Home Textiles Today - July 16, 2001

For the summer area rug market, many manufacturers are introducing more luxurious collections of contemporary designs geared for the catalog, department and specialty stores. The following is a sampling of what buyers can expect at this week's market. 828 INTERNATIONAL Greenville, SC (800) 733-0828 828 will introduce two new power-loomed and hand-knotted patterns titled Vi...

• Business Today
• WPS issues warning
• Manufacturing declines at slower pace in June
• Discounters sales above plan, again
• Department stores show biggest comp-store drop

• News
• Sure Fit debuts new slipcovers
• Holding co. to acquire Clark, Dee
• UF&D gets new DC
• LNT pares forecast, expects more of same
• CMI's Ch. 11 filing dismissed by courts
• Eddie Bauer Home builds on 2000
• Waterford broadens line with W-C Designs parent
• American Silk adds vp, design
• Rug vendors up ante in face of tough market
• Clarification
• Davidson Cot. lays off two
• Pillows in New York BBB wake up Ralph Lauren
• SDH to unveil bedding from Italian wood yarn
• Retail briefs
• Midwest Textile Assn's 12th annual outing slated
• Foamex buys part of GFC
• MicroSuede launched at Showtime
• Showtime made to order for buyers
• Brylane restructures into 3 divisions

• Opinion Today
• Hot & bothered
• Trading places

• People Today
• Home Depot taps first vp, e-business
• Von Walstrom joins Venus Group
• Former Wards dmm moves to Hancock
• American Blanket bolsters sales team
• Mastercraft picks Lentz

• Special Report
• Retailing Giants
• Wal-Mart edges JCP as top textiles seller
• Sam's propels Wal-Mart to top of multidivision list
• Specialty retailers close dept. store gap
• How Top 50 were ranked
• Brylane joins top retail catalogs
• Penney still leads dept. store way
• Retailing Giants: Who's who among the Top 50
• New order for specialty retailers
• Discounters feel economic pinch