Home Textiles Today - December 18, 2000

IRVINE, CA -Allen Josephson has joined House2Home as merchandising vice president, reporting to Henry Ragin, vice president, director of merchandising.Josephson will be responsible for domestics, housewares, tabletop, decorative accessories, candles, framed art, mirrors and frames.

• Feature
• Waverly honored at 2000 Tommy awards

• News
• Shaw to debut new rug collections
• Macys.com to provide audio help
• Bath rugs makers add versatility
• Dan River, Tonka construct partnership
• Cone Mills to close Raytex facility
• Bed Bath 3Q profits up from '99
• Chair pads provide boost to bottom-line dollars
• Bon Marché unveils new concept store
• General stores see sluggish holiday sales
• New Kohl's ad campaign builds on 'More Like It' theme
• Holiday sales come up short in Week 2
• Maytex Mills moves at 261
• Hunter Douglas leads online initiative
• Fontenot named WestPoint president, coo
• Shaw plans vote on takeover bid
• DuPont steps up marketing of Teflon
• New chief at Spiegel Catalog
• Heimtextil Preview
• Heimtextil increases global presence
• Cotton Council, Cotton Inc. to join forces in Heimtextil

• Opinion Today
• In with the new
• Out with the old...

• People Today
• Hartman added as Haywin vp, design
• Ralph Lauren names nat'l. sales manager
• WB picks general mgr. for Latin American office
• Martha adds Martinez to board
• Richard O'Hearn dead at 90
• Kmart names Blunck chief tech. officer
• AmericasMart.com adds Napp Deady
• BlueLight.com shifts Internet access provider