Home Textiles Today articles from July 2003

Home Textiles Today archives from July 2003

P'tex gets more time to find cash or buyer.(Pillowtex Corp.)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... KANNAPOLIS, NC -- Buying time--exactly ten days--to find a buyer or raise cash, Pillowtex said its bank lenders have cut a deal with the embattled textiles producer, agreeing not to call the company's loans, or take action to recover on them,...

Regionals search for survival.(department stores trends U.S.)
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- Forget any lofty ideas about health and growth. Most regional department store operators today are mainly seeking ways to survive--halting the all too frequent hemorrhaging of sales and profits and struggling against the perception...

Still pain, some gains in '02: vendor turnaround? (Vendor Report Card).(textile industry U.S.; includes financial tables)
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- It sure didn't feel like it at the time, but 2002 was actually something of a turnaround year for the American textiles industry, with sales and earnings both making gains despite an accelerating influx of low-cost imported products...

Mohawk buys bath rug division.(Mohawk Home acquires Brumlow Home)
July 7, 2003... SUGAR VALLEY, GA -- The leading vendor of bath rugs is getting a bit bigger still. Looking to continue building one of its core product categories, Mohawk Home last week purchased the tufted bath rug division of Calhoun, GA-based Brumlow Home....

Anna's brings new life to Strouds' outlets.(Anna's Linens acquires 11 stores)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... COSTA MESA, CA -- Anna's Linens has joined the same ranks as some shoppers snapping up bargains from Strouds' liquidation sale. The value-oriented linens specialty retailer last week acquired 11 of 17 Strouds outlet stores and now plans to end...

Sleep Innovations opens first of modern facilities.(manufacturing and distribution)
July 7, 2003... WEST LONG BRANCH, NJ -- Sleep Innovations has opened the first of four modern manufacturing and distribution facilities planned for the next 12 months. The facility, in Rancho Cucamonga, CA, is now fully operational, while a second...

Associated Textile acquires TFA.(Associated Textile Converters Inc. deal with Textile Fabric Associates Inc.)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- Associated Textile Converters (ATC) and Textile Fabric Associates, Carlstadt, NJ, have reached an agreement for ATC to acquire a majority of TFA's assets, including its name, tradestyles, and inventory. ATC, the parent company...

Perfect Fit boosts sales, mktg. staff.(Jeff Chilton appointed vp at Perfect Fit Industries)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- Bedding producer Perfect Fit Industries has beefed up its sales and marketing team with a number of key changes, including the appointment of Jeff Chilton as vp, national sales manager. At the same time, the company has...

Bed Bath sees more room for growth.(Bed Bath & Beyond)
July 7, 2003... MORRISTOWN, NJ -- Acquisitions are not the sole route for growth at Bed Bath & Beyond, which recently completed its second purchase in two years. However, being a better merchant is. "There's enormous opportunity to continue to improve what...

Tietex shuffles structure.(corporate reorganization at Tietex Interiors)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... HIGH POINT, NC -- The appointment of Doug Henderson as vp, sales and market development at Tietex Interiors, a division of Tietex International, is part of a corporate reorganization that began late last year after Tietex acquired the...

Mohawk wins the Waites game.(Mohawk Home licenses from Raymond Waites)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... SUGAR VALLEY, GA -- The newest licensee for designer Raymond Waites' growing collection of decorative home textiles is Mohawk Home, which will produce accent and area rugs, bath rugs, throws, decorative pillows, wall hangings and matelasse...

Mumm's the new (quilt) word at PHI.(Debbie Mumm expands license partnership)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... SPOKANE, WA -- Artist Debbie Mumm has expanded her partnership with existing licensee PHI, formerly Peking Handicraft Inc., to include several new product categories, with quilts being the emphasis. "PHI is one of the top quilt...

Textillery jumps in with both feet.(Textillery Weavers licenses to Huntingdon Mills)
July 7, 2003... BLOOMINGTON, IN -- After 25 years of serving strictly the high-end market with its domestically made handwoven goods, Textillery Weavers is marking its silver anniversary with two milestones--its first step into licensing and its entry into...

