Home Textiles Today - September 7, 2009

Home textiles suppliers are looking at the market at the World Market Center here mid-month with a mix of hope and apprehension. Buyer attendance has been inconsistent at other trade shows in recent months, and several exhibitors believe that the conflict in dates with the New York Home Fashions Market and the High Point (N.

• Business Today
• TJX Reports Record Q2, Momentum in Home
• Sears Delivers 2Q Loss
• B.J.'s Raises its Outlook, Domestics Still Dragging
• Tuesday Morning Narrows 4Q Loss, Posts FY Loss
• ShopNBC Narrows Loss in Q2
• Target Still Looking for Movement in Home
• Big Lots Enhancing Home in Second Half
• Stein Mart Swings to Second-Quarter Profit
• Bon-Ton Reports Loss, Boosts Guidance
• Cost Plus: Textiles "Extremely" Strong in First Half
• August Not so Hot for Most Retailers

• News
• Exhibitors Pleased with Gift Fair
• Venus Expands 'VisaEndurance'
• Phoenix Home Hires Spencer, Moves Showroom
• Capstone Buying Majority Stake in Showplace Properties
• NYC Licensing Show Debut Delayed
• Business Loan Workshop Set for Vegas
• Hospitality Show to Coincide with February Vegas Market
• Jo-Ann Stores Celebrates 66 Years
• FTC Cracking Down on Bamboo Claims
• Natura Acquires NexGel
• Retail Briefs
• Jo-Ann Stores Narrows 2Q Loss, Rising FY Outlook
• Trident, Southern Living Align for Terry Collection
• Springs Searches the Upmarket at Home
• Smaller Attendance Predicted for Mood
• Bloomingdale's Makes a Statement
• Consumer Confidence Rebounds Modestly in August
• IFDA Breakfast to Focus on IP
• 230 Announces New, Expanded Textiles Showrooms
• High Point Readies Soft Goods Pavilion
• David Sides Retires From Hollander

• Opinion Today
• Smoke and Mirrors
• Tiny Steps Toward Recovery

• People Today
• Williams-Sonoma to Shift Responsibilities Following Group President's Exit
• New York Home Textiles Market Week Announces Best New Product Winners
• Flur Promoted to Chief Merchant at Family Dollar
• Beaulieu Canada Hires Coveney, Earns Ecologo for Carpet Tile Products
• Kohl's Montgomery Retires, Mansell Named chairman