Home Textiles Today - November 13, 2000

It's an amazing thing that happens when you look ahead—beyond all the turmoil, challenges and problems of the present.In the process of building our Home Textiles Today calendar for 2001, a whole lot of new stuff came into play.Conversations with some of the folks who went to the recent textile show in China brought some new observations into play.

• Business Today
• Analysts forecast Ch. 11 for P'tex
• Customers cautious heading into holidays
• Manufacturers express decline in optimism
• Markdowns spoil May profits

• Feature
• Missoni on a mission
• Retail giants revamp sites for holidays

• News
• Kmart clears the decks
• Sears big on The Great Indoors
• Industry vet joins American Blanket
• Ames to close 32 locations
• CRANSTON'S ROCKEFELLER RETIRES
• Ebisons Harounian to expand lines and space
• Whiting opts not to sell
• Pillowtex sifts the options
• Whiting looks to build on legacy
• Federated 3Q losses stem from Fingerhut
• BOWERS JOINS CHAMBERS FABRICS
• Calvin Klein, Nourison to do rugs
• BB&B adds NY location
• New company seeking licensees for home furnishings
• Fabric suppliers not concerned about recent slowdown in sales growth
• Nov. sales open soft as discounters suffer
• Fabricut broadens S. Harris div.
• Thomaston 1Q hurt by declining sales
• SWATCHES
• Ames' results trigger store closings
• CHF's new system looks to simplify windows, shower

• Opinion Today
• Nighty-night
• Economic erosion

• People Today
• Tap Wong for WB vp spot
• Disney promotes Miller
• Sure Fit revamps its mgmt. staff
• Shipps docks at vp, sales spot at Ecom