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Clement New VP Sales & Marketing Tarkett Residenti

Whitehall, PA, September 1, 2006--Tarkett announces the appointment of Guillaume Clement to the newly created position of Vice President of Marketing & Sales, Residential North America.

Retailers Report Mixed Results in August

New York, NY, August 30, 2006--The nation’s major retailers reported results for August; the winners included Wal-Mart and Federated Department Stores. J.C. Penney Co., was among the big disappointments and Gap Inc., again struggled with its fashions.

Q2 GDP Revised to 2.9%

Washington, GA, August 30, 2006--Gross domestic product for the second quarter was revised to 2.9% annualized from the earlier estimate of 2.5%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Home Depot to Layoff 300 at HQ

Atlanta, GA, August 30, 2006--According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution Home Depot told employees today that it will lay off 300 workers at the company’s Cobb County headquarters.

Columbia Debuts Wide Plank Clic Laminate

Danville, VA, August 30, 2006--Columbia Flooring today announced the introduction of Clic Xtra, a new glueless laminate plank offered in lengths and widths specifically designed to replicate the look of premium hardwood flooring.

Consumer Confidence Down in August

Washington, DC, August 29, 2006--Consumer confidence weakened sharply in August, the Conference Board said Tuesday. The consumer confidence index fell to 99.6 in August from a revised 107.0 in July.

Stainmaster Carpet Celebrates 20th Year

Atlanta, GA, August 28, 2006--Stainmaster carpet, which revolutionized the industry with its stain resistance capability when it was introduced in 1986, is celebrating its 20th anniversary. Today, the Stainmaster® brand has reached approximately 90 percen

Shaw Launches Kathy Ireland Fall Promotion

Dalton, GA, August 28, 2006--“Fall Flooring Days,” the fourth annual Kathy Ireland promotion from Shaw, will begin on September 1, 2006 and run through October 16, 2006.

New Home Sales Off 4.3% in July

Washington, DC, August 24, 2006--Sales of new homes dropped 4.3% in July to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 1.07 million, the Commerce Department said Thursday.

Congoleum’s Incident a Blast and Fire

Marcus Hook, PA, August 24, 2006--An explosion and fire Friday has shut down one of two sheet-flooring production lines at a Congoleum Corp., plant in Trainer, Delaware County.