Business Inventories Fall 0.5%
Washington, DC, October 14, 2005--Business inventories fell an unexpected 0.5% in July, led by a drop in motor vehicles and parts, according to a report from the Commerce Department.
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NWFA: Real Wood Floors are the Healthy Choice
St. Louis, MO, October 14, 2005--The National Wood Flooring Association (NWFA), citing the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency said that 50 million Americans suffer from allergies.
CFI - WFCA Installation Training Initiative Gainin
Kansas City, MO, October 14, 2005--The focus of CFI and the World Floor Covering Association toward installation training has increased the interest from dealers, contractors and installation professionals.
comScore Reports that 94 Million Viewed Online Vid
Reston, VA, October 14, 2005--comScore Media Metrix today released the first publicly available analysis of consumer usage of online streaming video content, based on the comScore Media Metrix Online Video Ratings service.
Energy Drives Import Prices Up in September
Washington, D.C., October 13, 2005—Import prices rose 2.3% in September, according to the Department of Labor. Prices rose to their highest level in 15 years, as costs of natural gas and oil continued to rise.
ServiceMagic Receives Web Marketing Association Aw
Golden, CO, October 13, 2005--ServiceMagic, Inc., the leading online marketing system for residential contractors and home service professionals, has been awarded the 2005 Outstanding Website WebAward by the Web Marketing Association (WMA).
Jobless Claims Fall 2,000
Washington, D.C., October 13, 2005--Initial jobless claims remained at an elevated level last week as a result of two devastating storms in the Gulf Coast.
Methane Proves Smart Choice for Milliken Carpet
LaGrange, GA, October 13, 2005--Milliken Carpet's move to methane is proving to be a prescient move in an increasingly tight gas market.
Sears Names Executive to Head The Great Indoors
Hoffman Estates, IL, October 13, 2005--Sears has named Teresa Byrd, 56, to the post of senior vice president and general manager, The Great Indoors (TGI), effective immediately.
NRF Welcomes Panel's Rejection of National Sal
Washington, DC, October 12, 2005 — The National Retail Federation welcomed today’s decision by the President’s Advisory Panel on Federal Tax Reform to reject proposals to replace the federal income tax system with a controversial National Retail Sales Tax