Home Textiles Today - February 11, 2002

Table linen, decorative pillow and area and accent rug manufacturer and importer Fashion Industries has hired Carolyn Winderbaum as its new vp, design for table linens. She replaces Westfield Kydd, who left the company recently to pursue other opportunities.Winderbaum is coming back to the fashion industry after a five-year absence.

• Business Today
• Cone Mills records $2.5M 4Q loss
• Business briefs
• Markdowns result in retail sales gain in Jan.
• Redbook: same-store sales slow

• News
• Shaw to acquire Beaulieu plants
• Treadway to lead Kmart's new store ops
• Mini-market offers major discounts
• WestPoint cuts its losses
• Kmart filing costs $11M
• Corber Corp. to acquire Robert Allen Group
• Habidecor adds Prestige
• Retail briefs
• P'tex taps Tommy's 'basic' instincts
• Nautica augments lineup
• Wellman shifts focus from commodity fibers
• Barth & Dreyfuss shifts HQ to Burbank
• Designs on success with home collections
• New textiles show draws interest

• Opinion Today
• Uncharted territory
• Coming to terms

• People Today
• Promotion at Fitzpatrick
• Home Based Creations adds Reading
• Ashford Ct. taps Finch
• Saks appoints Parge to svp, stores for Parisian
• Federated gets bridal svp

• Special Report
• Color Forecast
• Comforting colors come back
• Milou Ket ramps up reds
• Pantone plays on past
• Color Association highlights home hues
• Inter Fashion sees softer shades
• Expofil backs broad blend
• Li Edelkoort goes with graphic
• Design Options bets on brights