E-Commerce Growth to Outpace Total Retail Spending
New York, NY, April 25--E-commerce revenues jumped more than 25% last year, and annual gains look to continue to run in the healthy double-digit range through 2008, according to eMarketer estimates.
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Congoleum in Face-Off with Insurance Underwriters
London, England, April 25--A $1 billion asbestos-related lawsuit involving Lloyd's of London underwriters and Equitas is due to kick off this week.
Sears Canada Q1 Earnings Slip
Toronto, Ontario, April 22--Sears Canada is sticking to its strategic plan despite a first-quarter operating loss of $3.8 million.
Environmentalists Say Chinese Merchants Still Smug
Beijing, China, April 22--The forests of Zhangjiagang are horizontal: tens of thousands of felled, stripped trees lying on the quayside of China's biggest timber port.
Interface and Partner Create the CARPETree
Sao Paulo, Brazil, April 22--Interface Flooring Systems has contracted with Florestas do Futuro (Forests of the Future) to create CARPETree, a reforestation program.
Weyerhaeuser 1Q Earnings Nearly Double
Federal Way, WA, April 22--Weyerhaeuser reported first-quarter earnings that nearly doubled on higher sales and fewer legal and restructuring costs.
Leggett & Platt 1Q Earning Up 16% Percent
Carthage, MO, April 21--Leggett & Platt reported first quarter earnings that were up 16 percent.
Specter to Hold Asbestos Hearings
Washington, DC, April 22--Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter said Thursday he will hold a hearing next Tuesday on asbestos legislation.
Q.E.P. Postpones Releasing 4Q & Fiscal 2005 Finan
Boca Raton, FL, April 21—-Toolmaker Q.E.P. said this morning that it will postpone its fiscal 2005 fourth quarter and full year financial release scheduled for Friday, April 22, 2005.
Sherwin-Williams 1Q Earnings Up
Cleveland, OH, April 21—-Paint maker and retailer Sherwin-Williams in the first quarter reported earnings of $83.2 million, or $0.58 per a share.