Home Textiles Today - October 29, 2007

Bentonville, Ark. — Wal-Mart may have stumbled last year with its attempt to reach too far up-market in recasting its home department, but execs last week asserted that home is showing improvement — and they announced a pair of ambitious multi-category launches for 2008 that will shake up the assortment.

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• Rising Rupee Trims Welspun Profits

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• MWW Debuts Annabelle's Blossoms
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• Burlington Coat Keeps Loss Level
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• People Today
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• Nishat Mills Taps Yerg for U.S. Business
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• Goldberg Joins Westgate
• People Briefs
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