Colorado Carpet Store Robbed
Greeley, CO, Jun. 3--Three men robbed a 74-year-old employee of Carpets by Brent at gunpoint on Wednesday afternoon after spraying him in the face with Mace, as reported in the Greeley Tribune.
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Home Depot Feels Investor Perception Off Mark
Atlanta, GA, Jun. 2--Home Depot Inc. chief executive Bob Nardelli admits the company's image has had its highs and lows, and says both are probably unjustified.
Retailers Report Positive May Results
New York, NY, Jun. 3--Some of the nation’s top retailers this morning released results for May, Wal-Mart reported a 5.9% increase in May same-store sales.
Haverty Furniture's Sales Down
Atlanta, GA, Jun. 3--Haverty Furniture reported that sales decreased 4.3% to $57.8 million for the month ended May 31, 2004, compared with $60.4 million in May 2003.
Honeywell Planning Job Cuts
Richmond, VA, Jun. 2--Honeywell International Inc. is cutting jobs at its Richmond-area operations as the company continues to be squeezed by high costs of raw materials and weak demand for nylon carpet fibers.
Milliken Nets Top CRI Safety Award
Dalton, GA, Jun. 2--The Thirty-Third Annual CRI Health & Safety Awards Breakfast was held at the NorthWest Georgia Trade & Convention Center on May 26.
Tarkett Reports First Quarter Financials
Frankenthal, Germany, Jun. 1--Tarkett saw turnover down by 1.1% at 341.5m euros for the first quarter of 2004, in a year-on-year comparison.
Home Price Growth Slows
Washington, DC, Jun. 2--Home prices climbed, but at a slower rate in the first three months of 2004, after the year-end rush to buy homes on fears of rising mortgage rates tapered off, a government agency said on Tuesday.
Nafco’s PermaStone Earns ADEX Award
Houston, TX, Jun. 2--Design Journal magazine recently awarded Nafco by Tarkett’s PermaStone Natural Slate the 2003 Platinum ADEX Award in the flooring category.
Invista to Cut 85 Employees in July
Wilmington, DE, Jun. 2--Invista, the former DuPont Co. textile and interiors business, has informed the state it intends to cut 85 of the 111 employees in its research and development operations at the Experimental Station near Wilmington.