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Wholesale Inventories Up in November

Washington, DC, January 10, 2007--Inventories at U.S. wholesalers rose 1.3% in November while sales increased 1.0%, the Commerce Department said Wednesday.

Weekly Chain Store Sales Up 0.7%

New York, NY, January 10, 2005--January seems to be off to a positive start for U.S. retailers as consumers continue to redeem holiday gift cards.

Floor & Decor Names New Senior VP

Kennesaw, GA, January 9, 2007--Floor & Decor Outlets of America has named Clif Denney as its senior vice president and chief merchandise officer.

SBET: Small-Business Hiring, Optimism Down

Washington, DC, January 9, 2007--A sharp drop in job creation plans and a decline in the net percent of small-business owners expecting the economy to improve, sent the NFIB Research Foundation Index of Small-Business Optimism back to mid-summer levels--d

Monster Employment Index Declines

New York, NY, January 5, 2007--The Monster Employment Index declined eight points to a level of 167 in December, reflecting an anticipated year-end seasonal slowdown in U.S. online recruitment typical of the final month of the year.

Online Ad Job Vacancies Up in 2006

New York, January 4, 2007--In December there were 3,344,600 online advertised vacancies, a rise of 17 percent from last December, according to the Conference Board Help-Wanted OnLine Data Series.

Report: December Layoffs Decline 29%

Chicago, IL, January 4, 2007--Planned job layoffs fell 29 percent in December from the previous month, bucking a typical spike in fourth-quarter job cuts despite weakness in the housing market, according to Challenger, Gray & Christmas Inc.

ISM: Non-Manufacturing Sector Increases at Slower

Tempe, AZ, January 4, 2007--Business activity in the non-manufacturing sector increased at a slower rate in December 2006, say the nation's purchasing and supply executives in the latest Non-Manufacturing ISM Report On Business.