Home Textiles Today - April 26, 2010

Home textiles exhibitors at the High Point Market here last week reported a significant uptick in retailers' attitudes and some order writing – a marked contrast from the last one or two markets here. In fact. as Mark Ferullo, vp for Rizzy Home put it, “the market turnout was the best attended in four markets.

• Business Today
• Duckwall-Alco Falls Short in 4Q, Fiscal 2010; Looks to Improve With New Values
• Comps Log Another Positive Week
• Tuesday Morning Sales, Comps Gains in Third Quarter
• Mother's Day Sales Should Improve

• News
• Sferra Teams With Fashion Designer Peter Som
• Home Categories Help Push March Sales Beyond Expectations
• International Bath Suppliers Optimistic
• New Ownership for Thief River Linens
• JVS Exports Opens Research Offices at NC State University
• NRF Foundation: Retailers Hopeful For This Year
• Arrow Home to Create Home Line for Telemundo Properties
• JCPenney Home Overhaul Underway
• Rugs Direct Revamps, Relaunches Online Store
• Downlite Wins Macy's Award
• JCP Plans Aggressive Growth
• Belk gets on Board Social Networking
• Regal to Produce Ellen Tracy Home Fashons
• Momeni Expands One-of-a-Kind Collections
• Retail Briefs
• Carpenter Co. Teams With National Sleep Foundation
• Web Sales up in March
• Gardens Inspire Frette's 150th Birthday Collections
• Surtex Seminar to Feature Veteran Licensing Artists
• Suppliers Focus on Sleep-Enhancing Products
• Rizzy Home Promotes Two
• Brentwood Goes Greener

• Opinion Today
• Things are Looking Up
• Here Comes More Business – And More Capacity

• People Today
• Hudson Bay ceo Stepping Down
• Safavieh Hires Moshy as Territory Manager
• Capel Restructures Sales Territories
• Company C President Joins GoodWeave Committee
• Betty White Teams with Carpenter Co.

• The Facts
• Bath Industry Picks up the Pace in 2009