Home Textiles Today - June 10, 2002

It's no surprise that the bath products industry experienced a slight decline in sales volume over the past year, slumping by 3.4 percent to $2.8 billion. Most suppliers agree 2001 proved to be a tough year, "for all home textiles categories," David Record, vp and national sales manager at Calhoun, GA-based Georgia Tufters, told Home Textiles Today.

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