Home Textiles Today - October 25, 2010

NEW YORK - Home furnishings will have a new showcase as Lord & Taylor re-enters the business this week with a 21,000-square-foot presentation on the ninth floor of its flagship unit here on Fifth Avenue.

• Business Today
• WSL: Social Networking Impacts Shopping
• Pace of M-commerce Marches Ahead
• Comp Pace Picks Up
• Bigresearch: Consumers Focused on Needs, not Wants this Holiday
• NRF: Shoppers Plan to Slightly up Holiday Spending

• News
• Suppliers Sound Off on 2010 Holiday Outlooks
• Walmart Ramps up Outreach to Cities
• Surtex Exhibitor Registrations Up
• Heimtextil to Exhibit Work From Young Designers
• Pem America adds Jenny McCarthy, Laura Ashley Licenses
• Store Growth Back on the Table at Walmart US
• Wal-Mart Global Sourcing up 18% in United States
• Sam's Club Keen on Personalization and Technology to Grow Membership, Sales
• Capel Rugs Unveils "New Style Point of View" at High Point
• Old Hickory Adds Rugs, Taps Textiles Designer Ford
• Safavieh Expands High Point Showroom
• Window Suppliers Find Rays of Light in Marketplace
• Shop.org: Online Retailers and Consumers Looking to Start Holiday Shopping Early
• Robert Allen Creates Online Library
• American Textile Company Adds to Stable of Products
• High-end Retailers Cautiously Optimistic
• After Some Neglect, Walmart US Catering to Core Customer
• Marimekko Sets up Shop in Crate and Barrel

• Opinion Today
• TJXcellent
• One Size Doesn't Fit All
• Out-of-this-World Aspirations

• People
• Wulfing Celebrates 125 Years
• Oakley to Head Operations at JS Fiber
• Robert Allen Reworks Senior Sales Managers
• Jackson Joins Perfect Fit
• Company C Promotes Ferrer