Washington, DC, Nov. 18--The Bush administration, in a further escalation of trade tensions between the United States and China, announced Tuesday it had decided to impose quotas on three types of ...

Troy, MI, Apr. 2--Kmart Corp. investors, creditors and lenders have elected an entirely new board of directors to lead the discount retailer when it exits bankruptcy protection. Kmart's president ...

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 ...

Brothers Jason, Lance and Austin Calvetta opened their first Calvetta Bros. Floor Show in Bedford Heights, Ohio in 1999. Eighteen years later, with four locations and $16 million in annual revenue ...

Atlanta, GA, June 6--Home Depot Inc. is counting on technology upgrades to improve store productivity and customer service, its chief executive said on Thursday. "We do not have the state-of-the ...

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 ...

Houston, TX, May 25--In the latest effort to support Nafco by Tarkett’s new PermaStone Modular flooring, the company has introduced a new display for the product, created to educate consumers ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...