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Article: The lure of lace in shower curtains.
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- HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
- Article date:
- July 10, 1995
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NEW YORK - The romantic looks which have been hot in bedding and window treatments are spilling over into bath. Manufacturers and retailers are reporting a surge in the sale of lace shower curtains.
Meanwhile, sources of supply, which several years ago shifted from domestic cut-and-sew houses to verticals such as Hoffman Lace and importers such as S. Lichtenberg, remain the same.
Hoffman Lace is one of the most oft-mentioned purveyors of lace shower curtains. "We're a fully vertical operation," said John Goullet, merchandiser. "So our lace shower cur&m are the backbone of our business. If we're going to have have a good-selling shower curtain, it's going to be ...