South America
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NRF: September retail container traffic expected to grow 16%
HTT Staff, September 8, 2010Washington, D.C. - Even with 2010 already having hit its peak, import cargo volume at the country's major retail container ports is expected to rise by 16% this month over last September. More
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Container traffic peak arrives earlier than usual
HTT Staff, August 6, 2010Washington - Compared to low container traffic a year ago, import cargo volume in the U.S. is forecast to rise 15% this year. More
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Changing of the guard at Oeko-Tex
HTT Staff, July 27, 2010Greensboro, N.C. - Jean-Pierre Haug has become the new secretary general of eco-friendly certification organization Oeko-Tex upon the retirement of Raimar Freitag. More
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Retail container traffic expected to rise again
HTT Staff, July 9, 2010Washington - Although retail container traffic is expected to jump 16% this month, the Global Port Tracker report suggests it could be the last month of double-digit increases for a while. More
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Alibaba.com acquires Vendio
HTT Staff, June 25, 2010Hong Kong - B-to-B ecommerce provider Alibaba.com has signed a deal to acquire Vendio, which allows merchants to sell through multiple channels including eBay, Amazon and their own Vendio store. More
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Kojo Worldwide, Welspun in pact
May 24, 2010San Diego – Hospitality supplier Kojo Worldwide, based here, has signed an agreement with home textiles manufacturer Welspun USA to expand the reach of both to the international hospitality industry. More
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Buettner, Ober launch new lines
May 21, 2010Blumenau, Brazil – Buettner, which exports 15% of its wares, including partly to the United States, unveiled at least 40 new designs within three new collections at Texfair Brasil here this week. More
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Karsten acquires Trussardi
May 21, 2010Blumenau, Brazil – Longtime Brazilian home textiles manufacturer Karsten announced at Texfair Brasil here this week that it has purchased high-end Brazilian home textiles house Trussardi. More
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Brazilian manufacturers pursuing growth
May 20, 2010Blumenau, Brazil – With many of the major Brazilian home textiles suppliers experiencing strong domestic growth at home and within South America lately, several are planning for growth – in capacity, new product categories and importing/exporting.
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Brazil Texfair bustling – and growing for 2011
May 19, 2010Blumenau, Brazil – The 11th annual Texfair here this week is in full swing and boasting its strongest showing of Brazil´s home textiles manufacturers and suppliers, with many of the majors making significant investments in new and larger booths for this year´s event and beyond. More
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Consolidated Fibers expands into Latin America
May 10, 2010Charlotte, N.C. – Fifty-year-old consumer fiber company Consolidated Fibers, which produces and provides fibers for various industries in the U.S. including home textiles, has established a new division – International and Technical Fibers. More
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NRF: Retail container traffic to increase 8% this month
April 5, 2010Washington, D.C. – Import cargo volume at the country’s major retail container ports is expected to rise 8% this month compared with April 2009, and solid increases are expected to continue through the summer as the U.S. economy improves, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. More
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Overstock artisan program hits milestone
April 5, 2010Salt Lake City– Overstock’s department featuring handcrafted product has hit the $50 billion mark in terms of payments to artisans and the groups representing them. More
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Springs Global returned to profitability in ’09
March 30, 2010Sao Paulo, Brazil – Springs Global rebounded into a profit last year thanks in part to cost-cutting, improved margins and expanded share in a buoyant domestic market here. More
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Turner retiring from Cotton Inc.
March 12, 2010Cary, N.C. – Long time fiber and fabric executive Dean Turner is retiring from Cotton Inc. on March 15. More
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Court of Versailles reinterprets look for the 21st Century
March 3, 2010New York – Court of Versailles is coming to market with three new bedding ensembles intended to update the look for the modern luxury consumer. More
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HTT to debut show-within-show during market
February 18, 2010New York – HTT is bringing together a group of international exhibitors for the Global Interiors Home Collection Show, a show-within-show concept taking place during the New York Home Fashions Market. More
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Walmart: Home benefiting from sourcing deal and consolidation
February 18, 2010Bentonville, Ark. – Walmart’s alliance with Li & Fung, which shifts a portion of the sourcing responsibility and manpower off Walmart’s plate, is already showing “early benefits,” according to the company. More
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Retail container traffic to rise 25% in first half
February 8, 2010Washington – Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is projected to jump 25% during the first six months of 2010 on a year-over-year basis, according to the monthly Global Port Tracker report released today by the National Retail Federation and Hackett Associates. More
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Deal gives Wal-Mart option to take over new sourcing entity
January 28, 2010Hong Kong – The Li & Fung souring deal announced today with Wal-Mart Inc. gives the retailer the option to take ownership of WSG – the new operation that the trading company is establishing to provide global sourcing services for the WM account. More
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