Home Textiles Today - January 25, 2010

New York and Las Vegas – Expectations are fairly strong for the New York International Gift Fair, and slightly less so for the World Market Center show in Las Vegas, both of which begin next week. Home textiles exhibitors at both events see a recovery from the mostly negative results of last year's events in both venues — but they are not completely bullish on the outcome.

• Business Today
• Comps Slow in Second Week of January
• Big Lots Updates Sales Expectations For 4Q

• News
• Heimtextil 2010 Found a Better Mood
• Shaw Living, Shaw Floors Marry Rugs and Broadloom in “Modern Classics”
• Scheuer Linens Finds New Consumers in the Internet Age
• My Ideal Pillow to use UF&D fills
• Hollander names Kay LeGrange President of Sales
• New WONZ-Branded Rugs to Debut in Vegas
• Heimtextil Sees Slight Uptick in Visitors
• BigResearch: Consumer Confidence Steady, Fewer Expect Full Recovery
• Springs to Launch von Furstenberg Collection
• Retail Briefs
• Financo Panel Lauds Product, Online Marketing
• Target Transforming Format
• Plow & Hearth Reforest Campaign Exceeds Expectations
• Jo-Ann Stores promotes Smith to president
• Downlite to Debut Good Housekeeping Brand
• Loloi Rugs Wins ARTS award for Rug Manufacturer of the Year
• Blissliving Home Receives ARTS Award at Dallas Show
• Britney Spears Re-ups with Candie's, Kohl's

• Opinion Today
• Time for Some Housekeeping
• The View From Frankfurt