Home Textiles Today - January 1, 2001

HELENA, MT -This small city of almost 30,000 people-Montana's capital-is the ideal spot for The Bon Marché to build its new concept big box store, the first of its kind for Federated Department Stores, as was announced late December."Most stores in Federated have traditionally been enclosed in malls or downtown," said Dan Edelman, chairman.

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• Feature
• Home Textiles Today totes up the Top 5 vendors

• News
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• Costa Blanca bows new fabric program
• WestPoint AL facility hit by tornado
• Burlington House looks to deal shuttered plant
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• Pillowtex employees return to work in NC
• 2000 holiday sales fall short for retailers
• Tom Ward takes his leave
• Hartman added as Haywin vp, design
• Calico Corners, Waverly debut catalog
• Wards calls it quits
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• Opinion Today
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• People Today
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