Topps Tiles Expects 1H Earnings to be Off
London, England, March 28, 2007--Topps Tiles PLC., the UK's largest tile and wood flooring specialist, said it expects its first-half pretax profit to be about 18.3 mln stg against 20.3 mln a year ago.
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Dubai Woodshow 2007 Seen as a Success
Dubai, United Arab Emirates, March 28, 2007--Strategic Marketing & Exhibitions, organizers of the Dubai Woodshow 2007 have deemed the event a success. The three-day show totaled USD 50 million in deals closed.
Shaw Contract Donates to Alzheimer's Association
Dalton, GA, March 27, 2007--Shaw Contract Group will donate 1% of sales on its Colour of Life Collection to the Alzheimer’s Association.
Faus Licenses Embossed-In-Register to ChinaFloor
Calhoun, GA, March 27, 2007--Faus Group, said today that it had granted to ChinaFloors Timbers Co. Ltd. a patent license on the Embossed-In-Register and JointGuard/ bevel edge technologies.
Consumer Confidence Dips in March
New York, NY, March 27, 2007--Consumer confidence dropped in March for the first time in five months, the Conference Board reported Tuesday.
Home Price Index Falls in January
New York, NY, March 27, 2007--According to the Standard & Poor's/Case-Shiller Home Price Index of ten metropolitan areas, the prices of existing single-family houses extended their slide in most regions in January.
Weekly Chain Store Sales Up 4.6% Vs. Year Ago
New York, NY, March 27, 2007--Chain store sales rose 4.6% for the week ended March 24, verses the year-ago period.
Lennar 1Q Earning Drop
Miami, FL, March 27, 2007--Lennar, said on Tuesday quarterly profit tumbled a greater than expected 70 percent, reflecting the downward spiral of the housing market.
Green Homeowners Survey Released
New York, March 27, 2007--McGraw-Hill Construction, part of The McGraw-Hill Companies will present the findings of its latest market research investigating "green" homes.
Natural Area Rugs Implements Price Reductions
Los Angeles, CA, March 27, 2007--Natural Area Rugs.com has recently implemented a price reduction on all their Traditional Oriental and Persian Wool Rugs. Effective February of 2007.