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New York, NY, Aug. 5, 2008--Chain-store sales for the week ended Aug. 2 rose 2.9 percent from the year-earlier period, their biggest gain this year, according to a survey released Tuesday by the International Council of Shopping Centers.
Oscoda, MI, Aug. 5, 2008 -- Oscoda Plastics, Inc., the manufacturer of Protect-All commercial flooring, said that Daltonian, Ellis Flooring Sales, and NRF Distributors are new distributors of its product line.
Greensboro, NC, Aug. 5, 2008--Ufloor Systems, Inc. has selected World Depot as its wholesale wood flooring distributor in the New England area.
Jackson, MS, Aug. 5, 2008--The National Tile Contractors Association will offer continuing education credits for the architect and design community at its 2008 Total Solutions Business and Technical Conference.
London, England, Aug. 5, 2008--Carpetright reported Tuesday a sharp fall in first quarter sales in its key UK & Ireland business and reiterated that it expects a difficult market for the balance of its financial year ending next April.
Dalton, GA, Aug. 4, 2008--The U.S. Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has rejected a challenge to Unilin's glueless laminate flooring patents.
Beverly, W.VA, Aug. 4, 2008--Armstrong World Industries plans to lay off up to 95 of its 800 employees at its Randolph County hardwood flooring plant.
Deerfield Beach, FL, Aug. 4, 2008--MAPEI is the newest supplier to Starnet, the leading network of commercial flooring contractors in North America.
Moncure, NC, Aug. 4, 2008--Laminate flooring company Uniboard Canada will spend $140 million to build a plant and buy an existing plant and upgrade it at a 400 acre site in Moncure.
Tehran, Iran, Aug. 4, 2008--Iran annually exports over 4 million square meters of carpet, Iran National Carpet Center (INCC) director said on Sunday.