P.T. Ateja, Indonesia, Expands Stock Program, Opens S.C. Warehouse
BANDUNG, INDONESIA—In order to increase the speed of services to its customers in the Americas, Ateja opened up a 107,000 square foot warehouse this past August in Greenville, South Carolina for mattress ticking and decorative fabrics, according… Read more.November 17, 2017
Sunbrella®, Sunbury, Tie The Knot
PUBLISHER’S OPINION GLEN RAVEN, NC—On October 2, Glen Raven Mills Inc., a global textile manufacturer with an estimated $1 billion annual sales acquired its longtime co-branding and jacquard upholstery marketing partner Sunbury Mills… Read more.November 17, 2017
Williams Sonoma, Pottery Barn, Bassett Accelerate Online Furniture Sales Utilizing Outward’s 3D Image Software
SAN JOSE, California — A California-based technology company’s officials say they are making it affordable for furniture companies to feature low-cost virtual showrooms on their websites, and their client list is lending credibility to their… Read more.November 17, 2017
Thierry Van Damme Says ‘Buy the Best—Don’t Buy Cheap.’
WAARSCHOOT, BE — “As the buyer, if your only interest is in price, go to India and China because we are here to do the best products,” says Thierry Van Damme, fifth generation owner of B&T Textilia and 25 years with the company. … Read more.November 17, 2017
Top 28 Upholstery Buyers List Here We Come!
HIGH POINT—It’s easier to be a dentist and pull teeth than to put together a list of the Top 28 Upholstery Fabric Buyers. The only thing I can say without doubt is that Paula Hoyas of La-Z-Buy buys more yardage than anyone else—more… Read more.November 17, 2017
Top 28 Upholstery Fabric Buyers
Jessica Green – Merchandise Manager American Leather Dallas, TX Joel Nowacki – Vice President of Purchasing Ashley Furniture Industries Acadia, WI Kena Cohenour – Vice President Textile and Accessory Merchandising Bassett Furniture… Read more.November 17, 2017
Tenace Loves Kronberg Schloss!
FRANKFURT — The Schlosshotel Kronberg hotel is the last stop on the S bahn #4 which is located right outside the Messe Frankfurt. It’s very convenient to get back and forth from Heimtextil from here. The hotel even gives free limo rides… Read more.November 17, 2017
Al Guthmi Buys European Entry with UK Wholesaler Bill Beaumont Textiles Acquisition
LANCASHIRE, UK — Bill Beaumont Textiles, a small decorative fabric wholesaler based in Chorley, Lancashire, UK, was sold to the Al Guthmi Group of Jeddah, Saudi Arabia May 17 for an undisclosed price. It is understood that Beaumont has… Read more.November 17, 2017
