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Wednesday, April 24
Empire Today bought Luna Carpet. No word yet on whether the catchy phone number will remain. The companies will continue to be run separately, so Luna's famous jingle will continue to echo in your brain.
Luna Carpet was founded in 1958. Empire Today was founded in 1959 as Empire Plastic Covers, and got into carpet in 1965. Details of the purchase were not disclosed; both companies are privately held.
In 2007, NBC 5 did a story on Luna's company history and its memorable jingle: