Home Textiles Today articles from November 2005

Home Textiles Today archives from November 2005

Hits and misses: companies reflect on what worked and what didn't at fall market.(News)
November 7, 2005... Arrow Home Fashions Monica Lowe Graves, design director HITS: "Basilica, a large diamond jacquard with a global inspiration, was a huge hit because the look was right on, carpet friendly and in new neutrals. Sarah was a...

Soft Surroundings goes bricks-and-mortar.(News)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... St. Louis, Mo. -- Home furnishings catalog and dot-com retailer Soft Surroundings ventured into the world of brick and mortar last week with the opening of the first of at least three stores to come in the next two years. Located here,...

Springs Global to be public: Coteminas merger will result in $2.4 billion traded titan.(BUSINESS Today)
November 7, 2005... Montes Claros, Brazil -- When Coteminas and Springs unite in the coming months as Springs Global S.A., a $2.4 billion textiles titan, they'll also be creating something once thought to be virtually extinct, at least in the United States--a...

Textiles thrive at Ikea.(News)(IKEA International A/S)
November 7, 2005... Conshocken, Pa. -- Home textiles is an "unbelievable growth engine" at Ikea, the result of a major revision in the home furnishings chain's approach to the business two years ago. "The United States is probably the biggest seller of down...

Wal-Mart starting holidays early.(Retail Briefs)(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. moved up the date of its holiday advertising campaign to Nov. 1. The campaign consists of a multi-media barrage integrated across all channels and in-store signage. The blitz features celebrities such as Garth Brooks,...

Pottery Barn launches Style House.(Retail Briefs)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Pottery Barn hopes to be a how-to destination for holiday--and everyday--decorating and entertaining with its new "Style House" online magazine, which launched last week. Linked to the Pottery Barn store's Web site, the magazine can be...

Ikea opening Massachusetts store.(Retail Briefs)(IKEA International A/S)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Ikea, having celebrated its 20th birthday in the United States last month, will open its first Massachusetts store in Stoughton, on Nov. 9. The 346,000 square-foot store features nearly 10,000 exclusively designed home furnishings and...

ABC closing two stores.(News)
November 7, 2005... New York -- ABC Carpet aim Home is closing its Brooklyn and Riverhead, N.Y., stores. According to store employees, the Brooklyn store is scheduled to close at the end of this year, while the Riverhead store is planned for closing in...

Divatex makes a splash.(Licensing)(Divatex Home Fashions)
November 7, 2005... New York -- Divatex Home Fashions has splashed into bath with a Joseph Abboud-licensed collection of seven new towels and coordinating tub mats in four styles: two stripes, a racetrack border and a solid bamboo/ cotton look. Two bath rugs...

Bon-Ton to boost private label.(News)(Bon-Ton Stores Inc.)(Northern Department Store Group )(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... York, Pa. -- The Bon-Ton Stores will begin work in spring 2006 on integrating the 142 Northern Department Store Group units it is acquiring from Saks Incorporated, resulting in the establishment of its own private label development team,...

Tommy looks to broader lifestyles.(News)(Tommy Hilfiger Home)
November 7, 2005... New York -- In an effort to reach broader lifestyles, Tommy Hilfiger Home's spring line offers five fashion beds; two back-to-school looks; denim and a variety, of stripes in Mix; and Crew Jersey Solids in lightweight knits with contrast cuffs....

Lauren Home casts net in deeper waters.(News)
November 7, 2005... New York -- Lauren Home's spring 2006 collection offers seven bedding ensembles--five of which have full coordinating bath accessories--that cater to lifestyles from contemporary to bohemian. New bed patterns include Indochine, Seychelles,...

Fall market began in style at HTT's market kick-off party.(News)
November 7, 2005... 1. From left, independent sales rep Bud Dosel with Al Sanchez, Venus Home; Loren Sweet, Brentwood Originals; and Jim Whitehead, Brylane Home. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. Loftex's Gretchen Dale with a model in a Loftex towel. ...