Debt is a four-letter word.(Vendor Report Card)(Illustration)
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- Half the companies in this year's Vendor Report Card didn't make any money last year--and you don't have to look far to figure out why--crushing debt that is sucking the life out of textiles producers already hobbled by a weak...

In new space, Mahdavis fires up looms.
July 7, 2003... NORCROSS, GA -- After recently moving into its new 500,000-square-foot corporate headquarters, area rug supplier Mahdavis now has the room and infrastructure to produce its own line of area rugs domestically--a first for the company. Based...

A not-so retiring Kagel receives warm sendoff.
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- Friends, relatives, colleagues and--yes, customers--joined forces last month for a retirement party for Harvey Kagel, Sure Fit's vp, sales. Kagel began his home textiles career with Bloomcraft and most recently was with Sure...

Stanton Rug to bow stock line at Atlanta show.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... SYOSSET, NY -- Stanton Rug Company, a manufacturer and importer of area rugs, runners and broadloom products, will--in a first for the company--introduce a stock offering of area rugs at the Atlanta International Area Rug Show July 13 to 16....

New name.(Purcell Letchinger Group changes to Purcell International Textile Group )(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... HICKORY, NC -- Purcell International Textile Group is the new name of The Purcell Letchinger Group. Andrew Purcell, president and owner of the company, which specializes in decorative fabrics from Europe, has owned the business for three and a...

Not to mention Charlie's Angels. (Opinion Today).(Column)
July 7, 2003... Summer is the time for pure mind candy--especially at the local cinema, where there's enough pulse-pounding action to titillate the most immovable ticket-buyer. Of course, the same could be said of the home textiles industry, which has...

Lions and tigers and bears, oh my! (Opinion Today).(changes in Showtime and the American decorative fabric market )
July 7, 2003... As we move into the newest round of fabric showings, Showtime--along with the American decorative fabric market in its entirety--are undergoing seismic changes. A quick scan of the exhibitors listing for next week's Showtime reveals how...

Perfect Fit announces recall.(electric blankets)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... CHARLOTTE, NC -- Perfect Fit Industries, working with the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, has launched a voluntary recall of about 18,000 electric blankets sold only to Belk and Kmart stores in the fail of 2002. The blankets...

New multi-use towel idea searching for partners.(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... MIAMI -- Business partners Enrique Montoya and Tessie Calejo have come up with multiple-use bath and beach towels, which they call TieTowels. And now they are looking for a manufacturing and distribution partner to make and sell their...

Soldati resigns as prez, Sheridan Australia. (People Today).(Terry Soldati )(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... GREENVILLE, SC -- Terry Soldati has resigned as president of Sheridan Australia. Soldati will remain with the company through the summer, assisting in the transition of executive responsibilities. "I love the industry and the industry...

Burlington Rug taps new senior veep, bath. (People Today).(Dennis Fein )(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... KENNESAW, GA -- Burlington Rug Corp. has appointed Dennis Fein to the new post of senior vp, bath. He began his new duties on June 30. Fein, who will remain based in New York, will report to Saeid Korhani, chairman and ceo. Fein brings...

Horizon winners announced. (People Today).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- The third annual Horizon Awards were recently presented during the SOFA (Sculpture Objects & Functional Art) exhibit by Hunter Douglas Window Fashions and New York's Museum of Arts & Design The prize recognizes students in...

Passing the torch. (People Today).(Jeffrey Crowe appointed new chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce )(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... Larry Liebenow, left, outgoing chairman of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and president/ceo of Quaker Fabric, greeted his successor at the Chamber, Jeffrey Crowe, ceo of Landstar Systems Inc. Liebenow, who now is chairman of the executive...

Valdese exec passes at 44. (People Today).(Constance Plourdde-Carlton)(Brief Article)(Obituary)
July 7, 2003... GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Services were held here for Constance Plourdde-Carlton, 44, who died in May after a long battle with cancer. She was director of marketing for the contract business at Valdese Weavers. Prior to joining Valdese in 1995...

