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New York, NY, June 21--Chain store retail sales rose 0.1 percent in the week ended June 18, compared with a 0.6 percent rise the previous week, the International Council of Shopping Centers and UBS said in a joint report.
New York, NY, June 20--An investment group led by JPMorgan Partners, a private equity affiliate of J.P. Morgan Chase & Co., announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Hanley Wood, the owner of the Las Vegas-based floor covering t
Perkasie, PA, June 21--Orbit Radiant Heating, a provider of high-quality electric radiant heating solutions for residential and commercial applications, has added a new, longer cable to its line of durable, high-quality Nexans radiant heating cable.
Washington, DC, June 21--Senator Herb Kohl (D-WI) has secured $250,000 for the Wisconsin Business Innovation Corporation for paper industry byproduct waste reduction research.
Delson, Quebec, June 21--Goodfellow Inc. announced today its sales and net income for third quarter ending May 31, 2005.
Farnham, Quebec, June 21--Bolick Distributors, Baton Rouge, La., has been added to the Domco distributor network.
New York, NY, June 21--Spring brought double-digit increases in visits to four home and garden web sites in April, according to Nielsen/NetRatings. HGTV experienced the largest increase, with visits climbing 39% to 3.9 million from 2.8 million a year earl
Los Angeles, CA, June 21--Bentley Prince Street has declared its goal to make all its products "climate neutral," with net zero GHG emissions, by 2010, according to GreenBiz.com.
Fairlawn, OH, June 21--Omnova Solutions Inc. said its second quarter earnings shot up to $3.6 million, or 9 cents per share, from $300,000, or a penny per share, last year.
Trenton, NJ, June 21—-Senate Democrats in New Jersey are pushing a $175 million expansion of New Jersey's 6 percent sales tax to include everything from carpet installations to gym memberships and Internet downloads, according to the Express-Times.