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Toledo, OH, Mar. 22- Owens-Illinois, the biggest manufacturer of glass containers in North and South America, on Monday said a DuPont executive, Steven McCracken, will succeed Joseph Lemieux as president and chief executive on April 1.
New York, Mar. 22--The Fortune 500 ranking of the nation's largest companies are compiled by Fortune magazine on the basis of 2003 revenue.
Dallas, TX, Mar. 22--Thousands of merchandise decision-makers and some of the world's hottest designers, from Richard Tyler and Kay Unger to Yansi Fugel and David Meister, will descend on Dallas this week.
Dallas, TX, Mar. 19--One lucky retailer who attended Surfaces 2004 will soon have more traffic in his floorcovering store than he ever imagined.
Vaerftsvej, Denmark, Mar. 19--The troubled Danish laminate floorings company F Junckers Industrier A/S issued its 2003 report on Thursday (18 March), posting a pre-tax loss of DKK518m.
Auckland, New Zealand, Mar. 19--Feltex Carpets Ltd, which yesterday announced the layoff of 53 workers, today confirmed the company would make an initial public offering in May followed by listing on the stock exchange.
Atlanta, GA, Mar. 19--IT services and consulting firm, Salmon Ltd, has announced the completion of a new B2C e-commerce site for modular carpet manufacturer, Interface.
New York, NY, Mar. 19--Sears, Roebuck and Co. Chairman and Chief Executive Alan Lacy on Friday said the company's same-store sales could grow in the low-to-mid-single digits in the future, but it still has some things to work through in 2004.
New York, NY, Mar. 19--Consumer opinion of Martha Stewart's brand has risen since the icon of gracious living quit as a director and officer of her namesake company this week.
Greensboro, NC, Mar. 18--Wilbur Ross made it official yesterday that he has merged Burlington Industries Inc. and Cone Mills Corp. to form what he believes will be a competitive global textile manufacturer.