Home Textiles Today - November 15, 2010

MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. - Even though home is admittedly one of the two lines of business most impacted by the rising costs of raw materials, Kohl's Corp. has managed to "navigate, mitigate and execute" around the problem - so much so that its home business proved a top performing category during the retailer's third quarter.

• Business Today
• BigResearch: November Finds Shoppers Weary, but Less Practical about Spending
• NRF: Return Fraud to Cost Retailers $3.7 Billion in Holiday ‘10
• Sales, Profits up at Crown Crafts
• November Comps Helped by Halloween Calendar Shift
• NRF: Retail Container Traffic to Increase 9% in November
• Mohawk Ind. 3Q Sales Decline, Earnings Soar
• October Ends with Comp Gains

• News
• Holiday Catalogs: Home Textiles Close-up
• J.C. Penney Ventures into Freestanding Online Retail Brands
• Shaw Gears up for 2011 Winter Market Event Schedule
• Suryalata Spinning Mills Plans Capacity Expansion
• Nourison Moves 295 Fifth Showroom to 1st floor Showspace
• Las Vegas Market's Opens Quick Registration
• Sleep Studio Intros Eco-friendly Gel Memory Foam
• Home Comfort Grows Jellybean Rug Size
• AmeicasMart Expands Market Temporaries with New Categories
• Specialty Features, E-tail Bright Spots for Bed Pillows
• The Bon-Ton Stores to Close Frederick, Maryland Store
• Sears Wish Book Meets Social Networking
• Bon-Ton Hits its Mark
• Pier 1 Likes 3Q Outlook
• New Leadership at Nostalgia
• Claude Litton To Hang Up His Leasing Pen
• Under the Christmas Tree This Season: Free Shipping
• Macy's Readies for Holiday after Strong 3Q

• Opinion Today
• A Study in Black and White
• A New Way of Doing Business
• Comparing Apples to Oranges