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Article: Decorative pillows provide cushion for suppliers to build on.
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- Home Textiles Today
- Article date:
- October 27, 2003
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NEW YORK -- Worth roughly $550 million in retail sales by some estimates, decorative pillows continue to be a lucrative business, made all the more attractive by the facility with which companies may expand them as coordinates to other offerings through imports, particularly from China and India.
"Anyone who has a garage can sell decorative pillows. It's a fairly easy business to get into," said Bud Frankel, president and ceo, New York-based The Arlee Group.
Added Neil Zuber, president, Richmond, VA-baed Ashford Court: "You can be in the step ladder or gifts or home textiles businesses and be able to also have decorative pillows. Your competitors today ...