Home Textiles Today - September 1, 2003

NEW YORK—Still riding high despite a modest uptick in interest rates, the broad U.S. housing market remained relatively strong during July as sales of existing homes rose to a record high and housing starts climbed to their highest level in 17 years. The only blip in the monthly picture was the highly volatile measure of new home sales — subject to frequent wide swings — whic...

• Business Today
• Dan River outlook lowered
• Jo-Ann takes slight loss in Q2
• Hope in the future
• Same-stores continue ascent
• Pushing Depot, Lowe's grows quickly in Q2
• Gottschalks gets back into the black
• Durables improve
• Hancock profits up double digits

• News
• Issues decided, will P'tex bidders line up?
• Kmart finds less is more in 2nd Qtr
• Decosit finds field of dreams
• Gordon to head nat'l accounts at Shaw
• Woolrich, OWA team up
• For the record
• Keeco sees reward for rebuilding
• Muscalino rises for Dan River challenge
• Linn launches own firm
• Sears wants a better Great Indoors
• Retail Briefs
• Retail briefs

• Opinion Today
• The 'Great' debate
• Spain when it sizzles

• Special Report
• Decosit/TIP
• Fabric suppliers see uptick in Europe