Home Textiles Today - October 7, 2002

Date following the entry indicates the issue of HTT that the entry appeared in. Albert, Herman "Hy" dead at 79, Spectrum Fabrics, 6/24/02. Angelites, Christiana named manager, licensed product design, Waverly Lifestyle Group, F. Schumacher & Co., 8/26/02. Arthur, Cornelia named import assistant, Elrene Home Fashions, 7/22/02.

• Business Today
• Cotton prices continue to climb
• Economists see economic growth
• Manufacturing slows for first time in 8 mos.
• Business briefs
• Retail sales slip during September

• Fabrics Today
• Spanish furniture fair offers fresh, perky colors
• Swatches
• McCallum inks deal for Mexican mill

• News
• Arrow Home goes in new direction
• Glenoit ready for life after Ch. 11
• Orian Rugs 'sizes' up scatter rug market
• Hedaya Home completes quilt sets
• West Coast port lockout leaves suppliers dry
• Regency gains new print stylist
• Cecil Saydah refines dec pillow approach
• Peking Handicraft moves into top-of-bed
• Hanover's Harriss back in old post
• Anna's Linens to utilize new cash for expansion
• Retail briefs
• Designer licenses added
• Divatex ups thread count to 1,000
• Classic Linens gives new start to 3 execs
• Hellenic expands its throw line
• Nourison expands washable wovens
• International growth could come from Asia
• Sam's Club looks to improve execution
• Down Lite adds quilts to lineup
• Glenoit beefs up mgmt.
• CHF gains design dir.
• Sleep Innovations eyes $100M in '05
• For the record
• Springs to bolster its design dept.

• Opinion Today
• Time in a bottle
• Fit to be tried

• Quarterly Results
• Family Dollar tops $1B in 4Q sales

• Special Report
• Big Preview
• Suppliers keep focus on value, fashion
• The New York Home Textiles Show
• Int'l visitors gear up for fall NY show