Home Textiles Today - February 3, 2003

Kmart is launching a nationwide advertising campaign intended to roll over customers from its 326 closing stores to units that will remain open — easing the transition and, not incidentally, intended to stave off competitors' incursions. The "Savings Are Here to Stay" campaign began on Sunday, as the process of shuttering the stores gets under way.

• Business Today
• Business briefs
• Home sales continue to build
• Same-stores up slightly in third week
• Durable goods orders flying low
• Feuerstein raising cash to retain Malden Mills
• Short-term outlook extremely cautious

• News
• Brylane DC goes union
• Analysts like the look of new LNT
• Shapely rugs advanced with creative POS help
• Retail briefs
• WPS gets new OTC symbol
• Springs adds luxe; nabs high end tag from P'tex
• Sneak peaks in market mix
• Sears habla Español, ¿y usted?
• Dan River, Seventeen deal expands brand's reach
• WestPoint, Thermosoft exclusive
• Raschel throws challenge high-piles
• Faribault buys Beacon plant; to grow offerings
• Lowe's taps pres., execs
• Retail ad awards set for Chicago
• 'The girly good life finds a home

• Opinion Today
• Fear factor
• Time to talk turkey

• People Today
• Federated among top for women
• Windham Weavers adds to design team
• Mannson new cfo at Eddie Bauer
• Handelman new buyer for Ballard Designs
• WB bolsters biz develop team