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New York, NY, October 11, 2021—Global supply-chain delays are so severe that some of the biggest U.S. retailers have resorted to an extreme—and expensive—tactic to try to stock shelves this holiday season: They are chartering their own cargo ships to import goods, reports the Wall Street Journal.
Palo Alto, CA, October 11, 2021— Homeowners increasingly turned to professionals for help with projects this year (84% from 82% in 2020), reports Houzz.
Orange, CA, October 8, 2021-M S International (MSI) has acquired ROKplank, a domestic manufacturer of rigid core luxury vinyl tile, located in Cartersville, Georgia.
Wichita, KS, October 8, 2021-Invista has announced a 15% price increase on white dyable and solution dyed nylon, effective December 1.
Laguna Niguel, CA, October 7, 2021-Fuse Alliance, a member-owned organization of professional commercial flooring contractors, announced that Young Office has joined the network as a new member.
Washington, DC October 8, 2021-INSTALL recently endowed M. Frank Higgins & Co. Inc. as an INSTALL Warranty Contractor (IWC), the floorcovering association’s highest level of certification.
Chicago, IL, October 8, 2021-Tarkett will move its Chicago showroom from TheMart to a newly developed building called Fulton East, reports The Real Deal.
Washington, DC, October 8, 2021-Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 194,000 in September, and the unemployment rate fell by 0.4 percentage point to 4.8%, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported.
Toronto, ON, October 8, 2021-Torlys has continued investment in its sales force with the recent addition of Jon Nimmo, who joins the team as regional sales director, British Columbia and Alberta.
Mukilteo, WA, October 8, 2021-David M. Gluth, co-founder of Gluth Commercial Flooring, was sentenced October 1 in U.S. District Court in Seattle to two years in prison for his embezzlement scheme that stole more than $1 million from a commercial flooring business he co-founded with a friend, who put up $500,000 to start the company, according to Mukilteo Beacon.