Housing starts in Canada were trending at 182,754 units in April compared to 188,369 in March, according to the Canada Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC). The trend is a six-month moving average of the monthly seasonally adjusted ...
Furniture Today will broadcast an exclusive webcast on June 5 by Jerry Epperson on the "State of the Industry" in 2013, sponsored by Nationwide Marketing Group. Click here for details. "2013 began with lots of challenges, mostly out of ...
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What is high-end upholstery? Is it defined by a price point? OBentley Churchillr is it simply a matter of the best materials? Almost unanimously, retailers, manufacturers and designers agree that the buyer of high-end furniture bases her ...
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Does an uptick in the economy give people more reason to care about Mother Earth? That is what a March 2013 Harris Poll of 2,276 U.S. adults (ages 18+) interviewed online set out to find. Turns out that concern for the current stateand ...
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CARTHAGE, Mo. - Components producer Leggett & Platt said its first-quarter earnings rose 11.6% despite a sales decline of about 1%. The company attributed the earnings jump to cost improvements and a favorable product mix in certain ...
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US stocks ended a tumultuous day with strong gains after a false tweet briefly sent financial markets veering, underscoring technology's role in tightly linking global markets. The Dow Jones Industrial Average briefly plunged Tuesday ...
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Retailers, encouraged by the housing market rebound and improving sales trends, are headed to the High Point Market with fairly lengthy shopping lists and an eye on some key categories, color and style trends. For some stores, business ...
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Hooker Furniture said sales rose 9.7% in the fourth quarter, as the company finished its fiscal year with solid performances by its case goods and upholstery segments. Profits also jumped to $3.7 million, or 34 cents per share, in the ...
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Coming off a better than expected month in February, retail sales were somewhat lackluster in March, according to data released today by the United States Department of Commerce and the National Retail Federation (NRF). Commerce reported ...
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The latest update of the AAMA/WDMA 2012/2013 U.S. Industry Statistical Review and Forecast has been released. This report delivers timely information on window, door and skylight market trends and product relationships. Historic data for ...
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Havertys first quarter sales jumped 13.8% and same-store sales were up 11.5%, as the Top 100 company cited standout merchandising and marketing and a continuing housing recovery working in its favor. Sales for the period ended March 31 ...
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Homebuyers have become more practical since the housing market crisis—they don't want cavernous entryways but they do want plenty of storage space. They want to be close to their jobs and integrated into their communities. And they ...
While Michael Dell struggles to take his eponymously named hardware vendor private, BMC Software is set to be taken private in a takeover by a consortium of private equity interests. BMC, best known for its systems management software, ...
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Yesterday, Chancellor George Osborne delivered his Budget statement. He pledged to scrap a 3p rise in fuel duty, cut national insurance payments and raise the personal allowance to £10,000 next April. Every business in the country ...
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Mortgage and investment start-up Castle Trust has brought in Adapt to host its business-critical software. The agreement will see Adapt host the software on its enterprise Virtual Data Centre (eVDC) platform, providing built-in back-up ...
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