Home Textiles Today articles from February 2002

Home Textiles Today archives from February 2002

Revman rolls out Nicole Miller lineup.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Further immersing itself in the world of designer home fashions, Revman Industries unveiled its new Nicole Miller licensed line of products last week. The new license joins an already powerful lineup currently manufactured by...

Winter market generates hope for spike in spring.
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Optimism is in the atmosphere for this week's winter market at 295 Fifth Avenue. With many holiday placements already locked up, suppliers and retailers are focused on getting a jump on April market. "Generally we've found out...

Profits drop in 4Q: boxed in: LNT slowed by competition.(Linens 'N Things)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... CLIFTON, NJ -- Picking up a hefty tab -- $34.0 million -- to shutter 17 underperforming stores, big-box retailer Linens `N Things reported a steep 76.1 percent drop in profits during the all-important Christmas quarter, with earnings falling...

To shutter 17 stores: boxed in: LNT slowed by competition.(Linens 'N Things)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... NEW JERSEY -- While it generally closes three to four stores a year on average, Linens `N Things announced that it will close 17 out of its 343 store locations this year. In its fourth quarter and full year 2001 results conference call...

New Susan Sargent has bold look.(Susan Sargent Home collection of home furnishings)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- With the introduction of its latest licensed line by Susan Sargent, Springs Industries has made a decisive jump to a modern look with bold, contemporary colors. The Susan Sargent Home collection will be previewed this...

Springs adds area rugs with Beaulieu purchase.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... FORT MILL, SC -- Springs Industries late last week signed a letter of intent to acquire the nation's No. 3 area rug supplier, the Beaulieu Rugs division of Dalton, GA-based Beaulieu of America. The purchase, which is expected to close in...

Williams to head Waverly group.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Dale Williams will join F. Schumacher & Co. later this month as president of its Waverly Lifestyle Group. Williams has been senior vp, global sourcing and international marketing at Springs Inds. since last October. Earlier he...

Schlang forms co.; joins Haywin.(Charlie Schlang)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Almost three months after announcing his split with Davidson Cotton Co., Charlie Schlang has struck out on his own again by forming a new company under his direction and, in turn, forging a relationship with Haywin Textile Products...

Wal-Mart's Reaves ready to retire.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... BENTONVILLE, AR -- Wal-Mart executive Dennis Reaves has announced that he will retire after 35 years in the retail industry. He has spent the last four years at Wal-Mart as senior vp and gmm, men's and boys' apparel, housewares, domestics,...

Cvikota joins Spiegel as vp, home.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... DOWNERS GROVE, IL -- Lynette Cvikota has joined Spiegel Catalog as vp, home. She is responsible for the total Spiegel home business, overseeing product design and development, sourcing and quality assurance. She reports to Melissa Payner,...

Wal-Mart Canada adds five Quebec stores.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... Wal-Mart Canada continues to expand its presence in Quebec with the addition of five new stores to the province. The new locations will be in the cities of St. Constant, Valleyfield, Lasalle, Rosemere and Quebec City. Quebec will now be home to...

Fingerhut puts employees on paid leave.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... Fingerhut Cos. has put some of its employees on paid leave with full benefits while parent company Federated looks for a buyer. On Jan. 16, Federated announced its intent to shut down the Fingerhut division unless it found a buyer. Fingerhut...

FTC recognizes new fiber category.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... MINNETONKA, MN -- The Federal Trade Commission has designated a new generic fiber category, PLA, that includes NatureWorks, the Cargill Dow trade name. PLA, explained Andy Shafer, Cargill Dow's commercial director for fibers, is...

Newport News names Madonna new president.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Geralynn Madonna has been promoted to president and coo of Newport News, a unit of The Spiegel Group. Madonna had been executive vp, merchandising and advertising. As president, she succeeds George Ittner, who had been president...

