Home Textiles Today - September 24, 2001

In a bruising year for the American textiles business, with profits and share prices falling through the floor, there was plenty of pain to go around, especially in the executive suite, where more than half of the industry's top managers had their pay cut and two-thirds had their bonus shredded.

• Business Today
• Pier 1 earnings fall 22% in 2Q
• Sears Canada slashes forecast
• Business briefs
• Leaner Crown Crafts cuts losses
• Refund checks help 'fuel' August sales
• Job cuts continue at accelerated pace
• Redbook average feels impact of WTC disaster

• Fabrics Today
• Deco Contract takes step in right direction
• Cone design team set
• Frankfurt focus shifts
• Color splash is subtle at Decosit, TIP

• News
• WPS widens scope of Designer's Guild
• Dekor closes stores; awaits resolution
• WPS develops plan for sales, marketing
• Springs teams with Serta for licensed collection
• Bardwil cooks up kitchen line
• Design Works to build on Royal Sateen brand
• Manhattan location damaged
• Century 21 brings Brooklyn home
• Midwest Textile Association honors Alan Lichtenberg

• Opinion Today
• What now?
• Moving ahead

• People Today
• NRF adjusts forecast for holidays
• HFPA seminar slated for October
• WestPoint creates post for Hoffman
• Dekor's Smith out
• HD shifts to new MD mfg. facility