Home Textiles Today - October 1, 2007

In opening its 40th store last week, Bloomingdale's took a radically different approach to home, merging individual home departments into lifestyle statements and incorporating only the best of the best in merchandise. The new store here, at 182,458 square feet, is dramatically smaller than a typical branch unit, which typically ranges from 230,000 square feet to 250,00...

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