Revman extends Laura Ashley lineup with new faux flowers.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Revman this week is introducing a collection of faux flowers with silk tops, the first in a brand extension for Laura Ashley that also will include framed wall art and mirrors in a few months. "In no way are we diminishing the...

Mario's says good night to textiles industry.(Mario's Seafood Restaurant to close)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- There was more than a millennium's worth of textile industry history and expertise packed into the long, narrow dining room of Mario's Seafood Restaurant, a splendidly comfy and defiantly unhip Murray Hill bistro that had functioned...

Bardwil readies Lenox rollout.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Bardwil Linens, which last September signed a licensing deal with fine china and dinnerware brand Lenox, is getting ready to unveil its new line of casual, formal and holiday table linens this during the annual winter market here....

IKEA plans aggressive growth.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... PLYMOUTH MEETING, PA -- IKEA, the Swedish retailer with 163 locations in 30 countries, including 15 stores in the United States and eight in Canada, is gearing up to more rapidly expand its North American presence. Though one or two store...

NRF fills out board.(National Retail Federation)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Gordon Segal, ceo of Crate & Barrel and the new chairman of the National Retail Federation, has been joined by several new officers on the NRF's board of directors. They are James Zimmerman as first vice-chairman. He is also...

Seidman's Bulletin hits 50 years.(Seidman News Bulletin)
February 4, 2002... While the home textiles industry has endured successive transformations over the past five decades, there has been one thing executives could count on reliably -- the weekly arrival of The Seidman News Bulletin. It launched in 1952 as The...

Newport adds Daisy Kingdom pillows.(tapestry pillows to be launched)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- At this week's annual winter market here, Newport will be launching a casual line of tapestry pillows under a new licensing partnership with Springs Industries' Daisy Kingdom license of whimsical and juvenile designs. "We had a...

Safavieh rolls out new rugs.(designed by artist and designer Walter Nicholas)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Handmade area rug importer and manufacturer Safavieh has introduced a new line of handmade rugs in contemporary designs and bright colors designed by artist and designer Walter Nicholas. The collection, launched last month at...

Sure Fit extends slipcover lineup: new assortment includes better constructions.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... ALLENTOWN, PA -- Sure Fit Inc. continued to broaden its lineup of slipcovers with the addition of new and better constructions. For those consumers hoping to cover their furniture in better constructions, Sure Fit has added a Thai-Silk...

Circa 1801/Doblin merge. (Fabrics Today).(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... TYNGSBORO, MA -- Doblin and Circa 1801 have been merged to form a newly combined entity -- Circa 1801/ Doblin, the high-end unit of the giant home furnishings textiles producer Joan Fabrics Corp. Elkin McCallum, chairman of Joan Fabrics,...

KravetCouture: a unique blend. (Fabrics Today).(KravetCouture collection)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... BETHPAGE, NY -- Unique and new materials highlight the new KravetCouture collection -- a mix of elegance and high tech. The collection, in four design statements, is targeted to the top of the interior design trade. And borrowing from the...

Morton new president at Belding. (Swatches).(Bill Morton, Belding Hausman)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Bill Morton has joined Belding Hausman as president and ceo. Morton, a textile industry veteran of 40 years, most recently had been president and ceo of Mission Valley Textiles. He has been a director and shareholder of Belding...

Katz named sales manager at Duralee. (Swatches).(Robert Katz, Duralee Fabrics)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... BAY SHORE, NY -- Robert Katz has been named northeast sales manager for Duralee Fabrics. Katz, who had been export manager for the company, succeeds Denny Jordan, who left the company at the end of 2001. He reports to Larry McGovern,...

Gargiulo retires from Lanscot-Arlen. (Swatches).(Ed Gargiulo)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Ed Gargiulo has retired as export manager for Lanscot-Arlen. Gargiulo, who joined the company last year after retiring from Anju/ Woodridge, said, "This 70-year-old body can't take the travel any more." No successor has...

