Home Textiles Today - April 16, 2001

NEW YORK — Eximpo Inc. is a jack-of-all-trades newcomer to the New York Home Textiles Show. Based in Plano, TX, with plants in Pakistan, the company is trying to broaden from an established base that serves mostly mail-order companies. President Behzad Sarhady said his company's presence at the show is aimed at getting his products into the mid-tier level retailers.

• Business Today
• Business briefs
• Retail sales remain off-target
• March ends like lion with same-store drops
• Burlington 3Q profits up 3.9%

• Buyers Choice Awards
• Better bedding catches retail buyers' eyes
• Bath shop
• New players add to new bath looks
• Decorative pillows
• Animal motifs continue to draw buyer praise
• Window coverings
• Buyers find innovation to generate sales gains

• International Textiles
• Spain suppliers lay groundwork in U.S.
• Taiwan taps into U.S. market
• China makes debut at NY Textiles Show
• Brazil makes impression on U.S.

• News
• New JCP reps for Richloom:
• Jo-Ann opens new DC
• Bloomies joins Web, catalog
• Moves raise questions
• Designer Dikomeit calls it quits after four decades
• Crystal Creations freshens up the bathroom
• Retail briefs
• Ginsey covers it all, including kitchen sink
• Macy's West kicks off Karan Home
• Cohen new design chief at Ex-Cell
• Veteran Dale in; Meek out
• Lacey Mills extends rug collection
• DuPont debuts SureSleep brand
• Kaufman promoted at Linens 'N Things
• Mohawk intensifies scatter rug efforts
• Clarification
• Ashford Court sees growth spurt
• Guilford pads mix with pillows
• Newcomer
• Soul Sister to launch dec pillows
• VTX targets U.S. with its high-end mix
• DreamKeepers ends design nightmares for kids
• Woven Accents imports 'handy' new collection of area rugs
• Spring Street unveils bath accessories line

• Opinion Today
• Brighter prospects ahead
• Random notes

• People Today
• Golden promoted to licensing vp at WPS
• Bess exec gets equity
• 99¢ Only names vp, distribution
• Warner Bros. promotes Sollitto
• New director named at Hilasal Mills
• Stern's exec to Avanti
• Newport hires new sales reps