Comparable store sales fell 7.5 %, and while the Moorsville, N.C.-based company says it's evident consumers are still delaying major purchases, "we were pleased with our sequential improvement in comparable store sales from the second quarter and continued evidence of solid market share gains," says CEO Robert A. Niblock, in its release. "We are beginning to see signs of improved performance in some of the hardest-hit housing markets including California, Florida and areas of the desert Southwest."--Sarah Mahoney