Home Textiles Today - February 28, 2005

New York — Although the Home Fashions Products Association set up a poll about the timing of New York market weeks for showrooms, the organizer of the New York Home Textiles Show at the Javits Center said its dates are not part of the process. In addition, show organizer George Little Management said its exhibitors support the current market structure.

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