Schlang says `business as usual' for Induter USA.(Charlie Schlang)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- Although Charlie Schlang is now formally tied to Renaissance America and Haywin Textile Products, his original company, Induter USA, will continue to operate as it has, "at least for the near future," Schlang said. Schlang is...

Strouds makes exec promotions.(Jeff Stroud, Ed Hakari and Pat Difani)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... CITY OF INDUSTRY, CA -- Specialty retailer Strouds has has promoted Jeff Stroud to the new position of senior vp of stores, Internet and marketing. In addition, executives Ed Hakari and Pat Difani have also been promoted. "Each of these...

It takes a village. (Opinion Today).(Kmart Corp.)(Brief Article)(Column)
February 4, 2002... You can rap Kmart for a lot of things over the years, but as the company enters bankruptcy for the first time in its 102-year history, there is one decision it deserves credit for: hiring a chief restructuring officer. The post may be a...

Loss of a visionary. (Opinion Today).(Stanley Marcus of Neiman Marcus)(Brief Article)(Column)
February 4, 2002... The world of retailing lost a great leader last month. But the world of retailing also lost one of its pioneers who represented the antithesis of retailing today. For those who never had the privilege of meeting and talking with Stanley...

Letter to the editor.
February 4, 2002... It's been almost 25 years since I attended my first Heimtextil Exhibition in Frankfurt. Having been brought up on New York jobber markets and early drapery and window covering shows, Heimtex was awesome. The color, designs, the displays, the...

Hunter Douglas names Pellett president. (People Today).(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... UPPER SADDLE RIVER, NJ -- Hunter Douglas Window Fashions announced that Richard Pellett, formerly vp and general manager of the Window Fashions division, has been promoted to president and general manager. Pellett began his career with the...

Value City moves Rossler up to pres. (People Today).(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... COLUMBUS, OH -- Value City Department Stores has announced that it has promoted John Rossler to president from his position as president of its Shonac Corp. and DSW Shoe Warehouse subsidiaries. Rossler replaces Alan Schlesinger, who has...

Wal-Mart promotes Pilozzi. (People Today).(Mario Pilozzi to president and ceo of Wal-Mart Canada)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... BENTONVILLE, AR -- Wal-Mart Stores has announced the promotion of Mario Pilozzi to president and ceo of Wal-Mart's Canadian division. He was previously leading the division as coo. With more than 35 years in the Canadian retail industry,...

Durable goods see gains.(orders rise)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... In one more signal that a slumbering U.S. economy may be turning around, durable goods orders jumped up 2.0 percent in December, the Commerce Department reported, back on track after a steep 6.0 percent drop in November. The increase was...

Mohawk makes Forbes list.(Mohawk Industries, Platinum 400 list)(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... Mohawk Industries, Calhoun, GA, the diversified carpeting and home fashions producer, has been selected to Forbes magazine's Platinum 400 list for a fourth straight year. The Forbes ranking measures public companies in 23 broad industry...

Bond defaults hit record mark.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... With the worldwide economy struggling through a major slowdown -- for some economies a full-blown recession -- bond defaults among major companies more than doubled last year, rising to record levels, said Moody's Investors Service, a major...

Housing market softens in December.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- The U.S. housing market softened virtually across the board during December, registering declines in existing home sales and housing starts, with only sales of new homes managing to eke out a gain -- and even then only because of a...

Consumer confidence continues to climb. (Business Today).(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- In one more compelling signal that American consumers may be ready to re-ignite a sputtering economy with their spending -- the engine behind the broad U.S. economy -- consumer confidence climbed for a second straight month in...

Home sales drive Redbook avg. up. (Business Today).(home furnishings)(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... NEW YORK -- With home-related goods still hitting a home run, and stores clearing out excess inventory in a post-holiday mode, same-store retail sales improved modestly during the third week of January and remained somewhat ahead of plan,...

