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Observations from Paris...
We're in Paris, walking through the shops and enjoying the creative windows of the town. We are letting ourselves soak in the city's fashion genius and will send our observations. Paris is all about her 3 F's: food, fabrics and fashion.Stores to Visit:Galeries LafayettePrintempsBon MarcheShineColetteMaria LuisaMosquitosKokn to ZaiLadureeGaleries Lafayette & Printemps. The big guys...The colors o... More
About this blog
Robbie Sumberg & Joan Lieberman are the principals of Showoffs, a designed resource founded in 1991 and based in Westport, Conn. Showoffs clients include Target, Macy's, Martha Stewart, Ralph Lauren, Tommy Bahama, The Limited, The Gap and Williams-Sonoma, among others.
Leadership
Say what you want about the bad old mill days in the home textiles business - and they sure had their bad parts - but there were also some good things about the way the industry functioned then.With several very large, very powerful and very dominant companies controlling the sheet and towel business, you had what amounted to a benevolent dictatorship in home textiles. Those giant mills - West Poi... More
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Warren Shoulberg, editorial director for HTT, always seems to have something to say about things.
Goodbye to all that
Last week, Ross Stores and TJX Companies released their final monthly sales reports - following a steady procession of other retailers that over the past several months have also concluded there's no upside in sharing final results between quarters.Last fall, Macy's, Kohl's and Target announced they would stop issuing monthly reports in 2013. JCPenney ceased monthly reports in spring 2012 as it be... More
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Editor-in-Chief Jennifer Marks shares news and views from around the home textiles marketplace.
Material Matters
Home furnishings suppliers have come a long way since they first engaged in outsourcing. And while there is an earnest effort underway to bring some of manufacturing back into America, one of the bright sides of outsourcing has been the wealth of materials which became available to the industry through its engagement in foreign lands. As seen at the High Point Market here this week, the resulting... More
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The best fashion and trend information from the home furnishings world.
Lost in a low-tech lifestyle – but loving it
I am low tech.I do not own a flat-screen TV. In fact, my television set is boxy and has about a 16-inch screen at best.I have no cable TV, so I am immediately zapped out of the conversation with any friends and family members within 20 years of my age who love discussing The Real Housewives of Wherever, Project Runway, Big Love, and the like. I also do not have TV screens in my car on the back of... More
About this blog
Cecile B. Corral has been a product editor with Home Textiles Today since late 2000. She covers the area and accent rug, kitchen textiles, table linens, beach towels, decorative bath and decorative pillow categories, as well as some retail subjects.
