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Fort Worth, TX, March 21, 2006--Shares of housewares retailer Pier 1 Imports Inc., fell Monday after the company said it has sold its U.K.-based subsidiary, Pier Retail Group Ltd., to Iceland's Palli Ltd., for about $15 million.
Cheshire, England, March 21, 2006--A terrified businessman had to leap off the office roof of his carpet warehouse, and an employee jumped through a ball of flames as a fire ripped through the building.
Thomasville, NC, March 20, 2006 – The Quick-Step name and image has recently popped up on six tractor trailers owned by NRF distributors of Augusta, Maine.
Scottsdale, AZ, March 20, 2006--Mick Dalrymple and Jeffery Frost are trying to take environmentally safe building mainstream with the launch of their store in South Scottsdale and an upcoming PBS series.
Hoffman Estates, IL, March 20, 2006-- Sears Holdings Corp., said it had extended its offer to buy Sears Canada, and it had also taken up another 10.2 million shares of its target, giving it about 63.2 percent of outstanding shares of the Canadian retailer
New York, NY, March 20, 2006--The Conference Board announced today that the U.S. leading index decreased 0.2 percent, the coincident index increased 0.3 percent and the lagging index increased 0.1 percent in February.
San Francisco, CA March 20, 2006--Retailer Williams-Sonoma Inc., said quarterly profit rose as higher sales of its upscale housewares helped offset the impact of charges related to shutting down its chain of Hold Everything storage goods stores.
Johnson City, TN, March 20, 2006--Pat Oakley has been promoted to national sales manager for Mullican Flooring. He will work out of the company’s headquarters in Johnson City, Tenn.
Washington, DC, March 20, 2006--A group of nationally recognized green building experts, including Building Green, Kirsten Childs Associates and the 7group, have been chosen by the ASID to develop its new sustainable design curriculum.
Thomasville, North Carolina, March 9, 2006--To help further the exposure and success of Quick-Step glueless laminate floors in the specialty retail market, Tim Tipton has taken the position as National Buying Group Sales Manager.