Wall Street Watch. (Business Today).(Illustration)(Statistical Data Included)
February 4, 2002... Summary for the week ended January 31, 2002 RETAILERS CLOSE % CHG % CHG. 01/31/02 THIS WEEK YEAR-TO-DATE Bed Bath & Beyond * (O) 34.58 ...

Pillowtex, Nascar to race.(Brief Article)
February 4, 2002... KANNAPOLIS, NC -- Pillowtex Corp. will soon be zooming its way around a Nascar racetrack near you. The major mill and Joe Gibbs Racing announced last week that Pillowtex brand Cannon will be an associate sponsor for the No. 18 Winston Cup...

P'tex taps Tommy's `basic' instincts.(Pillowtex to produce Tommy Hilfiger basic bedding)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- Pillowtex's deal to produce Tommy Hilfiger basic bedding not only provides a much-needed boost to the mill's sagging pillow and pad business, but it also serves as the latest in a series of licensing extensions for Hilfiger home...

Markdowns result in retail sales gain in Jan.(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- After a difficult holiday season, retailers saw adequate sales increases in a clearance-heavy period. In addition, some retailers noted that comparisons were skewed by last year's five-week January and 53-week year, and thus...

WestPoint cuts its losses: sales, margins up in 4Q.(WestPoint Stevens)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... WEST POINT, GA -- Building sales, bulking up margins, and shedding some of the restructuring charges that dogged the bottom line a year ago, WestPoint Stevens recorded a sharply narrowed fourth-quarter loss of $2.6 million, compared with a much...

Kmart filing costs $11M.(WestPoint Stevens hit by Kmart bankruptcy)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... WEST POINT, GA -- WestPoint Stevens, a major supplier of Martha Stewart products, said it took an $11 million hit when Kmart filed for Chapter 11 protection. As substantial as it is, the damage could have been much worse -- indeed many...

Mini-market offers major discounts: suppliers lower price points to provide value.(New York Home Textiles Market)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- The winter market breezed in during this city's coldest week of the season and quickly turned into one of the more value-oriented events to date for the industry. Suppliers took advantage of this three-day February market to...

Shaw to acquire Beaulieu plants. (Facilitating sales).(Shaw Industries Inc., Beaulieu of America)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... DALTON, GA -- Shaw Industries Inc. and Beaulieu of America announced last week the signing of two separate letters of intent for Shaw Industries to acquire certain Beaulieu facilities. In the first transaction, Shaw Industries will acquire...

Habidecor adds Prestige.(Habidecor USA Inc. launching a new 12-age Prestige catalog)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... WINDSOR, NJ -- Habidecor USA Inc., the U.S. sales office of bath, accent and juvenile rug manufacturer Habidecor Portugal, is celebrating its 10th anniversary this spring with a renewed focus on directly serving the consumer, Katie...

New textiles show draws interest.(Living Space Interior Textiles Show)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA -- More than 60 exhibitors have signed up for the first Living Space interior textiles show here from March 12 to March 14. Decorative fabrics as well as finished bed, bath, curtain and table linens will be featured...

Redbook: same-store sales slow: soft home sales lead retail gains in January.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- In a strong signal that consumers may be maxed out after the holiday's strong promotions and growing antsy once again as layoffs continue to rise, same-store sales continued to slow moving into the fourth and final week of the...

Wal-Mart Puerto Rico buys supermarket chain. (Retail briefs).(acquires Supermercados Amigo)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Wal-Mart Puerto Rico has extended its reach with the acquisition of Supermercados Amigo, Puerto Rico's leading supermarket chain. Supermercados Amigo has 35 supermarkets and employs more than 4,500 people, who will join Wal-Mart Puerto Rico as...

Restoration pays off debt. (Retail briefs).(Restoration Hardware )(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Restoration Hardware has announced that it has paid off the $5 million balance of a September 2000 33-month term loan from Back Bay Capital, and has ended its fiscal year with no debt and approximately $22 million of cash and equivalents. "We...

