Home Textiles Today - May 27, 2002

Designer alliances and dazzling ad campaigns are one part of the story. So are reverse auctions, the in-house AMC sourcing arm and a bare-knuckled determination to hold pricing in check. And without the latter set of assets, it would be challenging for the Target Stores division of Target Corp.

• Business Today
• Same-store sales still below plan
• ShopKo posts small profit
• Jo-Ann rebounds with 1Q profit
• Hancock same-stores up, debt down
• Slow sales lead to 1Q loss for Saks
• Target: profitable and confident

• Fabrics Today
• Swatches
• P/Kaufmann taps Wilsker
• Silberman party draws crowd
• Fabric makers get feel for texture of Proposte

• News
• Kohl's eyes established brands for home
• Amer. Pacific names vp
• Even Wal-Mart watches economic climate closely
• Young consumers tell it 'straight'
• May to court younger, casual consumer
• Price doesn't count for everything in retail
• Melrose covers more product
• Importance of gaining global appeal
• Brentwood readies new facility
• Finding out what consumers want
• Hollander promotes O'Keefe to vp
• Natco grows HQ with new building
• Kmart finds bankruptcy an expensive prospect
• Home leading the way so far
• Retail briefs
• WPS adds two to bath team
• ICFF 'details' soft fabrics with color
• Mohawk, Capel renew AmericasMart deals
• Federated finds buyer for Fingerhut
• Federated, Hudson's Bay agree on brand deal
• Harlem revitalization brings IFDA award

• Opinion Today
• Brand new dilemma
• 'Yarning' for more

• Special Report
• Discounter fuels corp. growth