Arthur Richards, Fabric Legend, Passes, 76
NORWALK, CT (USA) - Arthur E. Richards, President/Owner of Wilton Sales Associates, Inc., a fabric sales agency specializing in imported decorative lines, passed away Friday, March 11 at Norwalk Hospital following a lengthy illness. He was… Read more.March 23, 2016
127 Year Old F. Schumacher Executes Modern On-Line
NEW YORK—F. Schumacher is making a major bet on on-line sales with its latest efforts to email its client base information about its new collections. The U.S. Department of Commerce tracked the percentage of retail sales made on line at… Read more.March 21, 2016
Czarnecki Joins Flocktex
Kiriyat Malachi, Isreal – Michael Czarnecki has joined Flocktex Ltd. of Israel in a marketing and sales capacity reporting to Mayer Zeiler, owner. Mayer Zeiler Flocktex is a high end manufacturer of solid color and printed flock upholstery… Read more.March 11, 2016
INTERVIEW: Designers Guild’s Tricia Guild Maintains Tradition With New Technology
LONDON — Designers Guild founder Tricia Guild has been a mover and shaker in the textile industry since 1970 and her showing at Deco Off proved no exception. Tricia shed some light on the new collections, her inspirations, and her business… Read more.March 11, 2016
Yongshun 4-Pass Blackout Offers New Styles
ANAHEIM, California — In 2016, Yongshun Textiles is planning to introduce a 200-sku collection of Allbright blackout fabrics with four-pass coating in jacquards, dobbies and prints according to John Sofka, U.S. Sales Manager based in California. … Read more.March 11, 2016
The Rothman Fabric Dynasty: Arabel Fabrics, the Miami Silk, Linen Jobber, Third Generation Family Business Led by Andy Rothman
North Miami, Florida —Arabel Fabrics is enjoying a Renaissance under the management of Andy Rothman, third generation family member and his wife Marie Rodriguez Rothmans. Andy Rothman and wife Marie Rodriguez Rothman Andy Rothman took… Read more.March 11, 2016
St. Leger & Viney Expands House Brand to Include Emerging Middle Class, About Three Million Consumers
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa — St. Leger & Viney, a well-known upper end fabric wholesaler and brand is broadening its own collection to include more of the market in South Africa according to David Ralphs, Principal and MD. David Ralphs,… Read more.March 11, 2016
Satin’s Pasaya Brand Looks for New Distribution in North America
BANGKOK, Thailand — Satin Textiles Inc., has taken a new direction in marketing its Pasaya brand, which has expanded sales in the past five years according to Nick Bernhardt, International Sales Manager. Satin Textiles brought Pasaya to… Read more.March 11, 2016
