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• Surtex announces designext student competition winners.
  
  HTT Staff, May 7, 2013
  White Plains, N.Y. - Four surface design students have been named winners of the designext international student competition organized by Surtex, the trade show for the art and design market. The grand prize winner will be announced during the show at the Javits Center in New York, which takes place May 19-21.
  
• Cotton price 85 cents
  
  HTT Staff, May 7, 2013
  New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for May contracts was 85 cents. The price on July contracts was 87 cents.

   

  
  
• Stein Mart closes 2012 on high note, revs up for e-commerce
  
  HTT Staff, May 6, 2013
  Jacksonville, Fla. -- Stein Mart reported steady increases in sales and net income in the recent fiscal year, paving the way for the company to break into ecommerce.
  
• Kohl's opens West Coast IT office
  
  HTT Staff, May 6, 2013
  Milpatis, Calif. - Kohl's has opened a new information technology office here in Silicon Valley to support online growth and multi-channel inititiaves.
  
• Las Vegas Market shifts winter 2014 dates
  
  HTT Staff, May 6, 2013
  Las Vegas - The Las Vegas Market is changing its winter 2014 market dates to Jan. 26-30, a Sunday to Thursday schedule.
  
• Cotton price 85 cents
  
  HTT Staff, May 6, 2013
  New York - Friday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for May contracts was 85 cents. The price on July contracts was 86 cents.

   

  
  
• Eastern Accents takes Scalamandre to bed
  
  HTT Staff, May 6, 2013
  High Point, N.C. - Scalamandre, the legendary decorative fabric house that is now enjoying a renaissance in home furnishings, is entering the bedroom courtesy of Eastern Accents, which recently debuted a major new collection at the High Point Market.
  
• Company C pleased with High Point intros
  
  HTT Staff, May 6, 2013
  Concord, N.H. - Coming out of the recent High Point Market, Company C reported "an air of optimism."
  
• Robert Allen Group launches new online Color Search tool
  
  HTT Staff, May 6, 2013
  New York - Looking to take its color know-how to new heights digitally, high-end fabric design house The Robert Allen Design Group is unveiling its new Color Search tool on its website.
  
• Decorating Den expands
  
  HTT Staff, May 6, 2013
  Easton, Md. - Decorating Den Interiors recently announced the selection of five new franchise owners:
  
• San Francisco exhibit to focus on textiles collection
  
  HTT Staff, May 6, 2013
  San Francisco - The de Young museum here last week a special new exhibition, From the Exotic to the Mystical, which represents 15 centuries of textile arts.
  
• WestPoint EBIDTA improved in Q1
  
  HTT Staff, May 3, 2013
  New York - Although sales dropped during the first quarter, WestPoint Home's EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation, tax and amortization) improved by $4 million thanks to improved margins and lower overhead, according to parent company Icahn Enterprises.
  
• Home a driver for HSNi, HSN and Cornerstone in Q1
  
  HTT Staff, May 3, 2013
  St. Petersburg, Fla. - Home goods proved an important component of sales in the first quarter for HSN Inc., and within its two divisions, HSN and Cornerstone - especially for the latter, which experienced double-digit growth.
  
• Standard Linens intros bedding basics
  
  HTT Staff, May 3, 2013
  Toronto - Standard Linens has created a line of protectors, duvets and pillows for the retail market.
  
• Down Décor debuts DownTek
  
  HTT Staff, May 3, 2013
  Cincinnati - Private label down bedding manufacturer Down Décor has extended its hydrophobic and quick-drying down technology called DownTek into bedding.
  
• American Down and Feather Council releases consumer video
  
  HTT Staff, May 3, 2013
  New York - The American Down and Feather Council (ADFC) recently unveiled "Pillow Talk! With Barry Bedspringer," a video promoting the benefits of down and feather bedding, as part of its ongoing consumer outreach program.
  
• Heimtextil India planned for 2014
  
  HTT Staff, May 3, 2013
  New Delhi - Show organizer Messe Frankfurt's portfolio of global events next year will include Heimtextil India, which will take place June 19-21 in in Hall 11 of Pragati Maidan, New Delhi and targets the country's growing contract and retail trade.
  
• Cotton price 84 cents
  
  HTT Staff, May 3, 2013
  New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for May contracts was 84 cents. The price on July contracts was 86 cents.
  
• Jo-Ann taps JCP home sourcing exec
  
  HTT Staff, May 2, 2013
  Hudson, Ohio -Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores has hired Kris Arabia as vice president of product development.
  
• Williams-Sonoma lands down under
  
  HTT Staff, May 2, 2013
  San Francisco - Williams-Sonoma today opened four stores in the Bondi Junction suburb of Sydney, Australia: Williams-Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Pottery Barn Kids and West Elm.