Delsack Leaves Robert Allen
MANSFIELD, Mass.--Sheldon Delsack resigned October 9 as vice president of marketing, after 20+ years with The Robert Allen Group. He will continue as a consultant to Robert Allen through the end of 2003. His plans beyond that date will be… Read more.November 14, 2003
West Opens Third Office
LAFAYETTE, Colorado-Benjamin West, an independent, 40-person hospitality purchasing firm has opened a new office in Rockville, Maryland one year ago which ''is going to be the number one purchasing firm in the USA'', said Kathleen Jones, project… Read more.November 14, 2003
Showtime exhibitors are 'cautiously optimistic'
HIGH POINT – After two years of what Bud Caywood describes as the "clock stopping," thanks to 9/11 and the economy, he and others were upbeat about the opportunity to show new goods at Showtime (3-9 April; High Point). Some 200-plus exhibitors… Read more.April 10, 2003
Broyhill Evolves Into High Profile Brand
Lenoir, N.C. (USA) — One of the most widely recognized brand names in the United States is becoming a household name internationally as well. Said Mac McCall, vice president of international and contract sales for Broyhill, "Certainly… Read more.December 16, 2002
Thompson to leave Mastercraft International by November
Peter Thompson, Mastercraft International's vice president, international sales, will leave the company at the end of October. Thompson, who was with the company for three years, signed a confidentiality agreement with the company, the terms… Read more.October 16, 2002
Founder of Reliance Industries, Dhirubhai Ambani Dead
Dhirubhai H. Ambani, the 69-year-old Chairman of Reliance Industries Limited, India died in Mumbai on June 6. Thousands of Indians paid homage and millions mourned his death. A high school drop out, Ambani went to Aden, South Yemen and he… Read more.August 13, 2002
Domestic Upholstery Supplier Lee Industries a Family Affair
Husband-Wife Team Built Company to Make Upholstery That Would Fit in Their Own Home Columbia, S.C. (USA) — The owners of Lee Industries in Newton, N.C., did not enter the residential upholstery industry in 1969 with much capital or manpower.… Read more.August 13, 2002
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Kennerly Sells Lucia Cassa Indianapolis, Ind. (USA) - In an effort to upgrade its line, Mayer Fabrics has purchased Lucia Cassa textiles, a contract distributor in High Point. ''This acquisition gives us a new marketing division at the upper… Read more.August 6, 2002
