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Article: The great cover-up: outdoor fabric suppliers offer limitless options for casual furniture makers.(The Great Outdoors)
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- August 14, 1995
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The sun is shining brightly on fiber and fabric suppliers in the casual furniture industry. Recent innovations in treatment, construction, performance and exterior design are paving the way to further growth for the $1 billion casual furniture industry. Casual furniture consumed approximately 60 million yards of fabric last year, accounting for approximately $75 million in sales.
The growth is expected to increase further. According to industry estimates, the outdoor fabric category is expected to grow about 8 percent a year compared to an overall projected growth of 2 percent for fabrics in general.
Some executives say the future looks promising because a ...