Home Textiles Today - May 28, 2012

RALEIGH, N.C. - Battling for a growing share of consumer spending in the competitive category of collection bedding, regional department store majors Dillard's and Belk each have staked out their own turf through distinct merchandising, marketing and pricing strategies.

• Business Today
• Shoppers Pause to Catch Their Breath
• Gordmans Plans IPO

• Design Today
• In-Store Review

• News
• NYIGF Lines Up Events for at Home
• Sander Creates Performance Fabric Lines For Hospitality
• Currey & Company Produces First Rug Collection
• Target, Kohl's and Nordstrom Tops in Poll
• Ecommerce Sales Rose 17% in 1Q
• Showtime Debuts New International Pavilions
• IFDA Celebrates 65 Years, Honors Circle of Excellence Winners
• Executives Working in Home Textiles Contributes to Travel Fund for FIT Home Students
• Libeco Lagae Makes A Permanent Address in High Point
• Feizy Import & Export Co. Launches Design Contest
• Kalaty Rug Corp. Adds Solar Electrical System at Headquarters, Warehouse
• Kevin O'Brien Studio Relocating
• Crown Crafts Inks Deal With Carter's
• Soft-Tex Signs Licensing Deal with Vicki Payne
• Ikea Building Largest North American Store in Montreal
• Williams-Sonoma Pushes Personalized Marketing
• Target Teams with Berkus for Home
• TJX: HomeGoods Growing in Importance
• Amer Rugs Wins Best Catalog Award
• JCPenney Unveils New Home Brands
• Target to Debut "Threshold" Private Label Home Brand
• Bullish Arlee Ramps up Table Division
• Bath Rug Suppliers Find Shortcuts to Offset Price Pressures

• Opinion Today
• Right Guess ... Wrong Industry
• Penney Pivots

• People
• Lowe's Revamps Exec Roles
• Savannah College Senior Tops in Surtex Competition
• Nourison Taps Kennedy as VP, Home Textiles