Home Textiles Today - August 22, 2011

MINNEAPOLIS - Target's home textiles department will undergo a significant reset next month, shifting from a branded collection approach to merchandising in favor of a product classification set.

• Business Today
• Study: Walmart No Longer Perceived as Low-price Leader
• NRF: Retail Container Traffic to Pick up in Fall
• Bon-Ton Stores Improves Net Loss in 2Q
• Home Textiles Help Soften 2Q Blow for Stein Mart
• Another Strong Quarter for TJX
• Comps Holding Fairly Steady
• Crown Crafts Results Weighed Down by Costs
• WestPoint Sales Down in 2Q
• Lowe's Earnings Flat, Expands Online Push
• Macy's Touts Best 2Q in a Decade; Home Among Strongest Areas
• Home Depot Raises Guidance on Strong 2Q
• BJ's Posts a Strong Profit
• Home a Driver for Ross Stores

• News
• Intertextile Shanghai Preps for August Show
• New Licensing Rep for The Vera Company Named
• Furlet Takes Over From Ulrich at MMPI
• HFPA Sets Meeting Date
• Trend Lab Licenses for Nickelodeon Infant Goods
• Dreamline to Rep C&F Enterprises in Western Canada
• Cuddledown Launches New 1,000-Fill Power Pillow and Comforter
• JCP's Shopper Remained Cautious Over 2Q
• Walmart Customers Sticking to Necessities
• President Obama Signs Bill to Amend CPSIA
• Orian Steps Up Canadian Effort
• ABC Kids Expo 2011 Connects With Social Media
• NYIGF Announces Best New Products in Home Textiles
• Ikea's Photo-Sharing Site Goes Live
• Morgan Home Fashions Signs Deal for Thomas & Friends
• Crate & Barrel Adding Two Stores in Canada
• Nourison Returns to High Point
• Window Design Scholarship Established in Memory of Valerie Bursten
• Michael's Textiles Relocates
• Surefit.com Revamps
• Laura Ashley US Launches Ecommerce Site
• Pacific Coast Feather Company Creates ‘New Generation' Mattress Pads
• Macy's Tweaks Social Media
• Cost Plus Launches Sweepstakes
• Stein Mart to Ramp up E-commerce
• Down and Feather Prices Strain Suppliers
• Flash Site Mertado Expands into Home Textiles

• Opinion Today
• See the Light
• It's a Long, Long Way From May to December
• Home is Where the Cart is

• People
• Messe Frankfurt USA Promotes Everett
• Fabric Veteran Martha Fulton, 71
• Conley to Head High Point Market Authority
• Midwest Textile and Home Products Association Sponsors 22nd Charity Golf Outing
• J.Queen New York Taps Barabara Wright to Expand Bath
• Covington Names Tarver President and ceo
• Bob Hamilton, 67
• Trident Promotes Two