The National Retail Federation has revised its holiday forecast upward, expecting holiday sales to rise 3.8 percent this year to a record $469.1 billion.
Orders for U.S. durable goods rose in November by the most in four months as an increase in demand for aircraft outweighed declines in spending on computers and equipment.
GO PRO: NYC, the industry’s first national networking and educational event geared for emerging interior design professionals, recently offered more than 100 participants two-days of networking, social and educational events featuring industry perspectives on topics ranging from professional advancement, product development and pro bono work.
Bob Nielsen, chairman of the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and a home builder from Reno, Nev., has issued the following statement on a congressional plan to pay for extending an expiring payroll tax cut by raising fees charged by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac.
Shaw Industries Group, Inc. has received Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold Certification from the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) for Plant 95, an administrative facility on its corporate campus in Dalton.
Tarkett is expanding its partnership with NRF Distributors, Inc. to include representation of all commercial products under the Johnsonite brand and all residential products under the Tarkett brand.
Despite the economic downturn, home builders around the country are still putting aside their challenges to help less fortunate members of their communities, according to the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB).
The Pfleiderer Group has sustained and in part accelerated the first-semester upturn of its operating business through the third quarter of 2011 according to preliminary figures.