Home Textiles Today back issues from October 2001:
Market moves on without Javits.(New York Home Textiles Market show)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- The New York Home Textiles Market will take place this year without the adjunct textiles show at the Jacob Javits Center here. HTT phone calls to several major retailers determined that most still plan to attend, with at least seven of the top 10 home textiles ...
Suppliers look to offer clearer color picture.(textile companies increase thread counts and color quality)(Industry Overview)
Oct 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- Every market brings changes, and this October looks to be no different. Many of the major mills elected to ramp up the thread counts on their sheeting again, hoping to provide more differentiation between upper and middle tier brands. And in the never-ending quest to ...
Bed Bath drives 2Q profits up.(Bed, Bath and Beyond Inc.)(Brief Article)(Company Profile)(Statistical Data Included)
Oct 01, 2001; ... UNION, NJ -- Still acting as a magnet to consumers eager to buy, superstore retailer Bed Bath & Beyond drove second-quarter profits up an impressive 23.8 percent, to $54.0 million from $43.6 million a year ago. Though sales and earnings gains at rivals have now begun to slow, ...
Pillowtex invests in key brand revival.(Pillowtex Corp. revitalizes brands)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001; ... KANNAPOLIS, NC -- After almost a year in Chapter 11, Pillowtex Corporation may soon be ready to emerge with a new image and with many of its key brands undergoing a much-needed revitalization. The hiring of Gretchen Dale less than two months ago was apparently the first step in ...
Bardwil gains Lenox license.(Bardwil Linens)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- Bardwil Linens has added Lenox to its stable of table linen licenses, which includes Fieldcrest, Royal Velvet and Charisma. The new line will debut next year, with a special room in the company's showroom here being set up to display the product. "The addition of ...
Universal Home opens NY showroom.(Universal Home Fashions)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... * Newcomer debuts remodeled Fifth Ave. locale NEW YORK -- Bath ensemble manufacturer and importer Universal Home Fashions -- a newcomer to the New York Home Textiles Market -- has opened its doors with a newly remodeled 3,500-square-foot showroom at 261 Fifth Ave., suite 410. ...
Carpenter boosts quilting capacity.(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... RICHMOND, VA -- Carpenter Co. has increased the company's quilting capacity significantly, with the addition of new equipment. The company, based here, known for its foam-based product line, said new high-speed quilters had increased quilting capacity by 67 percent. Quilting for ...
JCP to open new format store.(J.C. Penney Company Inc.)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... JCPenney has announced that it will open a new store in southeast Florida that will have wider aisles, improved lighting and larger signage, as well as more focus on its dominant assortments in key areas, including towels and window treatments. Other ...
Kmart strengthens operational focus.(appointments)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... Kmart's thrust to bring its systems up to "world class" has brought yet another former Wal-Mart exec into the fold and spurred two additional promotions. The retailer has hired David Montoya as executive vp, store operations. Montoya's background includes 20 years of domestic ...
Hanover cuts top execs.(Hanover Direct's Jeff Potts and The Company Store's Anita Iodice company positions eliminated)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... WEEHAWKEN, NJ -- The positions of Jeff Potts, president of home brands at Hanover Direct, and Anita Iodice, president of Hanover's The Company Store, have been eliminated, according to the company. This was part of the company's realignment plan, announced earlier this year. As ...
Williams jumps to Springs.(Dale Williams joins Springs Industries)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... FORT MILL, SC -- Springs Industries last week announced that Dale Williams will be joining the company. Williams has been named senior vp, global sourcing and international marketing, effective immediately. He succeeds Ben Watkins, who is now leading a special project team ...
For the record.(Correction Notice)
Oct 01, 2001 ... The retail price points for WestPoint Stevens' Designer's Guild sheeting were incorrect in last week's issue. The correct ...
