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  • GLM to create artisan sourcing show-in-show
    HTT Staff, January 31, 2012
    New York - New York International Gift Fair organizer GLM will launch an artisan production sourcing event for U.S.-based importers, direct import retailers and Called Artisan Resource, the event will run from Aug. 20-22 during the NYIGF. However, buyers will be separately credentialed. More
  • Proposte readies for 20th show
    HTT Staff, January 31, 2012
    Milan - Proposte will celebrate its 20th anniversary during its upcoming show for fabrics and curtains at Villa Erba from May 9-10. More
  • Sam's Club ceo exits, other execs promoted
    HTT Staff, January 20, 2012
    Bentonville, Ark. - Sam's Club president and ceo Brian Cornell has informed Wal-Mart Stores Inc. that he and his wife plan to move back to the Northeast for family reasons. With his departure, Rosalind (Roz) Brewer is being promoted into the position, effective Feb. 1. More
  • Stylesight to present at Munich Fabric Start  
    HTT Staff, January 18, 2012
    New York -- Stylesight.com, a global content and technology provider for the style, fashion and design industry, will present two trend seminars during Munich Fabric Start, which takes place Jan. 31 to Feb. 2 at The Munich Order Center in Munich, Germany. More
  • Wal-Mart taps CBS exec to head ecommerce
    HTT Staff, January 17, 2012
    San Bruno, Calif. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has named Neil Ashe the new president and ceo of the company's global ecommerce business. More
  • Euro zone woes impact Heimtextil attendance
    HTT Staff, January 17, 2012
    Franfurt, Germany - The number of visitors to this month's Heimtextil trade fair here fell 5% to 70,000, according to the Society for the Voluntary Control of Fair and Exhibition Statistics, which audits attendance. More
  • 120% Lino opens 1st U.S. store
    HTT Staff, January 9, 2012
    Miami - Luxury linens and apparel house 120% Lino has opened its first U.S. store in Miami. It also operates two stores in Italy in Milan and Capri. More
  • Famous Home teams with Van es Home 
    HTT Staff, January 4, 2012
    St-Laurent, QC, Canada - Multi-category supplier Famous Home has formed an alliance with Dutch fashion bedding company Van es Home through which the North American company will license Van es markets for the U.S. and Canadian markets. More
  • TJX taps MacMillan to head European division 
    HTT Staff, January 4, 2012
    Framingham, Mass. - The TJX Companies Inc. has made several senior management changes, naming Michael MacMillian chief of European operations and promoting Richard Sherr and Ken Canestrari in key U.S. posts. More
  • Indigo readies first Paris show
    HTT Staff, December 18, 2011
    Brussels, Belgium - The first Paris edition of the Indigo show for textiles design and creation for home furnishings will take place in conjunction with Paris Home & Design Week next month. More
  • NRF: Retail Container Traffic to dip in November
    HTT Staff, November 8, 2011
    Washington D.C. - With most holiday season merchandise already en route to store shelves, import cargo volume at the nation's major retail container ports has started to decline, resulting in a softer year-over-year forecast for November by the National Retail Federation. More
  • Heimtextil ramps up the green
    HTT Staff, November 8, 2011
    Frankfurt, Germany - Heimtextil has updated its Green Directory of eco-friendly exhibitors and will add a parallel Green Exhibition show to January 2012 event. More
  • Heimtextil hails the return of European exhibitors
    HTT Staff, October 20, 2011
    Frankfurt, Germany - Several European home textiles companies are returning to Heimtextil 2012 after having sat out the show for a period, according to fair organizer Messe Frankfurt. More
  • Retail container traffic to rise 2.6% in October
    HTT Staff, October 19, 2011
    Washington - Import cargo traffic in October, typically the peak month of the year, is forecasted to increase 2.6% this month, according to the Global Port Tracker report. More
  • New Heimtextil directory identifies small-batch suppliers
    HTT Staff, September 30, 2011
    Frankfurt, Germany - Heimtextil, the international home textiles trade fair held here each January, has created a new service for independent specialty retailers and interior decorators. More
  • Wal-Mart creates new intl role
    HTT Staff, September 29, 2011
    Bentonville, Ark. - The chief of Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s Canadian division will now helm a new regional post that gives him oversight of the company's retailing in Canada, the UK and Sub-Saharan Africa as well business development efforts in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Canada. More
  • Senior Wal-Mart exec to retire
    HTT Staff, September 28, 2011
    Bentonville, Ark. - Eduardo Castro-Wright, who has held several prominent executive roles since joining the company 10 years ago, will retire in July 2012. More
  • Mariaux to review Maison trends at IFDA event
    HTT Staff, September 26, 2011
    New York - The New York chapter of the International Furnishings & Design Association will host a review of the recent Maison et Objet show in Paris by branding and licensing expert Hermine Mariaux. More
  • Lenzing unveils Modal Edelweiss
    HTT Staff, September 22, 2011
    Lenzing, Austria - Fiber manufacturer Lenzing this fall will introduce Modal Edelweiss, a Modal construction that is more environmentally friendly than its predecessor. More
  • A Last Look from Paris
    HTT Staff, September 15, 2011
    Hermine Mariaux offers her thoughts on the city's freshest concept stores. More
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