Yellow Pages Carpet Shopping Peaks This Month
Berkeley Heights, NJ, Feb. 4, 2009 — The Yellow Pages’ “Carpet and Rug Dealers” heading receives the highest usage levels in February and more than 43 million references annually, the company says.
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NeoCon Dates Set by MMPI
Chicago, IL, Feb. 4, 2009 – MMPI has announced show dates for its various NeoCon programs this year.
Builder Centex Reports Worse Than Expected Loss
Dallas, TX, Feb. 3, 2009--Centex Corp. reported a narrower third-quarter loss that was worse than Wall Street had expected, citing "unprecedented buyer hesitancy."
Mortgage Refinancing Continues To Rise
Washington, DC, Feb. 4, 2009--The volume of applications to refinance mortgages increased 15.8% last week compared with the week before, the Mortgage Bankers Association said Wednesday.
Harvard Study Shows Hope for Remodeling Sector
Cambridge, MA, Feb. 4, 2009--As the correction in housing continues, the remodeling industry is suffering right along with other sectors but the downturn shouldn't be as severe as in the rest of the housing industry.
Shaw Debuts New Continuous Filament PET Fiber
Dalton, GA, Feb. 4, 2009- Shaw has introduced a line of carpets featuring the company’s new ClearTouch BCF PET with recycled content.
ADP Employment Report Better Than Expected
Roseland, NJ, Feb. 4, 2009--Companies in the U.S. cut an estimated 522,000 jobs in January as the economy weakened at the start of the year, a private report based on payroll data showed today.
Announced Corporate Layoffs Hit Seven-Year High
Chicago, IL, Feb. 4, 2009--Major retailers cut their payrolls in January, helping to push the total number of corporate announced layoffs in the month to the most in seven years.
Sales Improve but Carpetright Expects Tough Year
London, England, Feb. 3, 2009--The sharp decline in sales at Carpetright slowed in January.
Retail Sales Up in Week but Down Vs. Last Year
New York, NY, Feb. 3, 2009--There was continued contraction in two key U.S. retail sales surveys in the week ending Jan. 31.