New Beacon sales, mktg. takes on familiar look.(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... SWANNANOA, NC -- Only weeks after a management-led buyout of the century-old Beacon Blankets operation from Pillowtex Corp., the venerable blanket and throw producer has put into place an entirely new sales, marketing and product development team made up of former Beacon and industry ...
The Global Village.
Oct 01, 2001 ... Global sourcing requires a special set of silks. Cross-cultural communication, precision logistics and an ability to resolve crises half a world away being not the least among them. Recent events have demonstrated the potential impact that global politics can have upon the ...
Asia.(textile exports to the US)(Statistical Data Included)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Asia takes lead role in exporting Although the U.S. base of home textiles manufacturers has slowly expanded, one area of the world has slowly risen to the top and has become the most dominant supplier of home textiles products to the United States -- Asia. ...
The Americas.(home textiles industry)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Americas discover opportunity For U.S. importers of home textiles, Latin America is for the most part unchartered territory. Cultural and economic conflicts are mostly to blame, according to the U.S. Department of Commerce, Office of Textile and Apparel (OTEXA). ...
Europe.
Oct 01, 2001; ... Europeans turn to the new world With the maturation of exporting within Europe, many countries there see the United States as the land of opportunity. Backed by centuries of experience, Europeans find the young U.S. market ripe for picking, and though exports to the ...
Middle East.(textile imports and exports)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Middle East carves U.S. niche Despite the political tensions that have wracked Middle Eastern nations for well more than a decade, the region in general, and Israel in particular, continues to be a small, but growing, supplier of imported home fashions textiles and products to ...
WestPoint Stevens.
Oct 01, 2001 ... LEVERAGES BRANDS ENHANCED BASIC BEDDING DIVISION OFFERS ONE-STOP SHOPPING, BROAD ASSORTMENT AND HIGH-PROFILE LABELS TO SUIT THE NEEDS OF DIVERS CUSTOMER BASE NEW YORK - Leading consumer products marketing company WestPoint Stevens is putting together a total package ...
Berkshire Blanket EXUDES ENERGY.(company information and strategy)
Oct 01, 2001 ... EIGHT-YEAR-OLD HOME TEXTILES SUPPLIER GENERATES EXCITEMENT IN BLANKETS AND THROWS WITH INNOVATIVE NEW PRODUCT IDEAS AND CONSUMER MARKETING PROGRAMS WARE, Mass.--The Berkshire Blanket headquarters here fairly crackle with electricity--and it's not the static kind. No, ...
New Marketing Firms OFFER CHOICES.
Oct 01, 2001 ... SISTER COMPANIES UNITED WEAVERS OF AMERICA AND AMERICAN BLANKET CORP. PRESENT A BROAD SELECTION OF UPSCALE, FASHION-FORWARD PRODUCTS DALTON, Ga.--U.S. retailers searching for high-quality fashion decor now have new options: United Weavers of America, a five-year-old rug ...
Filling the void.(after terrorist attacks)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Writing in the issue following the collapse of the World Trade Towers, The New Yorker's architectural critic ruminated over the structures' symbolic hold on the American psyche--particularly the grip they've had since their demise. "The void," he noted, "has more weight than the ...
As the world turns.(World Trade Center attack and world textile industry)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Sometimes events and trends have an uncanny way of becoming eerie coincidences. America's home textiles industry's several-year preoccupation with off-shore sourcing and HTT's first major overview of this phenomenon in this issue comes almost simultaneously with the aftermath ...
Burlington sees widening 1Q deficit.(Burlington Coat Factory)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Oct 01, 2001; ... Loss tied to expansion of store base BURLINGTON, NJ -- With costs climbing steeply higher as it builds out its store base, off-price retailer Burlington Coat Factory, parent of Luxury Linens, recorded a substantially widened first-quarter loss of $20.6 million, compared with a ...
Redbook shows retail rebound.(Redbook Retail Sales Average)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Oct 01, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- Recovering from a drop in sales -- particularly at department stores -- during the week following the terrorist attack on New York's World Trade Center, the nation's big retailers climbed back on track during the third week of September, reporting business more or less as ...
