Home Textiles Today - March 29, 2004

AT THE NEW YORK MARKET — Further deepening its floor coverings with the launch of its first line of floor mats, as well as expanded bath rug collections, Shaw Living continues to expand its offerings that service mass merchant and home center retailers. "If you look at the last five years, there have been somewhere between 3,500 to 4,000 locations added within those retail channels," sai...

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