HTT's market kick-off party was held at the Puck Building in New York.(News)
November 7, 2005... 1. Judi Alexander, WestPoint Home; and Scott Howard, JLA Home. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] 2. From left, Rose Hittmeyer, Dan River; Marcus Schlemmer, Zorlu USA; and Morwenna White and Jennifer Castoldi, both of Trendease International. ...

230 5th avenue market party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... From left, 230 Fifth Ave. tenants Art Siegel, consultant; Rekha Gadhvi, Decor by Beaders Touch; and Chip Scala, Scala International. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Carpet Art Deco new showroom party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... From left: Fadi Melki, Carpet Art Deco; Michael Melki, Carpet Art Deco; Shelley Mushtuk, The Brick Warehouse; and Francine Knowlton, Carpet Art Deco. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Executives working in textiles breakfast.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... From left, Linda Lewis, spokeswoman and designer for QVC; Jennifer Castoldi, founder, president and creative director of Trendease International; and Katie Brown, TV host of "All Year Round with Katie Brown," author and spokeswoman. ...

Brunton International new showroom party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... Brunton International associates celebrate the company's new showroom. From left: Brad Bowers, Roy Brunton and Jeff Jennings. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Down Lite International market party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... Top, from left: Shannon Ooton and Marissa Nono, Federated; and Carty Spencer and Chad Altbaier, Down Lite International. Bottom, from left: Shannon Russing, Shannon's Curtain Bed & Bath; Paul Brown, Down Lite; and Jyl Quaintance, Down Lite....

HFI new showroom party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... Top, from left, Tom Healy, HFI; Bill Kendall, Tuesday Morning; David Li and Fung Li, both of HFI. Middle, from left, Neil Zuber, Amy Bell and Jean Brown, all HFI; with Jennifer McKee, Poppy O'Neill and Joanna Garland, all of Martha Stewart...

Yves Delorme new store party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... From left, Guy Delorme, Evelyn Julienne and Dominique Fremaux, all of Yves Delorme. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Zarela Martinez licensee party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... From left, Sheila Rothman and Dennis Conte, both of Biederlack of America; Zarela Martinez, designer; and Laurie Berkin, consultant with Marathon Marketing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Milli Home market party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... From left, Anil Nayar, Milli Home; Hal Spitzer, Alpha Workshops; Marsha Cutler and Pavan Uttam, Milli Home. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Cannon/Royal velvet party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... Top, from left: Jack Toolan and Rick Darling, Li & Fung USA. Middle, from left: Rajnish Kaput, Li & Fung India; and Rajesh Mandawewala, Welspun. Bottom, from left: Rick Platt, Official Pillowtex LLC; and Arnie Stevens, Maples. ...

Veratex new showroom party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... Top, from left: Avi Cohen, Veratex; and Doug Kahn, Croscill. Middle, from left: Bernie Wise, Saks Inc.; Karla Graham, Marshall Field's; and Donna Hintson, Veratex. Bottom, from left: Dale Talbert, Veratex; and Steve McKeever, JCPenney....

Sleep Innovations market party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... Top, from left: Gary Matthews and Michael Fux, Sleep Innovations. Bottom, from left: Tiffany Agnese, Sleep Innovations; Neelam Patel, Mervyn's; George DeSotle, Sleep Innovations; and Traci Heater, Mervyn's. [ILLUSTRATIONS OMITTED]

Homestead new designers party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... From left, Nancy Koltes, Nancy Koltes at Home; and Joan Lieberman, Homestead. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED]

Home Portugal new showroom party.(Market Week)
November 7, 2005... Top, from left: Carlos Couto, Portuguese American Chamber of Commerce of New Jersey; Sandra Cerqueira, Portuguese Business Association; and Su Hilty, 7 West. Bottom, from left: Ricardo Abecassis, Bianca USA; Duarte Relvas and Andre Relvas,...

Who's the best?(textile design awards)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Welcome to HTT's first semi-annual Textiles Industry Awards (TiA) competition--a new award that spotlights the most trend-right textiles coming out of the New York Home Textiles Market. Recently, we invited suppliers that exhibited during...

