| | | Aug 14, 2020 / The Right News Right When It Happens | | Top Story | | | | Productivity Rose 7.3% in Q2 | | Washington, DC, August 14, 2020-Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased 7.3% in Q2 2020, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported, as output decreased 38.9% and hours worked decreased 43.0%. | | |
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| | Today's Flooring News | | | | Consumer Sentiment Rose 0.4% in Early August | | Ann Arbor, MI, August 14, 2020—Consumer sentiment rose 0.4% to 72.8 in early August, according to preliminary results from the University of Michigan Survey of Consumers. | | |
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| | | | Retail Sales Rose 1.2% in July | | Washington, DC, August 14, 2020—Advance estimates of U.S. retail and food services sales for July 2020 were $536.0 billion, an increase of 1.2% from the previous month, and 2.7% above July 2019, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. | | |
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| | | | CBC Announces Changes to Toli and Takiron Distribution Networks | | Cary, NC, August 14, 2020—CBC Flooring (CBC) is making some changes to its distribution network. | | |
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| | | Lonseal Announces Partnership with Source Digital Library | | Carson, CA, August 14, 2020—Lonseal Flooring announced a partnership with Source, a digital library made for architects and designers. | | |
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| | | Distributive Trade Sales & Manu. Shipments Rose 8.4% in June | | Washington, DC, August 14, 2020-The combined value of distributive trade sales and manufacturers’ shipments for June was estimated at $1,394.0 billion, up 8.4% from May 2020 but was down 4.3% from June 2019, according to the Commerce Department. | | |
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| | | NAFCD Reports Findings of Q2 Sales Trend Survey | | Chicago, IL, August 14, 2020—The North American Association of Floor Covering Distributors (NAFCD) recently released the results of its NAFCD Quarterly Sales Trend Survey for the second quarter of 2020. | | |
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| | | J+J Launches Impact Program, Benefitting Seniors | | Dalton, GA, August 14, 2020—J+J Flooring is pleased to announce the launch of the Impact Project, a program to improve environments for seniors in underserved communities. | | |
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| | | Christiana Figueres to Deliver Tuesday Keynote at Greenbuild Virtual | | London, UK, August 14, 2020—Greenbuild has named Christiana Figueres as the Tuesday keynote for its virtual conference, taking place November 10 to 12. | | |
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| | | Mohawk Group Names 2020 Winners of School Crashers Program | | Calhoun, GA, August 14, 2020—Each year Mohawk Group partners with Georgia United Credit Union Foundation to “crash” deserving schools all over the state. | | |
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| Featured Video | | | | Vinnie Virga Discusses the Floors and More Meeting in Nashville | | August 14, 2020--Vinnie Virga, CEO with Floors and More, and Kemp Harr discuss the buying group's summer meeting held last week in Nashville. Listen t | | |
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