ONDA Ristorante on Lake Como is the site of this year’s 'Lei Tsu' party during Proposte
See you there on Wednesday, May 7, starting at 6 pm! Our host, as always, is Pietro Terragni, principal of Lei Tsu, a major source of Trevira® CS fibers. Read more.March 25, 2025
Joann Closes 800 Stores
HUDSON, OH—Joann, a crafts, sewing and fabric retailer announced in February 2025 it was closing all its 800 stores in the USA after filing for two bankruptcies in 2024. From a single storefront in Cleveland, Ohio 80 years ago, this major… Read more.March 14, 2025
B&T Textilia Buys Delabie Velvet NV
MILAN, IT—B&T Textilia, a Proposte exhibitor based in Waarschut, Belgium completed the purchase of Delabie Velvets NV, in Anzegem, a much smaller mill in December, 2024 according to information on the worldwide web. B&T produces yarn dyed… Read more.March 6, 2025
D’Décor’s Sanjay Arora Family Launches SANSAAR ™ Brand Fabric Line
MUMBAI, INDIA—D’Décor Exports Pvt Ltd. has launched ‘SANSAAR™’ a new domestic and international curtain and upholstery fabric brand with expected first year sales in the $12 million range according to Sanjay Arora, Managing Director… Read more.February 14, 2025
Oscar Reig-Plaza Joins Vision
NEW ORLEANS—As of February 3, Oscar Reig-Plaza will join Vision, the contract/hospitality converting arm of Ennis Fabrics. Plaza replaces Tom Carter who was named Vice President, Sales for Harper Home Textiles, an upholstery fabric converter… Read more.February 3, 2025
Sloth Named Zimmer+Rohde CEO
FRANKFURT, GDR—Jacob Sloth was named CEO and board member of Zimmer+Rohde in December. He reports to Andreas Zimmer, principal. Sloth was previously Executive Vice President, Global Sales for Kvadrat in Ebeltoft, Denmark for nearly 12 years… Read more.January 20, 2025
Oubari Calls it Quits!
SOUSSE, Tunisia—Nader Oubari, the longtime sales agent for P/Kaufmann and Fabricut in the Middle East and more recently, the owner of Jabtex International in Dubai has finally retired at 83. He also established JAB’s showroom in Dubai. Oubari… Read more.January 14, 2025
Spain’s Grupo Visatex Ties Up Valdese Weavers USA for Europe
Muro de Alcoy, SPAIN — Santi Mollá, owner of Spain’s Textiles Visatex and Blake Millinor CEO of Valdese Weavers LLC in Valdese, NC (USA) have made a deal to distribute the Valdese upholstery line in Europe. “For the time being, we will… Read more.January 10, 2025