Kimlor Mills signs outdoor lifestyle license.(News)(Blue Ridge Trading)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Orangeburg, S.C. -- Kimlor Mills has signed an outdoor lifestyle license in bedding, bath and window called Blue Ridge Trading. The collection features wildlife prints in seven bed ensembles, six shower curtains and coordinating window...

High Country Linens unveils micro-channel quilting.(News)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... New York -- High Country Linens has developed a micro-channel quilting technique in various miniature scales that looks like pinstripes for coverlets, comforters, bedspreads and blankets. The company recently purchased looms to produce the...

Aussino launches Suite 1102.(News)
November 7, 2005... New York -- Aussino USA has launched Suite 1102, a hotel-inspired division to complement its bedding collection. The program features hotel-style coverlets and quilts ranging from modern quilting patterns to more traditional printed...

HFPA appoints executive director: Rand replaces Jennings in top spot.(PEOPLE Today)(Home Fashions Products Association)(Elisabeth Rand)(Carolynn Jennings)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... New York -- The Home Fashion Products Association has appointed Elisabeth "Lisa" Rand to executive director. She replaces Carolynn Jennings. In her newly appointed role, Rand will provide leadership and staff support to HFPA's board of...

Stanton adds regional sales posts.(Stanton Carpet Corp. appoints Jim Lampros and Rich Crawford )(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Syosset, N.Y. -- Stanton Carpet Corporation has named Jim Lampros to the new post of Midwest regional vice president, and Rich Crawford to the new post of West Coast regional manager. Both will report directly to George Forte, vice...

Viall brings style to JLA.(PEOPLE Today)
November 7, 2005... Greensboro, N.C. -- Martha Viall has joined JLA Fabrics as senior stylist. Viall most recently was with Tietex and earlier had worked with Burlington House and Culp in styling positions. She reports to Tayo Onadein, vice president,...

Bomar names VP of sales and marketing.(Bomar Trim appoints Lou Paige, vice president)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Lake Worth, Fla. -- Lou Paige has joined Bomar Trim as vice president, sales and marketing. Paige was vice president, sales and business development, for King Koil Licensing, and earlier had been vine president, sales and merchandising,...

Lane elected at TJX.(TJX Companies Inc. appoints Amy Lane )(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Framingham, Mass. -- The TJX Companies, Inc. has elected Amy Lane to its board of directors. Lane was an investment banker for 25 years, specializing in the retail industry. She currently serves as the presiding director of Borders Group,...

P/Kaufmann chooses Jervis.(Stewart Jervis appointed)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... New York -- Stewart Jervis has joined P/Kaufmann Inc. as vice president, sales, for its fabric division and for P/Kaufmann Export that represents the P/Kaufmann fabric, Folia and Braemore divisions in the export markets. Jervis most...

Surtex competition nears.(PEOPLE Today)
November 7, 2005... White Plains, N.Y. -- All third and fourth year students enrolled in an art/design program of any kind in a higher learning institution are invited to compete in the Surtex 2006 International Student Design competition. Entries are being...

Michalik joins Miroglio: industry veteran reports to Graziola.(Miroglio Textiles U.S.A. Inc.'s division Sublitex appoints Cynthia Michalik)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... New York -- Miroglio Textiles division, Sublitex, a manufacturer of heat-transfer paper featuring designs for both home furnishings and fashion, has hired Cynthia Michalik for a newly created position, product development and sales. Under...

Brehm rises at Phoenix.(PEOPLE Today)
November 7, 2005... Williamsport, Pa. -- Susan Brehm has joined Phoenix Trim Works as vice president, merchandising, a new post. Brehm, formerly with Bomar Trimming for 16 years as vice president of sales, design and marketing, will be based in Ft. Lauderdale,...

October not scary for retailers.(Johnson Redbook Index)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Washington -- Helped by the Halloween holiday, as well as colder weather that drove bedding and apparel spending, same-store sales climbed strongly, rising 4.5 percent during the fourth week of October, easily beating plan and helping the...

