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Washington, DC, November 14, 2023-The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) was unchanged in October on a seasonally adjusted basis, after increasing 0.4% in September, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Richmond, VA, November 14, 2023—"LL Flooring Holdings Inc., formerly known as Lumber Liquidators, received Tuesday a buyout bid from private equity firm F9 Investments LLC that values the wood floors maker at about $92.6 million,” reports MarketWatch.
Chicago, IL, November 14, 2023-The 2023 NAFCD + NBMDA annual convention begins today in Colorado Springs, Colorado, running through November 16.
Washington, DC, November 14, 2023—The small business Optimism Index decreased 0.1 points in October to 90.7, marking the 22nd month below the 50-year average, reports NFIB. The last time the Optimism Index was at or above the average was December 2021.
Dalton, GA, November 14, 2023-Through a new promotion named "100 in 100," the Floor Covering Education Foundation (FCEF) will offer scholarships to cover the full cost of tuition for installation training to 100 individuals in 100 days.
Dalton, GA, November 14, 2023-Coretec, Shaw’s premier brand specializing in waterproof LVP and mineral core floors, has introduced a new Coretec Resource Center on retailers’ account management platform, ShawNow.
Stevens, PA, November 14, 2023-"Retailers and the consumers on whom they depend are rushing headstrong into the holiday shopping season, facing a level of economic uncertainty that they haven’t experienced since 2007, right before the Great Recession hit,” reports Unity Marketing.
Dalton, GA, November 13, 2023—The Dixie Group reported net sales of $68.6 million for Q3 2023, a 4.5% decline compared to net sales of $71.8 million in Q3 2022.
New York, NY, November 13, 2023- Boutique Design New York (BDNY) is currently underway in New York at the Jacob K. Javits Center, starting yesterday and running through today.
Woodbury, NY, November 13, 2023—Stanton Carpet Corporation—a supplier of decorative, high quality self-branded carpet, custom rugs and LVP—has appointed Jamann Stepp in the newly created role as senior vice president of hard surface.