Today's Flooring News

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Mirage Enters Texas Market with Hoboken Floors

Saint-Georges, Quebec, February 22--Mirage, a leader in prefinished hardwood flooring, today announced that Hoboken Floors will distribute the full Mirage product line from a new distribution facility scheduled to open in Dallas, Texas during the first qu

JNK Intros Containment Mat for Garage Use

Grand Junction, CO, February 23--JNK Products, LLC, an online retailer of garage flooring products, announced today the release of its new Heavy Duty Special Edition Park Smart Clean Park Containment Mat.

Governor Tours New Kronotex Facility

Barnwell, SC, February 23—-Norm Voss, president of laminate producer Kronotex USA, recently took South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford on a tour of the company's new 360,000-square-foot building.

Alabama Retailer Focuses on Service

Madison, AL, February 23--Kim Hammonds, owner of Flooring Designs of Madison, said customer service is what sets her business apart from other flooring businesses, including large warehouse stores.

Consumer Prices Up 0.1%

Washington, DC, February 23—-The consumer price index rose 0.1% in January, after holding steady in December, according to the Labor Department.

Idaho Contractor Competes for Jobs Nationwide

Pocatello Idaho, February 23--At a time when the spread of big box stores is forcing other family owned businesses to close, the floor covering business which Charles H. Bohrer started in 1923 is competing for contracts throughout the nation.

Shaw Ends Flooring Program with Martha Stewart

New York, NY, February 24—-In an earnings report released yesterday, Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. revealed that the company has received unspecified revenues as a result of the dissolution of its Martha Stewart Signature flooring program with Shaw

NYT: May Suspends CEO Search

New York, NY, February 22--According to a report in the New York Times, May Department Stores said it has suspended its search for a new chief executive officer as merger talks with Federated Department Stores advanced.

Brascan Buys Weyerhaeuser's B.C. Coastal Group

Vancouver, BC--February 22--Weyerhaeuser Company reached a definitive agreement to sell its B.C. Coastal Group assets to Brascan Corporation of Toronto, Canada for approximately $1.2 billion ($970 million US), plus working capital.