Wellman shifts focus from commodity fibers.(home furnishings)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... CHARLOTTE, NC -- Wellman is on a fast track to develop new differentiated fibers as part of a new strategy designed to take the company oat of the commodity fibers business. "We reviewed our business over the last two or three years, and...

Treadway to lead Kmart's new store ops.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... TROY, MI -- Kmart has reorganized its store operations into five separate divisions, with corresponding executive changes, effective immediately. Its store operations and field organization has been restructured into four geographic areas...

Nautica augments lineup.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- Nautica Home unveiled new bedding product during last week's mini-market here, including artwork for three additional beds for spring, as well as new items in several other categories. The Nautica Home bedding line is...

Corber Corp. to acquire Robert Allen Group.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- The Robert Allen Group, a division of LifeStyle Furnishings International Ltd., is being sold to Corber Corp., an equity investment company in the manufacturing and service sectors. The Robert Allen Group (RAG), an investment...

Barth and Dreyfuss shifts HQ to Burbank.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... BURBANK, CA -- Barth & Dreyfuss recently streamlined its operations and relocated its headquarters from Los Angeles to a smaller, "more efficient" office complex here, said Howard Galperson, senior vp, sales. The new offices are located at 2255...

Ashford Court.(new products by the textile company)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Ashford Court expanded its raffia line of neutral-toned pillows with a new collection of 10 new, brightly colored raffia pillows in red, blue, yellow and purple. The pillows feature raffia on pieced fabrics in assorted constructions --...

new kitchen and linen by Barth and Dreyfuss.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Barth & Dreyfuss launched some new kitchen textiles and table linen products, including the 100 percent polyester, absorbent kitchen towel, applique runners that double as decorative kitchen wall hangings and the addition of aprons to its...

Cecil Saydah, kitchen textile division.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Cecil Saydah's kitchen lines saw some firsts this market: the first time the company launched a needlepoint collection, and the first time it introduced an all-stitch embroidered line, said Peter Katz, director of marketing. The new...

Ex-Cell home fashions.(new table linens)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Ex-Cell produced several new pieces in the table linens category for winter mini-market: reversible damask tablecloths and place mats in four styles and eight patterns -- two per tablecloth and place mat -- set to retail for $29.99 for an 60" x...

The John Ritzenthaler Co.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 11, 2002... Ritzenthaler's seasonal business got a breath of flesh air with the company's launch of new hand-embroidered kitchen textiles imported from Turkey. "We introduced a little bit in October, about four or five patterns, to test it, and it...

Mohawk Home.(introducing new curtain rods and rugs)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Building on the growth of its wall hanging business, Mohawk introduced a small line of curtain rods, in metal and wood, with three decorative finials -- a spear, a walnut design and a sphere. The curtain rods represents the only hard goods...

Nourison, accent rugs division.(Brief Article)(Product Announcement)
February 11, 2002... Banking on the success of the company's core business as an area rug importer and manufacturer, Nourison gave its retail partners a preview of a new line of mini area rugs set to launch in April. The new collection, described as "traditional...

Comforting colors come back.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... One can spot many influences and trends in the marketplace, but for color forecasters, it's a matter of being able to filter through everything to come up with what will be hot several seasons from now, as they take a look at spring 2003. ...

Pantone plays on past.(colors for homes of 2003 discussed)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Pantone, widely recognized as a color forecasting leader, is still pulling together its colors for spring 2003, though Leatrice Eiseman, director of Pantone's Color Institute, sees several palettes emerging. A reflection on heritage and...

Color Association highlights home hues.(colors for the home in 2003)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... "People wish for a more stable traditional environment," said Margaret Walch, director, The Color Association of the United States. Now that it is the 21st century, people are referencing the past, she added. "They're longing for an era when...

Inter Fashion sees softer shades.(color predictions for interior design)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Comforting, optimistic and softened are the three key words Deborah Szwarce, president, Inter Fashion Concepts, would use to describe the colors for spring 2003. The first major color story she calls "cosmetic cues," a group of very...

