Europe

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
Today from Maison & Objet: The Sporting Life

HTT Staff, September 12, 2011
Hermine Mariaux's report today from Paris explores a nascent inspirational trend. More
The latest view from Maison & Objet

HTT Staff, September 12, 2011
Hermine Mariaux's weekend at the noted home furnishings design show had moments that were both disappointng and redeeming. More
Live from Paris

HTT Staff, September 9, 2011
Hermine Mariaux sends her latest dispatch from The City of Lights ahead of Maison & Objet. More
Lenzing completes expansion

HTT Staff, September 8, 2011
Heiligenkreuz, Austria - Cellulose fiber manufacturer The Lenzing Group has completed the three-year expansion of its Tencel production facility here, increasing capacity from 25,000 to 60,000 tons. More
CreatedinFrance returns to NYIGF

HTT Staff, August 5, 2011
Paris - CreatedinFrance, sponsored by Ateliers d'Art de France to promote the work of French craftsmen and companies abroad, returns to the New York International Gift Fair with 28 exhibitors thismonth. More
Crate & Barrel takes ecommerce international

HTT Staff, July 14, 2011
Chicago - Crate & Barrel has become the latest U.S. retailer to move into international ecommerce, now shipping to more than 90 countries and billing in more than 40 currencies. More
Retail container traffic flat

HTT Staff, July 12, 2011
Washington - Although the summer import cargo volume at major U.S. ports is holding steady with last year, traffic is expected to climb in the fall, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. More

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