Home Textiles Today - November 7, 2011

NEW YORK - CB2's new flagship store here on the Upper East Side is just the latest in the retailer's brand-building initiative, which includes the launch of international ecommerce one year ago and next year's planned opening of its first physical stores outside the United States.

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