Home Textiles Today - January 24, 2011

LAS VEGAS AND NEW YORK - With signs that retail continues to improve, if slowly, and that hospitality orders are strengthening, suppliers are hopeful going into the New York International Gift Fair and Las Vegas Markets, which both kick off this week.

• Business Today
• Cold Weather Drives Comps
• NRF Foundation/AmEx Survey Finds JCP, Kohl's Among Top in Customer Service
• BigResearch: Consumer confidence in January is the highest since April 2010

• News
• Winter 2011 Rug Preview I
• Winter 2011 Rug Preview II
• Winter 2011 Rug Preview III
• Las Vegas Market Introductions
• Las Vegas Market Introductions II
• NY Gift Introductions
• NY Gift Introductions II
• Suppliers Unveil New Rug Collections in Atlanta
• NRF: Retail Container Traffic to Rise in January
• Leggett & Platt Plans Giveaways at Las Vegas Market
• IFDA to Present Color Forecast 2012 at NYIGF
• Woolrich, PM&J Expand Alliance into U.S.
• Kravat May Buy Brunschwig & Fils out of Chapter 11
• Shaw Living Embarks on Second Phase of Rug Consolidation Efforts
• FIT Scholarship Event Shifts to Evening Cocktail Format
• NRF/KPMG Report: Retailers on Expansion Path in 2011
• Pricing Remains a Top Sourcing Concern

• Opinion Today
• Just a Little Despec, Just a Little Bit
• Expanding Business Segments
• If They Build it, Will Shoppers Come?

• People
• Tom Carter Joins Vision Fabrics
• Two Join Rizzy Home
• NRF Adds to Board of Directors
• Loloi Rugs Hires Former Macy's Rug Buyer, Arlinghaus, for Regional Sales Manager Post
• White to Head Home at Family Dollar
• Watts new QVC ceo for U.S.
• Target Taps Fisher for Canadian Operations
• Softline Hires Peña as Operations Manager
• Maddalene Joins Berkshire Blankets