Home Textiles Today - November 4, 2002

Proving the point that "the buck stops here" at the boss' desk, senior execs in the American home textiles industry mostly had their paychecks shredded once again last year. They took responsibility, and felt it where it hurts the most, as sales, profits and stock prices tumbled under intense competition; mounting pressure from imports, brass-knuckle tactics from their retail ...

• Business Today
• Low rates expected to spur growth
• Consumer confidence plummets
• Housing rebounds in September
• Home continues to drive retail gains
• Dan River doubles 3Q profits despite sales slide
• Double-digit sales dip has WPS seeing red

• News
• Claire de la Lune eyes U.S. children
• Retail briefs
• Casalino updates offering of bedding, soft tabletop
• Waverly inks deal to license Oxford for bath
• Custom Comfort ties in solid-color sheets, prints
• DuPont Textiles joins with Outlast on PCMs
• BedWear suits NY market just fine
• Parkhurst covers U.S. with home, baby lineup
• Couristan taps Bentley
• Sunham hopes STAR shines in bath
• Frette gets jump on '03 with intros
• Every dog has its day at ABC
• Target outlook okay say industry analysts
• Burlington Rugs shifts HQ; plans future IPO
• Christofle refines focus, while Dior expands bed, bath mix

• Opinion Today
• Credit problems
• International issues

• Special Report
• Executive Compensation Report: Retailers
• Retail chiefs still well compensated
• Vendors' Hits and Misses
• Vendors list finds, flops