Home Textiles Today - April 5, 2004

The latest in a long line of textiles industry casualties, hammered by falling sales and low-cost offshore imports, and slow to meet the challenge of importing goods itself, Dan River Inc. has sought shelter from its creditors, filing for Chapter 11 protection in a U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Newnan, Ga.

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