Home Textiles Today - February 25, 2013

NEW YORK - Last year, it was all about cotton - not just the pricing impact on the overall baskets but also the diminishing presence of cotton in favor of all poly products or blends.

• Business Today
• Home Categories a Highlight for HSNi
• Iconix Ups 2013 Guidance
• Walmart Fourth Quarter Beats Estimates
• Love Was in the Air for Comps
• NRF: Retail Sales Inched Up 0.3% in January
• Congress Pushes for Online Sales Tax

• News
• HiEnd Accents/HomeMax Readies New York Showroom Debut
• Ellery Homestyles Beefs up Bedding
• Proposte Launches New Site
• Kaleen Earns SA8000 Status for Indian Facility
• Kassatex Readies European Bedding Collection
• Showtime Changes December 2015 Dates
• American Homes and Textiles Inks Clifford License
• Bardwil, Dena Designs Partner for Bath and Kitchen Collections
• Trend Lab, Waverly Sign License for Baby Product Line
• Lenzing to Open Jumbo Production Line
• Safavieh Makes Lux Bath Rugs a Permanent Offering
• The Evolution Begins
• Wayfair.com Intros Daily Flash Deals
• Ikea Miami on Plan for Summer 2014
• Meijer Outlines Store Plans
• Peking Handicraft Partners with Courtney Cachet
• GLM Introduces Online Product Directory
• Another New Category for m.style
• The 2nd Act
• Croscill and Excell Have New Market Stories to Tell
• Iconix Revved About Royal Velvet

• Opinion Today
• Mirror, Mirror...
• There's Something About Martha

• People
• Lueder Joins Downlite
• Brunton International Hires Stoughton
• Gordmans Promotes Morand to Chief Merchant
• Lowe's Canada Names New President
• Midwest-CBK hires Laurence Warden as VP of sales
• Avanti Hires Croscill Vet
• Belk Hires Flur for Multi-channel