Tempe, AZ, Mar, 26--Costco Wholesale, the membership-warehouse retailer, will build the second store of its fledgling Costco Home chain near its Tempe store at Elliot Road and Priest Drive ...

Dalton, GA, Mar. 4--Utilizing the same components that made Shaw's patented* R2x Stain and Soil Repellent System one of the most popular carpet protective treatments in the industry, the company ...

Shanghai, China, April 7--Power Dekor, a company that sells wood-flooring materials, knew from its outset that being the industry's leader was the only way for a firm with a single product line to ...

Mooresville, NC, Dec. 10--Lowe's announced today the company will expand its operational structure to support its ongoing nationwide growth and ensure continued high customer service levels in its ...

Rossendale, England, January 3-- Britain's biggest maker of underlay for carpets and laminate floors has been put up for sale by venture capitalist Rutland Partners. Rutland built up Interfloor by ...

Calhoun, GA, November 15--Mohawk Industries has announced plans to significantly expand its presence in Bennettsville, SC in 2005. The company plans to build a new yarn manufacturing facility near ...

Trelleborg, Sweden, July 23—Pergo reported its results for the first six months of 2004. Sales during the period were SEK 1,417 M ($187.9M) (1,344), an increase of 13% compared with the year ...

Beaulieu of America is passing into the hands of the next generation, as Carl Bouckaert and Mieke Hanssens’ children take the company in new directions. Son-in-law Michael Pollard serves as ...

Farnham, Québec, Canada, October 21 – Tarkett has announced a $20 million investment in the FiberFloor production line at its Farnham, Quebec plant. This new category of flooring, pioneered by ...

South Pittsburg, TN, Jun. 14--Shaw Industries Inc. will cut 390 jobs in South Pittsburg when it closes its plant in August, the carpetmaker's executive vice president said. Julius Shaw said the ...

Luxury vinyl tile (LVT) is the hottest product on the market today, and it’s also the product that’s generating the most number of complaints and claims in the flooring industry. So it’s ...

Youngstown, OH, Dec. 17--Calling itself one of the last remaining family-owned producers of ceramic tile in the country, Summitville Tiles filed a petition for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in ...