Centex 2Q Earnings Up, Raises Outlook
Dallas, TX, October 26, 2005--Centex Corp. topped quarterly earnings forecasts late Tuesday, raising its 2006 earnings estimates on the strength of its latest results and backlog of homes awaiting construction.
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Tarkett Residential Intros Merchandise System for
Whitehall, PA, October 26, 2005--Tarkett Residential is revolutionizing the way resilient floors are presented to consumers with the introduction of its i-grat Selling System for FiberFloor, a new retail-merchandising concept.
Celia Blum Joins J. Mish as Regional Sales Manager
Dalton, GA, October 25, 2005--Jack Mishkin, president and CEO of J. Mish has appointed Celia Blum of Celia, Inc. to its strategic marketing and sales team.
Chain Store Sales Off Last Week
New York, NY, October 25, 2005--Chain store retail sales fell in the latest week, as sales were mixed and consumer demand for fall apparel slowed.
Consumer Confidence Unexpectedly Falls
New York, NY, October 25, 2005 -- Already battered consumers have lost even more confidence in the economy during October as they contended with hurricanes, surging gasoline prices and worries about the job market.
Forbo 3Q Sales Up
Eglisau / Zurich, Switzerland, October 25, 2005—Forbo, in the first nine months of the current business year, recorded sales of CHF 1,266.6 million (US$ 986.7 million).
U.K.’s Carpetright Sees Falling Sales
Rainham, England, October 25, 2005— Britain's biggest carpet seller, Carpetright posted a 6.7% drop in first-half underlying sales on Tuesday as shoppers kept their wallets closed and higher spending on promotions trimmed margins.
Intellectual Property Lawsuit Worrying Chinese Lam
Beijing, China, October 25, 2005--Ni Zhengluo, a manager with Furen Laminate Flooring in East China's Fujian Province, is anxious about next year's sales to the United States because of an intellectual property rights infringement lawsuit filed ba
63% of Iran’s Hand-Woven Carpets Exported to Germa
Tehran, Iran, October 24, 2005--In the first half of this year, Iranian hand-woven carpets worth $197,141,000 have been exported abroad; 63% have been sent to Germany and the United States.
Economy Casts Cloud Over High Point
High Point, NC, October 24, 2005--Furniture and craft makers at a big trade show this week were cautiously optimistic that their industry can weather uncertain times as higher energy costs and rising interest rates threaten to constrain consumer spending