Wall Street analysts take stock in Bed Bath.(strong sales and profits)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... UNION, NJ -- Cheered by a big gain in second-quarter profits and continued strong sales at superstore retailer Bed Bath & Beyond, Wall Street analysts upgraded the retailer's stock last week, and eager investors pushed the share price sharply higher. Four Wall Street houses ...
Wal-Mart receives `buy' rating from J.P. Morgan.(stock)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... BENTONVILLE, AR -- Wal-Mart Mart, the world's largest retailer, got a lift last week when Wall Street powerhouse J.P. Morgan Chase raised its rating on the company's stock to "buy" from an earlier "long-term buy." Retail analyst Shari Eberts commented, "Valuation stock looks ...
Sears rating improved.(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL -- Wall Street brokerage Credit Suisse First Boston has raised its rating on Sears, Roebuck and Co., based on a substantially improved outlook for the big retailer. Analyst Michael Exstein raised the company's rating to a "buy" from a previous "hold" and set ...
Consumer confidence reaches 11-year low.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Oct 01, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- Consumer confidence crumbled last month -- hit first by mounting job woes, and then finished off by a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center -- sinking to its lowest level in 11 years, The Conference Board reported. Already anxious consumers, worried about a ...
Robust home sales expected to slow.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
Oct 01, 2001 ... WASHINGTON -- Sales of existing home sales -- by far the largest component of the American housing outlook--continued strong in August, setting a new record, but are expected to slow down in months ahead as consumers take a breather, the National Association of Realtors (NAR) reported. ...
WALL STREET WATCH.(stocks)(Brief Article)(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
Oct 01, 2001 ... WALL STREET WATCH Summary for the week ended September 27, 2001 <Pre> HTT STOCK INDEX(*) Close: 1550.33 Change: 20.00% DOW JONES INDUSTRIALS Close: 8681.42 Change: 3.64% S&P 500 Close: 1018.61 Change: 3.46% NASDAQ INDUSTRIAL ...
Tweel inks licensing deal.(Tweel Home Fashions)(Brief Article)
Oct 01, 2001 ... HARRISON, NJ -- Table linen, kitchen textile and decorative pillow manufacturer and importer Tweel Home Fashions, based here, recently signed a licensing deal with sister companies Spode and Royal Worcester to produce lines of upscale table linens and kitchen textiles for each property. ...
Vendors up ante in bedding.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- The push for luxury shows no signs of stopping. For this year's fall market, manufacturers once again have turned to making their bedding ensembles more luxurious in look or feel, and their towels softer and more absorbent. Many manufacturers are also ...
Decosit adds intensity.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... BRUSSELS, BELGIUM -- Last month's Decosit highlighted several trends, including intense colors, larger than life scale for patterns and silk as the new favorite fabric. As has been the case at most of the home furnishings and apparel shows this year, the energy level was ...
Maison has hot colors.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... PARIS -- Lavish embellishments. Hot colors stepped down from the year earlier citrus brights. Along with novelties, taffetas and tie dyes in fabrics, these were the major home textiles statements at the September edition of Maison & Objet here. Whether used for decorative ...
New WPS programs bolster 3Q earnings.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... WEST POINT, GA -- Making an unexpectedly strong showing in a continued weak environment for home fashions producers, textiles giant WestPoint Stevens said its third-quarter sales jumped up by 5 percent as it continues to roll out new programs, and profits before one-time charges will meet ...
Springs weaves quilts into the mix.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... FORT MILL, SC -- Capitalizing on the industry's hottest new trend and adopting a more aggressive approach to fall market, Springs Industries unveiled a comprehensive line of quilts designed with several lifestyles and styles of decor. Several quilts will also have coordinating ...