Design Options bets on brights.(colors for home decor predicted)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Fran Sude, president, Design Options, began forecasting colors for the home several years ago, though she's found that the palettes for apparel and the home come closer and closer. "If someone likes purple, they want to live with it as well as...

Milou Ket ramps up reds.(color trends for home decor predicted)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Dutch forecaster Milou Ket focuses her colors for 2003 on five themes. Femininity and pretty colors are the focus of Romantic Dreams, her palette of pale, refined pastels or fresher pastels. Fabrics are lighter, and embroidery and iridescence...

Li Edelkoort goes with graphic.(Edelkoort Inc. predicts color trends)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Li Edelkoort sees graphic colors ahead, particularly in blacks, whites and reds, said Emanuelle Linart, the New York-based director of Edelkoort Inc. "Black becomes interesting when you use shades of black," she said. However, a flat color is...

Expofil backs broad blend.(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... Expofil, an organization that produces an annual yarn fair as well as forecasts colors, has divided the emerging colors for spring/summer 2003 into five groups. The colors are broad in range, from almost white to almost black tones, natural to...

Designs on success with home collections.(Susan Sargent Home Collection and the Nicole Miller Home Collections from Springs Industries and Revman Industries)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- Two well-known designers debuted their respective home collections during mini-market week. Susan Sargent is known for her use of bold colors in home textiles, while Nicole Miller has earned a reputation for her different take on...

Coming to terms. (Opinion Today).(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... At one point during the New York winter market last week, I was sitting in a showroom surrounded by throws and decorative pillows. The conversation turned to Heimtextil 2003, and the trade show's interest in making the United States its...

Uncharted territory. (Opinion Today).(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... There's something exciting happening in this teeny world of home textiles. There's a breath of freshness, exuberance and a sense of splitting away from the sameness in product look that has been pervasive for too many seasons. We saw a bit...

Saks appoints Parge to svp, stores for Parisian. (People Today).(Howard Parge )(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... BIRMINGHAM, AL -- Saks Inc. has appointed Howard Parge senior vp, stores for its Parisian division, its specialty department store chain of 41 locations, effective Feb. 11. He will report to Rob Gruen, president and ceo of Parisian. With...

Fashion Industries brings back Winderbaum. (People Today).(Carolyn Winderbaum )(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- Table linen, decorative pillow and area and accent rug manufacturer and importer Fashion Industries has hired Carolyn Winderbaum as its new vp, design for table linens. She replaces Westfield Kydd, who left the company recently to...

Home Based Creations adds Reading. (People Today).(Bill Reading )(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... CHARLOTTE, NC -- Home Based Creations, a division of Ostrow Wholesale Company, has hired Bill Reading as senior vp, general manager. Previously, Reading was regional sales manager with Fieldcrest Cannon and president, ceo, coo of Eastern...

Promotion at Fitzpatrick. (People Today).(Kei Kavanaugh; Country Curtains Inc.)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... LEE, MA -- Kei Kavanaugh has been promoted to the position of vp of merchandising for Country Curtains, a subsidiary of The Fitzpatrick Companies. Kavanaugh, who has been with Country Curtains since 1983, takes the place of former vp...

Ashford Ct. taps Finch. (People Today).(Brent Finch )(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- Decorative pillow manufacturer Ashford Court has appointed Brent Finch as its new general manager. He replaces Michael Steele, who has left the company to pursue other interests. Most recently, Finch worked at Cole National, a...

Federated gets bridal svp. (People Today).(Federated Department Stores Inc. appoints Peter Mendoza)(Brief Article)
February 11, 2002... NEW YORK -- Federated Direct has appointed Peter Mendoza as senior vp, bridal strategy and development. Mendoza joins Federated Direct with more than 15 years of experience in Federated Department Stores' Rich's/Lazarus/ Goldsmith's...