Home Textiles Today - August 26, 2002

After concentrating solely on soft window treatments since its inception, S. Lichtenberg and Co. is now preparing to branch out into shower curtains. A product launch is slated for October during the New York Home Textiles Market, Carl Goldstein, svp, told Home Textiles Today. The company first tested the shower curtain category in April with about 24 free-standing fabric sh...

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