Spade starts strong for Neiman

By Staff -- Home Textiles Today, 6/4/2004 12:00:00 AM

DALLAS — The Neiman Marcus Group boasted early successes with the recent launch of its bedding collections with designer Kate Spade during its third quarter earnings conference call last week.

“Particularly there are tabletop and linens and domestics, which are new entries and are by licensees, that have come onto the market this spring very strong,” said Burton Tansky, president and CEO.

Springs Industries — the licensee for Kate Spade bed and bath — first previewed the collection with Spade to upstairs department stores in October during the tabletop market in New York. The products hit store shelves last month.