Florida Retailer Plans Two New Stores
Pompano Beach Fl, June 29--One of the state's oldest and largest family owned furniture, floor covering retailers has Sarasota and Port Charlotte in its sights, according to the Sarasota Herald-Tribune.
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Earnings at UK’s Carpetright Up 31%
Rainham, England, June 29-- Carpetright Plc, Britain's largest carpet retailer, said annual profit climbed 31 percent after it cut prices to lure shoppers and reduced costs.
Tennant Sales Force Gains IICRC Certification
Minneapolis, MN, June 29--Tennant Company, the world’s leading manufacturer of surface maintenance equipment, today announced it has advanced to become the only such company to offer comprehensive carpet care solutions.
Kinder, Gentler Big-Box Stores Open in Suburbia
Gurnee, IL, June 29--A shopper-friendly crop of big-box stores is sprouting up in U.S. suburbs, featuring wider aisles and colorful signs, in contrast to the "stack-'em-high, sell-'em-cheap" model perfected by Wal-Mart.
Honeywell Gets Environmentally Preferable Product
Dalton, GA, June 28--Honeywell has announced that all Zeftron brands of Premium Nylon 6ix Fiber Systems have been certified as Environmentally Preferable Products (EPP) by Scientific Certification Systems (SCS).
Columbia Flooring to Return to Surfaces in 2005
Danville, VA, June 28--Columbia Flooring today announced the company will be exhibiting at Surfaces 2005, after opting out of the flooring industry tradeshow in 2004 in favor of a large distributor event held in Cancun, Mexico.
Iran’s Carpet Exports Plummet
Tehran, Iran, June 28--Hand-woven carpets plummeted from first place among Iran’s non–oil export commodities to fifth place, the Merh News Agency reported.
Tricycle Wins Design Award at NeoCon
Chattanooga, TN, June 28--Tricycle, Inc., a leader in surface simulation and design technology, was awarded an International Interior Design Association (IIDA) Creative Excellence Award at the 2004 NeoCon® World’s Trade Fair
Grant to Retrain DuPont and Invista Workers
Wilmington, DE, June 28--Delaware is getting $1.6 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to provide job-related training for nearly 300 of the 735 workers being laid off this year by the DuPont Co. and Invista.
Wickes to Sell Assets of Most Locations
Vernon Hills, IL-- June 28---Wickes Inc. reported that it has entered into separate agreements with three strategic buyers who intend to acquire substantially all of the operating assets at 50 of the 59 locations where Wickes conducts business.