Spectrum launches design collection.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- For Abby Gilmore, ceo of Covington Industries, the newly launched Spectrum Designer Gallery headed by Hoyne is the fruition of a long-time goal. "We've bee looking for a long time for a handle to market to the upper end [of the fabric business], and Marjorie had ...
Saks makes commitment to home.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- What was once the children's department as Saks Fifth Avenue's flagship store in Manhattan has been transformed into the newly renovated home department. "Home was previously tucked away" in a space of about 1,500 square feet, said Wayne Meichner, executive vp, ...
Wal-Mart plans expansion.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... Wal-Mart Stores said it plans to open 50 new discount stores and 180-185 new supercenters next year, increasing its plans for super store openings due to strong financial results for the format. The company also said it will open 50 to 55 Sam's Club warehouse clubs in the United States and ...
Kmart promotes executives.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... Kmart has announced the promotion of Barbara Firment to vp, advertising and in-store event marketing, and Rick Noechel, to vp, controller. Firment will report to Doug Meissner, senior vp, sales and marketing, and will oversee the weekly circular, newspaper ...
Lands' End announces changes in financial management.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... Lands' End has announced the Terry Janes, treasurer, has been named director of finance and administration, a new position for the company's corporate sales division. A nine-year Lands' End employee, Janes ...
For the record.(Correction Notice)
Oct 08, 2001 ... In the International Report section of the Oct. 1 issue, the ceo of American Pacific was misindentified as ...
Pier 1 eyes further expansion.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... \NEW YORK -- With 846 stores in the United States and Canada and six DCs nationwide, Pier 1 Imports believes that it can swell its stores base to 1,200 to 1,400 locations eventually, said Cary Turner, senior vp and cfo, at the Robertson Stephens conference here. The retailer is ...
Williams-Sonoma shows diversity.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- Williams-Sonoma has concentrated on growth in all of its channels, as shoppers use many means to purchase items. "We can't look at any channel in isolation," Patrick Connolly, director and executive vp, chief marketing officer, told analysts at the Robertson Stephens ...
Kohl's cashes in on moderate tier.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- Kohl's remains a bright spot in the cloudy retail landscape. Patricia Johnson, who was recently promoted to evp and cfo, said Kohl's is committed to drive top line and bottom line growth. "Taking market share is what Kohl's is all about," she said. Over ...
Restoration ups textiles.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- Restoration Hardware is undergoing its own restoration, and a new strategy has already been implemented, Gary Friedman, ceo, told analyst at the Robertson Stephens conference held at The Pierre Hotel last week. It will become a more focused retailer, he added, with expanded ...
Ashford Ct. donates new dec pillow profits.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- Decorative pillow, throw, table linen and bedding manufacturer and importer Ashford Court, based here, is donating to the American Red Cross a portion of the profits it generates from a new line of patriotically designed decorative pillows and place mats it is making at its ...
Riverdale to create patriotic dec pillows.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... MONTGOMERY, AL -- Domestic manufacturer of decorative pillows Riverdale Decorative Products, based here, is in the process of creating a new line of pillows featuring patriotic designs. But more importantly, a portion of all profits from the collection will be donated to a series of ...
PLAYERS Scorecard.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... * Appointments and personnel changes since spring market (as of Oct. 2) Date following the entry indicates the issue of HTT that the story appeared in. <Pre> ADAMS, MIJ named vp, design, Charisma, Pillowtex, 6/18 ADAMS, SHARLENE named U.S. sales ...
Oriental Weavers' rugs make TV debut.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... DALTON, GA -- Area rugs by Oriental Weavers of America will soon be making cameo appearances on new October episodes and segments of the popular "The Christopher Lowell Show," which airs daily on cable television's Discovery Channel. Last December, Oriental Weavers and "The ...
Windham Weavers gains Pfaltzgraff license for rugs.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- Accent, scatter and area rug and table linen importer Windham Weavers, based here, recently forged a licensing partnership with renowned dinnerware manufacturer Pfaltzgraff to create a collection of rugs. The product launch will take place during the New York Home ...
