Home Textiles Today - January 14, 2008

At $79 to $99 a pop at retail on average, an indoor/outdoor rug is probably one of the more resilient soft floor coverings out in the marketplace during these otherwise trying economic times — and the time to trade up may be at hand. That might explain the proliferation of these al fresco varieties debuting at the Atlanta International Area Rug Market this week at the Amer...

• Business Today
• A Blow to the Middle

• News
• Area Rug Makers Test Higher Prices
• Wools of New Zealand Upgrades Fiber Branding Strategy
• 7W to Offer Market Amenities
• Atlanta Rug Introductions
• Qual Fab Debuts Custom Program
• GTT Expands its Bedding Brands
• Liz Claiborne to Close Down Sigrid Olsen Brand
• Retail Briefs
• Good Buzz, Thin Crowd at Heimtextil
• Safavieh Doubles Warehouse Space
• HTT Group Welcomes E-consultant Schneck
• Big Lots Makes Executive Moves
• Spectro Bows Blackouts
• 'Cheap Chic' Chief Ulrich to Retire
• U.S. Supplier cmi Marks 30 Years
• The Rug Market Signs Disney Home License
• Suppliers Talk Price Hikes at Heimtextil
• Primary Down Comforter by Cuddledown Wins Award
• Berry Creek Debuts Woolrich Bedding
• Students Flaunt Décor via Working Class Studio

• Opinion Today
• Decorative Fabrics on Upswing as Washington Chintzes Out
• Making A Brand Stand on its Merchandising Merit

• People Today
• Strickland, Wain Refresh Home Fashion Staff at Sears Holdings
• Fabric Jobber Sam Kasmir Recalled
• Duralee Promotes Rothstein
• Welspun USA Hires Walters for Basic Bedding
• Veteran Mftrs Rep Geise is Mourned
• Croscill Adds LaRovere to Team
• Moore to Head Mohawk Floor Mat Business