Home Textiles Today - February 10, 2003

Italian luxury bedding company Signoria di Firenze is the latest manufacturer to open a standalone boutique at ABC Carpet & Home, in the third-floor linen department. In the U.S. for three years, the company hopes to "find new ways of selling," said president Francesco Cappelletti.

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