Lillian Vernon celebrates 50 years.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... RYE, NY -- In 1951, using her kitchen table as an office and $2,000 of her wedding gift money, a pregnant housewife offered personalized purses and belts through an ad in the September issue of Seventeen magazine. Thirty-two thousand dollars of orders resulted, and the Lillian ...
Sue Fisher King expands to showcase more categories.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... * New location to focus on sheets, top of bed SAN FRANCISCO -- Sue Fisher King, the luxury home retailer based here and named after its owner, will be expanding its store in the Presidio Heights neighborhood, moving its bed linens to an adjacent location. "It's a ...
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... Over the past weeks since the horrific events of Sept. 11, I have been, like all of us, transfixed by the fallout and the subsequent actions of proud Americans everywhere. We have given: blood to the Red Cross, money to the Red Cross, money to the fabulous firefighters and other ...
Brentwood acquires MI space for facility.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... CARSON, CA -- Decorative pillow, throw and window treatment manufacturer and importer Brentwood Originals, based here, recently acquired a 45-acre property in Village of Memphis, Mississippi, where the company plans to build a 400,000-square-foot manufacturing and distributing facility. ...
Pacific Coast moves to bigger space.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... SEATTLE -- Citing a decade of solid growth and a steadily increasing market share, not to mention a larger product offering, Pacific Coast Feather Co. has moved its showroom to a bigger space. After a decade of doing business and showcasing its wares from its showroom on West ...
Park B. Smith to market jute rugs.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... NEW YORK -- Multi-category home textile importer Park B. Smith, based here, is preparing to introduce for the first time 100 percent jute-made rugs -- ranging from accent to area rug sizes -- during the New York Home Textiles market. "We worked with jute several years ago, but ...
Growth of cotton chronicled in book.(Cotton's Renaissance: A Study in Market Innovation)(Brief Article)(Review)
Oct 08, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- "Cotton's Renaissance: A Study in Market Innovation," a new book from Timothy Jacobsen and George David Smith, tells the story of how U.S. cotton growers struggled to grow, compete, and survive for more than two centuries through a series of challenges to their markets. ...
Lessons learned.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... There are some suggesting that consumers are about to hunker down into a period of intense nesting. The combination of a recessionary environment and a post-terrorism focus on the family, the theory goes, could ultimately work to the benefit of those who make goods for the home. ...
Dare to be different.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001; ... As the home textiles industry gears up for this weekend's fall market event under circumstances that never before existed, it is clear that those coming to New York understand that if they are to continue to grow and prosper in their businesses, they must seek out and find the newest and ...
Delia appoints Goldspiel sr. vp, gmm.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- Teenage girl retailer Delia's has announced the appointment of Ira Goldspiel to the position of senior vp and gmm of Delia's Retail, reporting to Andrea Weiss, president. With 18 years of retail experience, Goldspiel was most recently senior vp, merchandising and ...
DKNY get design dir.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- Donna Karan Home has named Suzanne Morse to the position of design director for DKNY Life. In her new position, Morse will oversee design direction and development for the DKNY Life home furnishings collections. "Under Suzanne's design direction, the DKNY Life ...
Mohawk Home shifts key sales management team.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... SUGAR VALLEY, GA -- Mohawk Home, based here, recently announced several key sales management changes aimed at providing better market coverage and improved service to its retail partners. Craig Trimble has been promoted to general manager of Mohawk's Goodwin Weavers division, ...
Sure Fit adds four to accounting, retail staff.(Brief Article)
Oct 08, 2001 ... NEW YORK -- Sure Fit Inc. has beefed up both its accounting department and retail support staff with the hiring of four new employees. Melissa Bartosek and Heather Nguyen have both joined the slipcover manufacturer's Allentown, PA, office. Bartosek has been hired as ...