Manufacturing holds steady.(BUSINESS Today)
November 7, 2005... Tempe, Ariz. -- Holding relatively steady after surging ahead the month before, U.S. manufacturing continued to grow, if at a modestly slower pace in October, the nation's purchasing managers reported. The Institute for Supply Management...

October kind to retail sales.(textile industry sales)
November 7, 2005... New York -- With cold weather settling in across much of the nation, driving sales of winter clothing and warmth-related products, same-store retail sales shot up during October, fueling hopes for a decent Christmas season despite high gas and...

Wall Street watch: for the week ended November 3, 2005.(Business)(Illustration)
November 7, 2005... MANUFACTURERS & SUPPLIERS CLOSE % CHG % CHG. COMPANY 11/3/05 THIS WEEK YEAR-TO-DATE Crown Crafts, Inc. 0.47 -14.55% -14.55%...

New direction: "it's a fair bet we're going to see even more innovation in the next round of new production introductions.".(OPINION Today)(New York Home Textiles Market)
November 7, 2005... THERE WERE NO GREAT LEAPS forward in design trends during last month's New York Home Textiles Market, but the trade demonstrated a heartening degree of progress on the innovation front. The items that were truly "new" at Market employed new...

A tale of two markets: "it's not all beer and skittles, as these folks will find out.".(OPINION Today)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... LOOKING OVER the home textiles landscape in recent weeks, there were clearly major differences in the markets that offered these products. In New York, it definitely was an offshore-based supplier contingent providing bed, bath, window and...

Importer group wants duties nixed.(News)(United States Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... Washington -- With most textiles and clothing quota-free, they should be part of a duty-free program for developing country imports, the U.S. Association of Importers of Textiles and Apparel (USA-ITA) told U.S. Government officials last week....

Baker School opens at FIT.(Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology, Fashion Institute of Technology)(Brief Article)
November 7, 2005... A day-long celebration marked the naming of the Jay and Patty Baker School of Business and Technology at the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York. The Bakers gave $10 million, the largest donation in FIT's history, to establish the...

Target passes increases to consumers.
November 14, 2005... MINNEAPOLIS -- The price increases Target Stores is accepting from many of its suppliers, particularly in food, are being passed along to consumers successfully for the most part, the retailer said during its third-quarter earnings call last...

New questions raised.(Import Quotas)
November 14, 2005... WASHINGTON -- Last week's agreement to re-impose quotas on some categories of textiles and apparel imports from China left many questions unanswered. Cotton towels and window shades/blinds were the only soft home categories included in a...

LNT sale faces hurdles.(Linens 'n Things Inc., Apollo Management L.P.)
November 14, 2005... CLIFTON, N.J. -- Linens 'n Things faces tough requirements to unleash financing for its $1.3 billion acquisition by an investment group lead by Apollo Management. It will have to hit an EBITDA target above any it has achieved in the past few...

Vendor execs taking it on the chin.(EXECUTIVE COMPENSATION REPORT)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Slightly more than half of the execs ranked in this year's Executive Compensation survey--nine out of 17--took a pay cut, mostly in the form of lower or nonexistent bonuses, and worthless stock options. That can be compared to...

Retailers raking it in.(benefits for retailers)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Turnaround maestro Allen Questrom, who engineered the revival of J.C. Penney before departing, took home the single-biggest compensation package in the American retailing industry, a $68.2 million paycheck, most of it in the form of...

Wal-Mart working on conservation.(Retail Briefs)(Wal-Mart Stores Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... The foundation for Wal-Mart's new experimental store in Aurora, Colo., makes use of over 500 tons of Denver Stapleton Airport's runway, crushed up and recycled. The goals of the new experimental store--and another that opened this past...

ShopKo selling Reno stores.(Retail Briefs)(ShopKo Stores Inc.)(SPI Holdings LLC)(Retail West Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... ShopKo Stores, Inc. has sold its two units in Reno, Nev., to a San Francisco, Calif.-based entity comprised of SPI Holdings, LLC and Retail West Inc., citing economics and changes in the Reno retail market as reasons for the closings. The...

