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Article: Avanti Calls for International Sales Effort.
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- Home Textiles Today
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- February 23, 2009
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By Jennifer Marks
New York- Avanti Linens is leading an effort among a group of U.S. suppliers who are planning to pool their resources to hire sales reps in other major world markets.
"Everybody's in the same boat. The economy has killed a lot of people. We need to find new places to sell," said Arthur Tauber, chairman of Avanti.
Tauber pointed to Europe, South America and England as potential markets for representation.
He began the effort by circulating letters to New York showrooms on Fifth Avenue; now ...