Pillowtex Promotes Sweeney
Dallas, Texas - Pillowtex Corporation, the Dallas-based manufacturer of bed and bath products, promoted Tim Sweeney to the position of vice president and general manager of international sales in February. Sweeney, who worked in the international… Read more.April 17, 2000
WestPoint Stevens Debuts Fall Line in U.S. Embassy in London
New York - WestPoint Stevens Europe debuted products from its fall collections at an unusual time and place. One month before Market Week in New York, the company invited European retailers to view items from its autumn Ralph Lauren Home Collection… Read more.April 17, 2000
Conso President Findlay Takes Company Private
Union, S.C. - Conso International Corp., a publicly traded company, has been taken private by J. Cary Findlay, Chairman, president and CEO. Conso had sales of $120 million in 1999 and is considered the largest producer of decorative trimming… Read more.April 17, 2000
Glen Raven Overhauls Upholstery Lines With New Division
Glen Raven, N.C. - Glen Raven Mills Inc. has launched Glen Raven Decorative Fabric division in order to make a dent in the better upholstery market. The new division falls under the watch of Ralph Allen, product manager of residential and contract… Read more.April 17, 2000
Jagdish Furnishings Services New Kind of Indian Customers
Dehli, India - Forty years ago, the Khandelwal family began retailing ethnic costume dresses, headgears and fashion accessories to brides and groom. However, in 1982, Jagdish Khandelwal began retailing handloom furnishings. Today, Jagdish stores… Read more.April 17, 2000
American Decorative Adds Two Distribution Points, New Salesman
New York - Last year was a banner year for American Decorative Fabrics, and Joe Rosenfeld, president of American Decorative Fabrics, expects another. Rosenfeld said that the company has expanded its loom capacity to eight times what it was in… Read more.April 17, 2000
Textile Designers at CITDA Rush to Harness New Technologies
Charlotte, N.C. – Mark Westerberg, an industry solutions manager at IBM, said he believes that the textile design industry is as cutting edge. However, when he spoke at the Computer Integrated Textile Design Association's annual conference,… Read more.April 17, 2000
Showtime Exhibitors Have High Hopes for High Quality in 2000
High Point - Exhibitors at High Point's Winter Showtime said they are beginning to sell more of their higher-end products. Several exhibitors at the show, which took place 11-15 January, are projecting an increase in sales for 2000, especially… Read more.April 17, 2000
