The National Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) recently created the concept for the International Flooring Exposition (IFE), a new trade show to serve the flooring industry.
The Dalton Floor Covering Market Association (DFCMA), sponsors of the Carpet Technologies Show scheduled for Sept. 11-13 at the Northwest Georgia Trade and Convention Center in Dalton, announced a near sell out of exhibit space for the event.
Armstrong Holdings Inc. has reported second quarter 2001 net sales from continuing operations of $748.6 million that were 5.5% lower than the second quarter of 2000.
Floor Decor, a new big-box flooring retailer headed by former Maxim Group/Flooring America CEO A.J. Nassar, has changed its trading symbol from MCGI to FLOR.
The Dixie Group Inc. has reported net income of $188,000, or
2 cents per diluted share, for the second quarter ended June 30, 2001. For the same period in 2000, the company reported net income of $1.3 million, or 11 cents per diluted share. Sales for the second quarter of 2001 were $145.5 million compared with $146.1 million in the year-earlier period.