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Welcome to HTT Extra, the daily e-newsletter for home textiles industry professionals. Brought to you by the staff of Home Textiles Today,
HTT Extra provides you with a daily update of the latest news from the world of home textiles manufacturing and retailing. In Today's Issue:
1. Fashion Delivers Charitable Foundation gathering donations for Haiti
2. NRF says holidays ended on high note with 1.1% increase
3. Williams-Sonoma posts high single-digit percentage gains in net revenue, comps for holidays
4. Target to resume a $10 billion share buy-back program
5. Unifi and Polartec align for new “Repreve 100”-made fabrics
6. ShopNBC surpasses one million customers
7. Shaw creates new “hierarchy” for its fiber offerings
8. Schumacher promotes North to vp/creative director
9. MMPI promotes Hilty to vp, marketing, 7W New York
10. NRF/American Express Intercollegiate Retail Challenge names winners
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1. Fashion Delivers Charitable Foundation gathering donations for Haiti
New York – The Fashion Delivers Charitable Foundation Inc. said it is coordinating efforts to send new product donations to Haiti’s many victims of the 7.0 earthquake that struck the country’s capital, Port-Au-Prince, on Tuesday afternoon. more
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2. NRF says holidays ended on high note with 1.1% increase
Washington – The National Retail Federation called retailers’ collective 1.1% gain in sales to $446.8 billion in November and December “the best Christmas gift of all,” considering the organization had originally projected a 1% decline. more
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3. Williams-Sonoma posts high single-digit percentage gains in net revenue, comps for holidays
San Francisco – Encouraged by the high single-digit percentage gains it made over the eight-week holiday selling period, Williams-Sonoma Inc. said it is increasing its fourth quarter revenue guidance. more
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4. Target to resume a $10 billion share buy-back program
Minneapolis – Attributing improvements in both its own business and in the general economy, Target Corp. said it will resume a $10 billion share buy-back program. more
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5. Unifi and Polartec align for new “Repreve 100”-made fabrics
Greensboro, N.C. – Multi-filament polyester and nylon textured yarn producer and processor Unifi Inc. has partnered with performance fabric developer, manufacturer and marketer Polartec to co-create new performance fabrics made with the eco-friendly Repreve 100 post-consumer waste fabric. more
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6. ShopNBC surpasses one million customers
Minneapolis – Multi-channel retailer ShopNBC has surpassed a record one million customers -- the company’s largest customer count in its 19-year history. more
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7. Shaw creates new “hierarchy” for its fiber offerings
Dalton, Ga. – Shaw has established a new fiber hierarchy intended to structures its brands in pyramid form to demonstrate their respective benefits and warranty packages. more
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8. Schumacher promotes North to vp/creative director
New York – Upscale fabric and wallcovering company F. Schumacher & Co. has promoted Susan North to vp/creative director of Schumacher. more
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9. MMPI promotes Hilty to vp, marketing, 7W New York
New York – Merchandise Mart Plaza Inc. has promoted Su Hilty to vp of marketing for 7 W New York, effective immediately. more
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10. NRF/American Express Intercollegiate Retail Challenge names winners
New York -- The NRF Foundation has selected the six winners of its annual NRF Foundation/American Express Intercollegiate Retail Challenge. more
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That's all for now - Check us out again tomorrow.
Yours,
The HTT Editorial Staff
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