Home Textiles Today - June 8, 2009

Color it clear, almost bright, and mix with stylized, simplified renditions of old-time favorites, whether traditional or contemporary in mood. That's the view of many decorative fabrics designers whose work will be featured in lines this week in fabric showrooms here during Showtime.

• Business Today
• May Proves to be Another Challenging Month for Retailers
• May Same-Store Sales Below Target
• Dollar General Posts a Record First Quarter
• Recession Roundtable Anticipates More Retail Rumbles

• News
• Beaulieu, Dunbar-Cullum Partner for Hospitality Carpet Collections
• 7W Plans Special Events For Gift Fair/Home Textiles Week
• Crypton Fabrics Unveils Antimicrobial, Green Technologies
• WestPoint to Produce Izod for Home
• Kravet Signs Fabric License with Calvin Klein
• Retail Briefs
• Williams-Sonoma Sees a Silver Lining
• Classical Elements Adds Two
• Trevira Reorganizing in Insolvency, Seeking New Owner
• Carroll Celebrates Silver Anniversary with Karastan
• Greenbacks a Concern for Eco-Friendly Products
• Outdoor/Indoor Exhibitor Area set for Atlanta Show
• Pending Home Sales Up for Third Consecutive Month
• Target to Debut Limited-Edition Home Fashion with Dror
• NYIGF Plans Mets Ticket Giveaway Contest
• Venus Group Touts Sustainability and Initiatives on New Website
• Segal: Speed and Flexibility Matter
• Peking Handicraft Goes Retro with New Christmas Line by Artist Rhein
• Carpenter Kicks off Sleep Better Campaign
• Gribetz: Communication Key