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Indiana Retailer Drops Furniture for Flooring

Indianapolis, IN, September 13, 2006--Kevin Brewer decided it was better to be a big fish in a small pond. Faced with competition from larger stores, he's closing down his relatively cozy Brewer Furniture store at Avon Crossing in favor of a roomy flo

Container Ports Break 2005 Record

Washington, DC, September 13, 2006--Traffic at the nation’s major retail container ports has already topped the highest level hit during 2005 and will set additional new records before the 2006 peak shipping season is over.

Chain Store Sales Off Last Week

New York, NY, September 12, 2006--Weekly chain store sales slipped 0.3 percent for the week ending Sept. 9, an industry group said Tuesday.

Trade Gap Hits Record

New York, NY, September 12, 2006--Rising oil prices increased the trade gap in July to a record high, the government reported, as the deficit between imports and exports soared above forecasts.

Peoples a Candidate for USGBC Board

Dalton, GA, September 11, 2006--Bob Peoples, director of sustainability at the Carpet & Rug Institute (CRI) and executive director of the Carpet America Recovery Effort, is one of six candidates for the trade association slot on the board of directors for

Economists: Slowdown, Not Recession

Boston, MA, September 11, 2006--The economy should slow significantly through 2007, but with just a one-in-four chance of falling into a recession, a group of business economists said Monday.

Milliken To Offset Greenbuild CO2 Emissions

LaGrange, GA, September 11, 2006--International textile and chemical manufacturer Milliken & Company is donating more than 13 million carbon credits to offset all the carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions associated with the annual event scheduled for November 1

Canada Housing Starts Off 9.6%

Toronto, Ontario, September 11, 2006--Canadian housing starts fell 9.6 percent in August to a seasonally adjusted annualized rate of 213,700 units from a revised 236,500 units in July.

Weak Job Prospects Signal Slower Spending

Columbus, OH, September 8, 2006--The retail spending pace should moderate slightly in September, according to Retail Forward's Future Spending Index. The index edged down to 92.7 this month from the 93.2 reading in August.

Federated Starts Ad Blitz for New Stores

Cincinnati, OH, September 7, 2006--Federated Department Stores on Sept. 7, will kick off its largest-ever advertising campaign, using television, print, radio and the Internet to announce the conversion of 400 May Co. stores into Macy's locations.