Home Textiles Today - July 30, 2001

These days area rugs is a business for the have-lots or have-nots. As seen at the Atlanta International Area Rug show earlier this month, area rug manufacturers are positioning their offerings for the two extremes of retail, luxury and mass. The middle ground, vendors say, has lost its footing.

• Business Today
• WPS sales slowdown continues through 2Q
• Exec confidence on the rise
• Burlington sales down 16% in 3Q
• Cotton prices down 29%
• Burlington earnings alert
• Spiegel profits tumble as sales fall
• Stein Mart rebounds with profit in 2Q
• Discounters provide slight sales gain

• Fabrics Today
• Boca Bargoons focuses on fabrics
• Covington Fabrics adds two new vps

• News
• Baltic Linen appoints two to head bed, bath divisions
• Retailers unfazed by bedding bill
• Rug briefs
• Retail briefs
• Sure Fit promotes three
• Bedding makers rally vs. controversial Bill 603
• Crown a company divided
• Wal-Mart, Kmart rein in dot-coms
• Crown's newest business in 'infancy'
• HFPA to honor veteran Tomchin
• Fingerhut promotes execs
• Sphinx reveals Oasis preparations
• Hellenic opens warehouse
• Peking debuts Gracey Knight line
• Waverly adds value to bedding

• Opinion Today
• Getting heated up
• Worth remembering

• Retailing Today
• DMSI catalogs — a chip off the old book

• Special Report
• Retail Report Card
• Retail composite takes a tumble — the details
• Discount heads the class in Retail Report Card