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Sales of New Homes Plummet in 2006
from BusinessWeek.com
Sales of new homes plunged in 2006 by the largest amount in 16 years as the nation's housing industry suffered through a sharp contraction after five boom years... read more

Private Label Use to Grow
Strategy will strengthen but also strain relationships
from Modern Distribution Management
Private label products—products branded by a wholesaler-distributor—represent a break from the more traditional wholesale distribution approach of reselling manufacturers’ branded products. In our new research study, Facing the Forces of Change: Lead the Way in the Supply Chain, we found that private label strategies by wholesaler-distributors will expand substantially over the next five years... read more

Lowe's to Open Up to Five Stores in Mexico in 2009
From Bloomberg.com
Lowe's Cos., the second-largest U.S. home-improvement retailer, plans to expand into Mexico, opening as many as five stores in 2009 as it tries to keep pace with larger rival Home Depot Inc... read more

Pacific Lumber Files for Bankruptcy
from Home Channel News
Scotia, Calif.-based Pacific Lumber and its subsidiaries have filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, the company announced... read more