Layoffs down for second straight month, to 31-month low. (Business briefs).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... Providing critical support for consumer confidence and spending going forward, planned job cuts in June declined for a second straight month to a level of 59,715, the lowest figure in almost three years, since 44,152 layoffs were announced in...

May credit downgraded. (Business briefs).(May Department Stores Co.)(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... Standard & Poor's, one of the nation's Big Three corporate credit rating agencies, has downgraded about $3.9 billion in May Department Stores Co. debt, citing "a continuing decline in May's performance." The rating on the retailer's...

Factory orders get unexpected boost. (Business briefs).(non-durables )(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... In a sign that the manufacturing economy may be starting an overdue turnaround, factory orders moved up unexpectedly in May, boosted by a hefty gain in orders of non-durable goods, the Commerce Department reported. Factory orders climbed...

Housing just keeps going and going. (Business Today).
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- Just when everybody is expecting the housing bubble to burst, pricked by a persistently soft economy, it starts expanding again, and driven by the lowest mortgage rates in a generation, all three segments of the market shot up to...

Home builder confidence surges. (Business Today).(Brief Article)
July 7, 2003... WASHINGTON -- With mortgage rates at their lowest levels in nearly half a century, luring consumers to buy a first home or trade up from an older one, home-builder confidence surged strongly in June to pre-war levels, the national Association...

Consumers hold steady, as outlook brightens. (Business Today).
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- Consumer confidence held relatively steady in June after picking up in May, and consumers are decidedly more optimistic looking ahead, The Conference Board reported last week. The bellwether index, often viewed as a guide to...

Family Dollar Q3 profits jump. (Business Today).
July 7, 2003... MATTHEWS, NC -- Helped by rising same-store sales and continued rapid expansion, third-quarter profits at Family Dollar Stores Inc. jumped up by 14.0 percent, to $69.6 million from $61.1 million last year. Sales at the neighborhood...

Retail sales cool in late June warm-up. (Business Today).
July 7, 2003... NEW YORK -- After picking up steam and building momentum through the first three week of June, same-store retail sales cooled off somewhat during the fourth week of the month, improving by 1.0 percent, but far off the stronger pace of 1.8...

Wall Street watch: summary for the week ended July 2, 2003. (Business Today).(Illustration)
July 7, 2003... HTT STOCK INDEX * Close: 2392.64 Change: -3.42% DOW JONES INDUSTRIALS Close: 9142.84 Change: 0.70% S&P 500 Close: 993.75 Change: 0.81% NASDAQ INDUSTRIAL Close: 1678.77 Change: 2.74%...

Springs in sweeping business realignment.(Springs Industries)
July 14, 2003... FORT MILL, SC -- In a sweeping reinvention of the way it does business--and as part of a broad cost-cutting regimen imposed by a difficult sales environment--Springs Industries, the nation's largest home fashions producer, has created a new,...

Showtime the pink.(pinks influence home fashions)
July 14, 2003... HIGH POINT, NC -- Think pink. That's the message from many decorative fabrics designers, who see the gamut of pinks from blush to geranium as the key color influence for home fashions for the coming year, touching on the total color...

Time's up for P'tex to pay up.(Pillowtex)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... KANNAPOLIS, NC -- Pillowtex had until today to come up with cash or find a white knight to save the company, after its lenders late last week granted it a second lifeline to come into compliance with loan covenants currently in default. ...

Anna's 100th moves 'beyond' the usual.(Anna's Linens)
July 14, 2003... LAS VEGAS -- As Anna's Linens pursues a pumped up expansion schedule, it's moving beyond its bed linens/bath linens/window treatments formula into new product categories--and even is experimenting with markets that are not as ethnically...

At rug show, casual chic is in vogue.
July 14, 2003... ATLANTA -- In a year characterized by soft retail sales and fluctuating consumer confidence, the area rug business is focusing on affordable and casual synthetic styles to move goods. Polypropylene, olefin, nylon and synthetic blends in...

Saks appoints Yiatchos at Parisian. (Retail briefs).(Gary Yiatchos)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... Gary Yiatchos has been named senior vp of marketing for the Parisian division of Saks Inc., replacing Bob Ferguson, who recently retired. Yiatchos reports to George Jones, president and ceo, SDSG. With a retail career spanning almost 30 years,...

