Home Textiles Today - October 21, 2002

Linens 'n Things is initiating or expanding a series of merchandising and marketing strategies intended to drive sales and profits through the critical fourth quarter and beyond. Changes will be seen in soft windows, regional marketing and a continuing push into specialty foods, in addition to already announced merchandise exclusivities, the company said in a conference call ...

• Business Today
• Soft car, apparel sales bring September down
• Retail sales gain momentum in Oct.
• Strong sales, margins lift LNT earnings
• September sales soft as consumers are cautious

• News
• Tommy hits 'Crest' with new sheets
• Textiles lead rollout in Sears' new program
• Springs houses wide array of brands
• New Spiegel catalog targets bed, bath
• Quaker to cut 4Q spending by $5M
• Federated creates brand new home business plan
• Donna Karan 'layers' in new Spring designs
• Sargent to expand with Mohawk
• Retail Briefs
• For the record
• Martha refines, renames catalog

• Opinion Today
• Thumbs up
• Showing optimism

• People Today
• Ex-Cell hires Donahue
• Arlitex among award winners at show
• Robert Allen Group creates two vp posts
• Evans joins JCPenney
• HFPA to vote on new nominees
• Cuddledown adds Cilley