cornelius as president and CEO of the company, effective January 11, 2021.
Washington, DC, August 24, 2020—Prices paid for goods used in residential construction continued their upward trend in July, increasing 1.8% according to the latest Producer Price Index report by the Bureau of Labor Statistics and reported by the National Association of Home Builders.
Glen Ellyn, IL, August 24, 2020-FCICA, the Flooring Contractors Association, named Mike Roberts, FCICA board vice chair, as an honorary lifetime member.
Houston, TX, August 24, 2020—EarthWerks unveils their new visualizer tool, EarthWerks Visions, providing a streamlined and customizable approach to finding and matching flooring to customers’ spaces.
Washington, DC, August 21, 2020—Total existing-home sales jumped 24.7% from June to a seasonally-adjusted annual rate of 5.86 million in July, according to the National Association of Realtors.
Washington, DC, August 21, 2020-Confidence in the market for new multifamily housing increased in Q2, however, it still remains in negative territory, according to results from the Multifamily Market Survey (MMS) released by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).