Home Textiles Today - March 18, 2002

Luxury linens manufacturer and retailer Peacock Alley has purchased certain assets of King Cotton, a high-end bath supplier that specializes in importing European goods, effective April 1.In addition, Dale Cooper, president of King Cotton, also based here, will join the staff of Peacock Alley as vp of the bath division, a new position.

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• Feizy updates NC facility
• Lichtenberg hires JCP account exec
• Hard window sales cover $3.9B of biz
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