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Toano, VA, June 15, 2015—Lumber Liquidators has announced that it is terminating chief merchandising officer William K. Schlegel and consolidating the leadership of its merchandising and marketing departments under Marco Q. Pescara.
Bradford, UK, June 15, 2015—The Wool Carpet Focus Group is hosting a competition to determine a theme for its marketing efforts. The promotion will focus on what makes wool carpet and rugs the best choice for consumers.
Seoul, SKR, June 12, 2015—NOX, a South Korean OEM/ODM manufacturer of luxury vinyl tile, has announced that it will open a state-of-the-art LVT manufacturing facility in Fostoria, Ohio by the end of 2015.
Calhoun, GA, June 12, 2015—Mohawk Flooring’s in-house design team has been awarded four accolades from the American Inhouse Design Awards, which recognizes work by in-house designers.
Ann Arbor, MI, June 12, 2015—Consumer confidence rose 4.3% to 94.6 in June, from 90.7 in May, according to the University of Michigan’s Survey of Consumers, regaining its average level recorded since the start of the year.
Palo Alto, CA, June 12, 2015— Millennial homeowners in the U.S. were just as likely to renovate their homes as other age groups in 2014, according to the fourth annual Houzz & Home survey.
Washington, DC, June 12, 2015—Wholesale prices rose at the fastest pace in almost three years in May, increasing by 0.5%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Producer Price Index.
Dalton, GA, June 12, 2015—Lisa Browning of the National Floorcovering Alliance has been added to the Floor Covering Industry Foundation (FCIF) board of directors.
Irvine, CA, June 11, 2015—RealtyTrac has released its Q2 2015 Zombie Foreclosure Report, which found that 127,021 homes actively in the foreclosure process had been vacated by the homeowners prior to a completed foreclosure.
Washington, DC, June 11, 2015-- The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for April was estimated at $1,318.8 billion, up 0.6% from March 2015, but was down 2.3% from April 2014, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.