Home Textiles Today - December 15, 2008

Even in a retail season like this one, Home Textiles Today found some suppliers waxing bullish about key products they identified as potential winners for the holidays. Others offered more philosophical commentary. Anchor Home Products Frank Petronzio, president This has been an interesting fall selling season.

• Business Today
• Retailers Wait for Holiday Demand
• Gottschalks Sharpens Promotions as Losses Mount
• New e-TV Show: 'Trendease DesignVision'
• Barington Again Presses Dillard's
• Feizy Rugs Upgrades Website, Unveils Latest Catalog

• News
• Amici Opens Dubai Rug Showroom
• O Ecotextiles Selected by Tavano
• Factory Evaluator Panjiva Readies Home Rankings
• Green World Rugs to Augment Line in Atlanta
• OW Pads Go Outdoors, Organic
• Texprocil Lauds India Economic Measures
• Printsource NY to Feature Trendcasting Future Café
• Bombay Name to Live on in Otto Deal
• Macy's 'Find It' at 200,000 Hits a Day
• Frette Basks in Mediterranean Themes
• Cuddledown Debuts Organic Bedding
• Next HTT due January 12
• Retail Briefs
• Balta Designs New Rugs for Domotex
• Beaulieu Canada Exceeds CRI Green Label Plus
• C&F Readies Vegas Showroom
• LetterTo The Editor
• Contract Trade a Key at Heimtextil
• Goldberg, Hollingsworth Leave ABC
• Textillery Expands Bamboo, Sunbrella Lines
• Kohl's in Mudd Exclusive Deal with Iconix
• Sleep Innovations to Emerge from Ch. 11
• Suppliers Deflect Showtime Rent Uptick
• Bloomie's Dubai Fete in New York
• Orian Rugs Wins Labor, Production Honors
• Shaw to Contract Out Calhoun Plant
• FIT/HFPA to Honor Cole, Kahn Family
• Valley Forge Fabrics a Sage Finalist
• AG Textiles Signs with Home Source
• Brumlow Home Trumpets Tufted Rugs
• Nautica Promotes in Resort Villa
• Pantone Picks Color of 2009
• Mayor Anoints "Home Textiles Market Weeks"
• In Waning Days, LNT Shows a Profit
• Surya to Debut Smithsonian Collection

• Opinion Today
• Courtesy Counts
• Brands Going Bland

• People Today
• Peking Teams with Horner in Kitchen Textiles
• Textile Research Grants for Students
• Nourison Hires Jeff Gonzalez
• Designer Walker to Bow Cuddlebugs Crib Bedding
• Fux Foundation, Celebs Fete Hospital Kids
• Kingsbury Named Top Executive at BCF
• Leonard Joins Swavelle/Mill Creek
• Manual Woodworkers Bows Earth Echoes