Michael's to open 2nd wholesale concept store. (Retail briefs).(Star Decorators Wholesale Warehouse)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... Craft retailer Michael's Stores today said it will open its second Star Decorators Wholesale Warehouse in Atlanta in September. The 38,000-square-foot store will carry more than 15,000 skus for interior decorators and designers, retail florists...

Williams-Sonoma looks to refocus on customer.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... BOSTON -- Williams-Sonoma has a "renewed focus on customer acquisition" and is testing several strategies, including the use of "versioned catalogs," which are specific and sometimes smaller versions of its catalogs for various segments of its...

Springs closes two plants.(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... FORT MILL, SC -- With sales tumbling down through the first six months of the year in a prolonged retail slump, Springs Industries, the nation's largest home fashions producer, said it's shutting two of its oldest manufacturing plants--each in...

Markman heads home at Macy's E.(Macy's East to be led by Mary Markman)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... NEW YORK -- Mary Markman has been promoted to executive vp, gmm, home division of Macy's East succeeding Eric Salus, who was promoted to president of The Bon Marche in May. Both are units of Federated Department Stores. Markman, most...

Webster out, Filippone up at Springs.(Nancy Webster replaced by Gary Filippone)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... FORT MILL, SC -- Nancy Webster, senior vp of creative development for Springs, has left the company, effective July 3 and was succeeded by Gary Filippone, according to Springs Industries. "During her five years with the company, Nancy has...

Weather woes bring slow start to retailer summer.(Brief Article)(Illustration)
July 14, 2003... NEW YORK -- April showers extended into the month of June last month, making it tough for retailers to rid themselves of summer merchandise, though some recovered toward the end of the month as the temperatures rose. Redbook's Same-Stores...

Revman flags int'l growth.(changes name to Revman International)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... NEW YORK -- Just four months after being acquired by an investment group led by Juarez, Mexico-based Grupo Kaltex, Revman Industries is adding global flavor, changing its name to Revman International, the company has announced. The name...

Easley to retire from Springs.(president Bill Easley)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... FORT MILL, SC -- Springs Industries announced that Bill Easley, president of textile manufacturing, will retire this fall. His 38-year career with Springs includes posts in operations, including vp of grey manufacturing and president of...

There's no time like Showtime.
July 14, 2003... Showtime: Formal occasions The American decorative fabrics market kick off the semi-annual Showtime in High Point, NC, on July 14 with a record-breaking number of exhibitors. Among the 254 fabrics firms displaying their wares will be 17...

Path to enlightenment. (Opinion Today).(pivotal moments)
July 14, 2003... An industry sage from the West Coast raised an interesting question about pivotal moments not too long ago. The subject was Strouds, which at the time was still trying to thrash its way out of a second slide into bankruptcy, and the sage,...

Pay for play and falling idols. (Opinion Today).
July 14, 2003... Welcome to the newest retail profit center. It's Macy's East's newest gimmick--well beyond the retailer's legendary proliferation of time-based sale coupons. This one is "Macy's Frequent Shoppers Club"--a significant consumer benefit that...

Balta USA expands DC.(distribution center)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... DALTON, GA -- Balta USA Inc. recently completed a 40,000-square-foot expansion to its distribution center--which now encompasses 200,000 square feet total--here at its headquarters, Pat Moyer, president, told HTT. The one-year-old company,...

Sure fit chief honored.(Bert Shlensky)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... NEW YORK -- Sure Fit president and ceo Bert Shlensky was honored by Ernest & Young as Entrepreneur of the Year for central/ eastern Pennsylvania during a gala late last month at the Harrisburg-Hershey Marriott. Shlensky won the award for...

Growing cotton supply not enough. (Business Today).
July 14, 2003... WASHINGTON -- As China continues to ramp up textiles production and eat up an ever-increasing share of the available cotton supply, world cotton production is expected to increase by seven percent to 20.5 million tons next year, the third...

