Home Textiles Today - December 4, 2000

In accessories and lamps, the story was as much the mix of materials as the design statements themselves.Leather appeared to be sweeping across the terrain in lamps, boxes and a host of other accessory items.

• Business Today
• Gottschalks 3Q impacted by Lamonts
• National chains see same-store sales rise
• Consumers providing mixed holiday signals

• News
• Dillards to shift focus to private-label goods
• Increased attendance results in more exhibit space
• An American in Italy breathes fresh air into fabrics
• Dekor marries product, service
• Tabletop broadens reach with line extensions
• Kmart presents Martha Stewart catalog
• Glenoit profits fueled by shift in sales, operations
• Dressing up the home
• Dillards 3Q hurt by markdowns
• Mills cut costs by shutting plants
• Ex-Nautica execs debut baby bedding line
• Early holiday shopping days provide hope
• Home furnishings feature more ornate look at High Point
• And The Early Winners Are....
• Retail sales heat up as weather cools

• Opinion Today
• And the survey says...
• On-target branding

• People Today
• JCP sr. vp, cmo Farley leaves post
• Franco Mfg. fills new global sourcing spot
• Meyer loses St. Aubin as home vp
• Mullins resigns from NMG as chairman, ceo
• Calif. bath supplier picks design director
• B2B Online marketplace receives $21M
• Kmart adds Stokes to HR dept.