Clayton Miller & Tricycle Lead Hospitality Sector
Chattanooga, TN, May 10--Clayton Miller and Tricycle, Inc. have teamed together to offer fast, accurate carpet samples to the hospitality industry and to help curtail the high cost of strike-offs.
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Mohawk ColorCenter and FloorScapes Retailers Partn
Dalton, GA, May 10--Mohawk has become an Industry Partner with the American Society of Interior Designers (A.S.I.D.).
Home Sales to Benefit From Slower Mortgage Interes
Washington, DC, May 10--Mortgage interest rates have been trending up less than expected, a pattern that should continue through next year.
Chain Store Sales Up 0.7% Last Week
New York, NY, May 10-—Chain store sales were up 0.7% in the week ended May 7 compared with the week before, on a seasonally adjusted, comparable-store basis.
May Department Store’s 1Q Earnings Drop
St. Louis, MO, May 10--May Department Stores, which has agreed to be acquired by Federated Department Stores, reported earnings of $41 million, or $0.13 per share, versus $76 million, or $0.24 per share, in the same period a year earlier.
NWFA Offers 'How to Make Money on Every Job
St. Louis, MO, May 10--The NWFA has released the latest CD set in its management education series, "How to Make Money on Every Job."
Optimistic AmericasMart Exhibitors Renew Leases
Atlanta, GA, May 10--Liberty Oriental Rugs, Atlas Rug Corporation, Banilivi & Nabavian, Inc., French Accents Rugs & Tapestries and Vantage Industries have extended their commitment to the Area Rug Center with long term lease agreements.
Federal Court Orders Seizure of Chinese Tile Catal
Orlando, FL, May 10--Judge G. Kendall Sharp of the United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida issued two Orders of Seizure against Onna Ceramiche and its affiliates on May 6.
ServiceMaster 1Q Earnings Off
Downers Grove, IL, May 10--ServiceMaster Co. posted a slightly lower first-quarter profit partly due to unfavorable March weather.
UK’s Stonell Direct Offers a 'Chocolate Box
London, England, May 10--Stonell Direct, the UK’s only national natural stone flooring company, has introduced a range of new stones.