Basics dominate sputtering sales. (Business Today).
July 14, 2003... NEW YORK -- Same-store retail sales advanced by 0.9 percent over year-ago levels during the fifth and final week of June, but were skewed toward basic, commodity items, and sales for all of June came in slightly below plan. After putting...

A few signs point to later economic revival. (Business Today).
July 14, 2003... TEMPE, AZ -- The U.S. manufacturing economy remained sluggish, declining slightly in June, but growth in new orders, production and export orders could be an encouraging sign that the sector is poised for a turn-around later this year,...

Wall Street watch: summary for the week ended July 10, 2003. (Business Today).(Illustration)
July 14, 2003... WALL STREET WATCH Summary for the week ended July 10, 2003 RETAILERS CLOSE % CHG % CHG. 7/10/03 THIS WEEK YEAR-TO-DATE Bed Bath & Beyond *...

Biddeford taps vp.(Biddeford Blankets names Robet Van Jones vice president of marketing)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... BIDDEFORD, ME -- Joining Biddeford Blankets as vp of sales and marketing is Robert Van Jones, a senior executive with more than 30 years experience in textiles and retailing. The top sales slot had been vacant since the company filed for...

Crestmont at Showtime.(Crestmont Fabrics)(Brief Article)
July 14, 2003... HAUPPAUGE, NY -- Crestmont Fabrics will launch the first collection of a joint venture with Edinburgh Weavers Ltd. at Showtime in High Point, NC, this week. Crestmont, a converter of multi-purpose and drapery solid color and textured...

Mohawk Industries Inc. beats Street, affirms outlook in Q3 [third quarter].
July 21, 2003... CALHOUN, GA -- Helped by modestly stronger sales and a deep cut in interest costs, which helped to offset weaker margins and higher costs, Mohawk Industries Inc.--the nation's second-largest carpet producer and fourth-largest home fashions...

Mixed profit story as Sears pares its forecast.
July 21, 2003... HOFFMAN ESTATES, IL -- Raising $93 million from the previously announced sale of bad debt in its credit card business, Sears, Roebuck and Co. boosted second-quarter profits by 34.9 percent, to $309 million from $229 million a year ago. But...

Top dog nibbles at $3 billion.(Wal-Mart.)
July 21, 2003... NEW YORK -- Wal-Mart is about to become the industry's first $3 billion home textiles retailer, further widening the gap between itself and JCPenney, by $555 million. The nation's third largest home textiles merchant, Target, is...

Pillowtex wins still more time.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... KANNAPOLIS, NC -- Pillowtex's lenders late Friday afternoon gave the mill four additional days to "review its strategic alternatives." The banks have resisted calling in their loans after Pillowtex defaulted June 30 on a debt payment,...

Colorful fresh prints light up at Showtime.
July 21, 2003... HIGH POINT, NC -- There's a glimmer of optimism for the home furnishings business for the balance of the year. Buyers and exhibitors at Showtime Summer 2003 last week qualified their assessments by adding that no one expects the second half...

Mohawk inches upward in new analyst ratings: Wachovia raises investment rating to 'outperform'.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... CHARLOTTE, NC -- Cheered as Mohawk Industries' second-quarter performance beat Wall Street expectations, Wachovia Securities raised its investment rating for the carpet and home fashions producer to 'outperform' from a prior grade 'market...

DuPont looks ahead to 'smart' products.(DuPont Textiles & Interiors)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... WILMINGTON, DE -- As polyester celebrates its 50th anniversary, DuPont, through its wholly-owned subsidiary DuPont Textiles & Interiors (DTI), is concentrating on technology, specialty fibers, innovation and technology to expand its presence....

Pent-up demand opens wallets. (Business Today).(consumer purchasing)
July 21, 2003... NEW YORK -- With warm, dry weather finally settling in around most of the nation, consumers started making their long-deferred purchases of seasonal merchandise, sending same-store sales up with their biggest weekly gain in the past six months,...

New luxe levels in Pierre D's line-up.(Pierre Deux)
July 21, 2003... SECAUCUS, NJ -- The French Country style of Pierre Deux is now available as finished bed and bath products, with the initial collection centered on a new toile pattern, Pastorale. Pierre Deux bedding and shower curtains previously were...