Sears looks to expand e-commerce.(Retail Briefs)(Sears, Roebuck and Co.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... Sears has boosted its contract with a fulfillment supplier to expand its online product selection without taking on new inventory. The deal, with CommerceHub, will also help Sears more easily add new suppliers to the system and streamline...

Garnet Hill partners with Trans-Ocean.(Retail Briefs)
November 14, 2005... Garnet Hill has entered into a licensing partnership with Trans-Ocean--a rug manufacturer. The Garnet Hill Rug Collection made its debut in the Trans-Ocean showroom at the October High Point Market. The rugs will be distributed in...

Federated strong after merger.(News)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Better-than-expected results from the integration of the May Department Stores helped boost Federated Department Stores third quarter performance, despite the impact from the hurricanes. Home was the weakest part of the...

Anna's continues expansion: purchase of 26 Plej's stores increases footing.(Anna's Linens)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... COSTA MESA, CALIF. -- Anna's Linens grabbed another windfall cluster of stores that will further boost its unit base as it heads toward an Initial Public Offering in early 2006. Anna's acquisition of 14 of 26 liquidating Plej's Linen...

Kohl's has solid quarter.(News)
November 14, 2005... MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. -- Kohl's Corporation reported net income for its third quarter rose 15.2 percent, to $155.1 million from $134.6 million a year ago. Diluted earnings per share rose to 45 cents from 39 cents last year. Net sales...

Soft home 'particularly good'.(Kohl's Corp. sales)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... MENOMONEE FALLS, WIS. -- Kohl's Corporation's 3.5 percent comp increase during the third quarter was led in part by the soft home category, which was "particularly good." Kevin Mansell, president, attributed the growth in soft home to the...

Kitan teams with Renaissance.(Kitan Consolidated Ltd., Renaissance America Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Kitan, the Israel-based textiles company that produces and markets Royal Sateen bedding, has joined forces with Renaissance America to market its Kitan Studio in the United States. The Kitan Studio brand is being offered to U.S....

Making the old, new.(Jenkins UK's new look)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- The key new look for interiors is an eclectic mix of old and new, vintage and antique, plus 20th and 21st century modern furniture, arts and crafts from all over the world, according to Jo-an Jenkins, publisher and editor-in-chief...

Pendleton suing Kmart.(Pendleton Woolen Mills Inc., Kmart Holding Corp.)
November 14, 2005... PORTLAND, ORE. -- Pendleton Woolen Mills, the 140-year-old blanket, apparel and home fashions producer, has filed a trademark infringement suit against Kmart Corp., in federal court here. Pendleton said its suit claims Kmart "is...

Kravet gets new showroom.(News)
November 14, 2005... Hundreds of customers, suppliers and friends joined the Kravet family at the grand opening celebration of their newly designed showroom in the D&D building in New York. Among the many family members greeting the guests were, from left, Cary...

Natori returns.(Josie Natori's designing collection)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Josie Natori is coming home again. The lingerie design mogul always wanted to be in the home world, and in fact, did part-time selling of furniture in the mid-'70s while she worked full time as an investment banker on Wall...

Creative Home jumps into window, signs licenses.(Creative Home Furnishings Inc., Lisa Granger)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Creative Home Furnishings has jumped into the window business with a license called the Savvy Home Collection that encompasses window treatments, kitchen tiers and hardware by designer/inventor Lisa Granger. The program...

Pillow suppliers follow the Silk Road.
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- The Silk Road is the path many decorative pillow suppliers traveled during last month's New York Market, and silk--real and faux--bedecked showrooms. Home Fashions International offered "more varieties of silk," from Dupioni to...

Mattress pads still growing.
November 14, 2005... New York -- Mattress pads and toppers show a continuing trend toward products that are bigger, better and more innovative, while increasing raw materials costs are putting suppliers under financial pressure. "What we see happening is an...

Salaries in line with earnings.(retailers benefits)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Taking a longer view and measuring executive salaries versus company performance from 1992 through 1994, every supplier in the sample for whom three-year data is available took home raises that were less than the gain in their...

