Kusumgar, Nerlfi & Growney has announced the commencement of its fifth U.S. Paint & Coatings Industry study. According to the firm, the industry is continuing its recovery from the global recession of 2008-2009. Consumption is projected to ...
Gallup's latest U.S. Economic Confidence Index remained in positive territory for a third consecutive week, averaging 4 points for the seven days that ended on January 11. The index first reached a positive reading the week of December 27. ...
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U.S. specialty jewelry store sales fell 7.1 percent year on year to $2.734 billion in November -- the latest sign that jewelers in the U.S. have been facing economic headwinds. Furthermore, the sales figures from November, the month that ...
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The United States is set to become an even more dominant market for the diamond industry in 2015. In a reversal of trends that have characterized the industry in the past few years, there has been a shift back from east to west as industry ...
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U.S. online retail sales for the Christmas season, from November 1 to December 31, rose 15 percent year on year to $53.3 billion, according to comScore Inc. Cyber Monday, December 1, ranked as the heaviest online spending day of the year ...
Sherwin-Williams has opened its 4,000th retail location in the U.S., Canada and Caribbean. The nation’s largest specialty retailer of paint and painting supplies has opened its newest location in Sewickley, Pennsylvania. “The ...
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U.S. chain-store sales rose 2.2 percent year on year for the week that ended on December 27 and included the final shopping days before Christmas, according to the International Council of Shopping Centers (ICSC) and Goldman Sachs. ...
U.S. jewelry and watch sales across all channels rose a preliminary 1.4 percent year on year in November, the month that marks the beginning of the Christmas-shopping season. While the increase was disappointing, compared with the ...
The U.S. consumer price index (CPI) for jewelry declined 5 percent year on year to 166 points in November and the reading slipped about 5 points from October's index. Jewelry price inflation often reflects heavy promotional activity at the ...
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The American Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (AASHTO) has approved 1,253 miles of new U.S. Bicycle Routes (USBRs), according to the Adventure Cycling Association, which has been working with the standards setting ...
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Axalta Coating Systems is strengthening its performance testing capability by opening a new product development center at its facility in Lionville, PA. The center is equipped with a Global Finishing Solutions professional spraybooth and ...
Specialty jewelry store sales in the U.S. fell 3.9 percent year on year to $2.37 billion in October. The sharp drop was not as obvious in the preliminary jewelry and watch sales total during the month, which Rapaport News reported on ...
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PPG Industries' vice president of Investor Relations Vince Morales will present at the Bank of America Merrill Lynch 2014 U.S. Basic Materials Conference in Boston on Thursday, Dec. 11, at 8 a.m. ET. Morales will discuss PPG’s ...
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Canada Goose, the outdoor luxury apparel company, announced the opening of its New York City sales office located in the historical landmark Starrett-Lehigh building in West Chelsea. Home to a dedicated sales team, the 3,000-square-foot ...
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U.S. Zinc is commemorating the company’s opening in 1949, celebrating 65 successful years in the zinc products marketplace. The company’s roots were as a wholesaler of nonferrous metals. Now, U.S. Zinc is a premier global ...
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