Atlanta, GA, Sept. 2--As Home Depot expands in Mexico and Canada, it's keeping an eye on Europe and Asia for future international opportunities, according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.

Change orders can be a blessing or a curse, lifting you into above-average profits or dumping you into unexpected losses. The astute contractor will look for change opportunities as a way to ...

New York, NY, Aug. 13--It looks like Home Depot is coming to Manhattan. The home-improvement giant has reached agreements to set up its high-end Expo stores at 731 Lexington Ave., and at 28-40 ...

Atlanta, GA, Feb. 24--Home Depot launched a new national advertising campaign with a 60 second branding spot during the Grammy Awards on CBS. The theme of the new campaign is, "Home Depot is more ...

For leading a nearly $100 million flooring business—the 27th largest retail flooring operation in the U.S., according to our Focus Retail 100 list—Bruce Odette is remarkably chill. Chalk it up ...

At first blush, visitors glancing through one of the recent tile exhibitions might feel like there is nothing new under the sun. Wood looks, cement looks, stone looks and larger formats have been ...

Martinsville, VA, August 19--Major furniture manufacturer and importer Hooker Furniture, with 2003 net sales of $309 million, announced today that it will close its Maiden, N.C. plant by late ...

Chicago, IL, Nov. 25--Oakwood Homes Corp., a manufactured homes maker, said on Tuesday it has agreed to be acquired out of bankruptcy by Berkshire Hathaway Inc.'s Clayton Homes unit for about $373 ...

Wilmington, DE, Sept. 4--DuPont Textiles & Interiors (DTI), a wholly owned subsidiary of DuPont, has announced that it will be called Invista effective immediately. The name change represents the ...

Beaulieu of America is passing into the hands of the next generation, as Carl Bouckaert and Mieke Hanssens’ children take the company in new directions. Son-in-law Michael Pollard serves as ...

Rocky Mount, NC, Dec. 19--Ronile Inc. plans to expand its factory operations, adding 74 jobs and investing $1.15 million in its plant. The announcement comes almost three weeks after another ...

Athens, GA, December 15--Managers with the Athens Invista facility on Voyles Road notified approximately 35 employees with the textile manufacturing facility that their jobs were eliminated ...