Prestige now Louis de Poortere distributor: company will be exclusive distributor of floorcoverings.(Prestige Mills Inc., Louis de Poortere of America Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... LONG ISLAND CITY, N.Y. -- Prestige Mills Inc. has been appointed the exclusive North American distributor of all floorcovering products by Belgium manufacturer Louis de Poortere (LDP). Prestige, a manufacturer and importer of carpets and...

Mohawk opens new facilities.(Mohawk Industries Inc. (Calhoun, Georgia))(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... CALHOUN, GA. -- Mohawk Industries has completed the expansion of its manufacturing and distribution campus in northwest Georgia with the opening of two large-scale facilities. These facilities serve Mohawk Home and Mohawk's hard surfaces...

Soft-Tex wins Therapedic award.(Soft-Tex Manufacturing Co.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Soft-Tex Manufacturing Co., licensee of bedding brand Therapedic International, has been recognized by Therapedic for its specialty products achievements and product introduction at the recent New York Home Textiles Show. The...

Portuguese firms team up.(Home Portugal-Trade Show of textile companies)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Eight home textiles manufacturers from Portugal now have a permanent New York showroom and U.S. sales representation at 7 W. 34th St. in suite 607. A consortium of local companies was formed under the name Home Portugal-Trade...

HP Market Authority adjusts new schedule.(International Home Furnishings Market Authority)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... HIGH POINT, N.C. -- One day after voting to move the fall 2006 market to late September, the International Home Furnishings Market Authority decided to switch back to an October schedule. The new fall dates, Oct. 16-22, don't conflict with...

Tex-Styles set for March.
November 14, 2005... NEW DELHI, INDIA -- The 12th annual Tex-Styles India will take place from March 1 to 4, 2006, at Pragati Maidan here with about 300 exhibitors showing over an area of 160,000 square feet. Product categories covered in the trade show will...

FIT fetes leaders.(Fashion Institute of Technology, Liora Maune, Chris Madden, Nanette Lepore)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- The Fashion Institute of Technology (FIT) honored three prominent leaders in home decor and fashion at its annual Alumni Star Salute earlier this month. The three winners were Chris Madden, designer of JCPenney's Home is Haven...

828 International taps Hayim.(828 International Trading Co., Melanie Hayim)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... GREENVILLE, S.C. -- 828 International Trading Co. has appointed Melanie Hayim to the newly created position of business development manager. Based in Chesterfield, Mo., she reports to Mark Ferullo, vice president. Hayim brings to her...

Outlast announces new posts.(OutlastTechnologies, Greg Roda)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... BOULDER, COLO. -- Outlast Technologies, Inc., a provider of phase change material (which reacts to body temperature), recently named Greg Roda senior vice president of operations and business development and Heather Listoe marketing manager....

JMA hires Manneck.(JMA Felpos, Reimund Manneck)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- Towel and robe producer JMA Felpos of Portugal has named Reimund Manneck executive manager of marketing and sales. Most recently, Manneck worked as general merchandise manager at Bon Motif of California. Prior to that, he was...

Sure Fit wins Parenting Pick.(Parenting Press Inc.)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... NEW YORK -- The editors of Parenting magazine have named Sure Fit's Performance Twill slipcover and pillow with Scotchgard Protector a Parenting Mom-Tested Pick. The magazine's editors evaluated the slipcovers for overall quality, design...

JLA Home creates positions.(Lynn Rossman promoted and Mary Kittelson appointed)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Lynn Rossman has been promoted to national sales manager for the JLA Home division and Mary Kittelson has been hired as the company's national account manager for Target Stores. Rossman has over 20 years of textiles...

Gift group aims to host national trade show.(Gift Sales Managers Association)(Brief Article)
November 14, 2005... CINCINNATI -- A national gift trade show to be established as a nonprofit venture by United Sales Associates may be a reality by 2010, if that organization's board is successful in its plan. According to Stuart Miller of Goodwin Weavers,...