Bloomies readies a "Buon Natale!".(Bloomingdale's Casa Italia theme for winter holidays)
July 21, 2003... NEW YORK -- Bloomingdale's will celebrate the winter holiday season with Italian flair this year, basing its collection on a Casa Italia theme. Furniture and domestics are at the core of the collection, which has product either made in...

Rug suppliers see renewed opportunities: filling all niches.
July 21, 2003... ATLANTA -- Filling the gap, carving a new niche and covering all the bases was what rug suppliers sought to accomplish this time around at the International Area Rug Show here last week. "This market is not a banner one, but it has been...

Specialty players gain more share: changing channels. (Retailing giants: top 50 home textiles retailers).(Directory)(Illustration)
July 21, 2003... NEW YORK -- Specialty stores continued gaining market share in home textiles during 2002, with an increase of two percentage points in share of the Top 50. The retailers moved up to 22 percent of Top 50 sales, compared with 20 percent in...

IFDA event to examine window, floor markets.
July 21, 2003... NEW YORK -- The International Furnishings & Design Association will host an after-work seminar to discuss trends in the window and floor segments of the home furnishings industry on Wed., July 30, from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Topics will...

Biddeford reinvents line and image.(Biddeford Blankets)
July 21, 2003... BIDDEFORD, ME -- After emerging from Chapter 11 and regrouping under a new owner, 160-year-old Biddeford Blankets is making over its product line and its image, trying to carve out a new niche in the relatively staid market for automatic...

The Atlanta Rug Market kicked off last week.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Hellenic Rug Imports The Atlanta Rug Market kicked off last week off with receptions that brought industry folks together. Above Hellenic's Steve Mazarakis (left) with Walter Moomjy, Einstein Moomjy. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]...

Jockeying for position. (Opinion Today).
July 21, 2003... Despite a year that felt fairly painful at the time everyone was bumping through it, more home retailers came out ahead of the game in 2002 than behind it. In fact, 60 percent of the top 50 retailers on HTT's annual leader board gained...

Playing the long odds. (Opinion Today).(difference between retail store rankings between 1995 and today)(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... Looking back a decade or so over the earlier Retailing Giants rankings in home textiles, it's amazing how the list has changed. Just pulled up the 1995 list, and what a difference there is in the makeup of the players--then and now. ...

Arvind jumps from shirts to sheets.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... NEW YORK -- Apparel manufacturer Arvind Mills recently entered the home textiles market, and has begun producing sheet sets, duvet covers and shams for the U.S. and European markets. The 72-year-old company, which maintains an office here...

Warm weather reveals signs of life in June. (Business Today).
July 21, 2003... WASHINGTON -- Raising hopes that consumers may finally be loosening their grip on their wallets, and ending a long retail drought, retail sales perked up by 0.5 percent in June, their strongest gain since March, the U.S. Commerce Department...

It was Viva Las Vegas earlier this month when Anna's Linens celebrated the milestone of its 100th store opening.(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... 1. Bacova's Brian Bogus, left, and Rich Noah with Anna's Carie Gladstone-Doll. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Candy Han, Canjoy, with husband Abraham Han, left, Henry Huang, Worldwide, and Michael Schwartz, Madison Industries. ...

Webster new design dir. at Capel. (People Today).(Lou Herring Webster )(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... TROY, NC -- Capel Inc., area rug importer and manufacturer, has appointed Lou Herring Webster as its new design director of its product development team. She relaces Kea Capel, who left the company earlier this year to start her own accent...

Cotton names Poor to post. (People Today).(Dana Poor )(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... NEW YORK -- Dana Poor has joined Cotton Inc. as home fashion marketing manager, fashion marketing. Poor, who most recently was with Saks Inc., earlier had been fashion trend specialist for Cotton's The Cottonworks Fabric Library. She...

Victorian Heart moves into new space. (People Today).(Brief Article)
July 21, 2003... KIRBYVILLE, MO -- Importer and distributor Victorian Heart Co. has settled into its new two-level headquarters and warehouse facility here, just outside of Branson. The company's operations were previously spread among four separate...