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Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.hometextilestoday.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563680-Williams_Sonoma_Inc_singing_in_the_rain.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563680-Williams_Sonoma_Inc_singing_in_the_rain.php?rssid=20966 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:39:09 GMT San Francisco - Williams-Sonoma Inc. roared through what its chief described as a "choppy"... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563679-Ross_reports_rosy_results.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563679-Ross_reports_rosy_results.php?rssid=20966 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:37:37 GMT Pleasanton, Calif. - Ross Stores persisted its path of profitability through the first quarter,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563678-Sears_reports_bigger_than_expected_loss.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563678-Sears_reports_bigger_than_expected_loss.php?rssid=20966 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:35:11 GMT Hoffman Estates, Ill. - Sears Holdings, parent company of Sears and Kmart as well as 51%... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563673-Cotton_price_82_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563673-Cotton_price_82_cents.php?rssid=20966 Fri, 24 May 2013 14:25:47 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 82 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563642-Stein_Mart_home_hits_another_home_run_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563642-Stein_Mart_home_hits_another_home_run_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:32:07 GMT Jacksonville, Fla. - Aided by ongoing strength in sales for its linens and other home categories... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563641-ValueVision_racks_up_a_strong_Q1.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563641-ValueVision_racks_up_a_strong_Q1.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:30:29 GMT Minneapolis - Led by significant improvements in its home & consumer electronics category as... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563639-Bon_Ton_advances_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563639-Bon_Ton_advances_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:26:18 GMT York, Pa. - Despite headwinds from unseasonably cold weather, Bon-Ton Stores managed modest... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563638-A_tough_Q1_for_Gordmans.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563638-A_tough_Q1_for_Gordmans.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:24:25 GMT Omaha, Neb. - Regional department store chain Gordmans experienced a sharp comp decrease and... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563637-Cotton_price_83_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563637-Cotton_price_83_cents.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 23 May 2013 16:22:41 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures was July contracts was 83 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563595-Wintry_weather_chills_Target_s_Q1_results_but_home_has_bright_spots.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563595-Wintry_weather_chills_Target_s_Q1_results_but_home_has_bright_spots.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:13:58 GMT Minneapolis - Described as "choppy and challenging," Target's first quarter disappointed, as net... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563594-Sears_Canada_sees_red_ink_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563594-Sears_Canada_sees_red_ink_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:12:14 GMT Toronto - Despite improvements in the bed, bath, apparel and accessories categories, sales at... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563593-Lowe_s_toughs_it_out.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563593-Lowe_s_toughs_it_out.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:10:54 GMT Mooresville, NC - Despite delayed spring selling in parts of the country, Lowe's net earnings... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563590-Cotton_price_84_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563590-Cotton_price_84_cents.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:04:57 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures was July contracts was 84 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563503-HomeGoods_a_standout_in_TJX_s_Q1.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563503-HomeGoods_a_standout_in_TJX_s_Q1.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:14:22 GMT Framingham, Mass. - Working against the toughest comparisons is will face in the new fiscal... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563501-May_s_week_2_falls_short_as_Mother_s_Day_shopping_ends.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563501-May_s_week_2_falls_short_as_Mother_s_Day_shopping_ends.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:12:30 GMT New York - With Mother's Day shopping over, comps were up just 2.4% in the second week of May... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563500-Home_Depot_outperforms_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563500-Home_Depot_outperforms_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:11:15 GMT Atlanta - The Home Depot credited the recovering housing market for its better-than-expected... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563496-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563496-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 21 May 2013 17:02:08 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures was July contracts was 86 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563443-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563443-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 Mon, 20 May 2013 18:17:13 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 86 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563375-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563375-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:45:23 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 86 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563340-JCP_net_loss_widened_in_Q1_comps_down_16_6_.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563340-JCP_net_loss_widened_in_Q1_comps_down_16_6_.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 16 May 2013 20:48:50 GMT Plano, Texas - JCPenney's first quarter net loss swung to $348 million compared to a net loss of... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563325-Study_JCP_shoppers_keen_on_Macy_s.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563325-Study_JCP_shoppers_keen_on_Macy_s.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:55:04 GMT Seattle - A recent Placed survey of first quarter shopping behavior found shoppers who visited a... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563324-Walmart_closes_out_difficult_quarter.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563324-Walmart_closes_out_difficult_quarter.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:51:27 GMT Bentonville, Ark. - Walmart cited unseasonably cool weather and delayed tax refunds for its... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563323-Kohl_s_profit_dips_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563323-Kohl_s_profit_dips_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:50:14 GMT Menomenee Falls, Wis. - Although all lines of business at Kohl's experienced sales declines... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563321-Dillard_s_logs_strong_Q1_profit.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563321-Dillard_s_logs_strong_Q1_profit.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:48:37 GMT Little Rock, Ark. - Dillard's department stores produced record first quarter earnings thanks to... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563320-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563320-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 16 May 2013 15:47:11 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 86 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563265-Alok_Plans_to_Open_Mill_in_the_U_S_.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563265-Alok_Plans_to_Open_Mill_in_the_U_S_.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 16 May 2013 07:16:44 GMT DALLAS - More than a decade after the last major home textiles mill closed in the United States... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563248-Macy_s_posts_strong_Q1_home_textiles_a_winner.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563248-Macy_s_posts_strong_Q1_home_textiles_a_winner.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:15:07 GMT Cincinnati - Home textiles was again singled out as among Macy's strongest merchandise category... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563243-Cotton_price_87_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563243-Cotton_price_87_cents.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:04:01 GMT New York - Yesterday's end-of-day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 87 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563171-Comps_heat_up_as_May_kicks_off.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563171-Comps_heat_up_as_May_kicks_off.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:07:57 GMT New York - Warmer springtime weather breezed in as May got started, taking comps up 2.8% in the... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563169-Bon_Ton_sees_Q1_sales_uptick.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563169-Bon_Ton_sees_Q1_sales_uptick.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:06:38 GMT York, Pa. - The Bon-Ton Stores' first quarter sales rose 1.0% to $646.9 million, with comps up... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563168-Burlington_Coat_rings_up_over_1M_in_Q1_sales.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563168-Burlington_Coat_rings_up_over_1M_in_Q1_sales.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 14 May 2013 16:05:19 GMT Burlington, N.J. - Burlington Coat Factory's first quarter sales climbed 8.4% to $1.065 million,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563164-NRF_Import_volume_to_slow_down_this_summer_.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563164-NRF_Import_volume_to_slow_down_this_summer_.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:57:41 GMT Washington D.C. - While import volume at the nation's major retail container ports is expected... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563163-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563163-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 14 May 2013 15:55:22 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 86 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563137-NRF_Retail_sales_inched_up_in_April_home_stores_sales_flat.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563137-NRF_Retail_sales_inched_up_in_April_home_stores_sales_flat.php?rssid=20966 Mon, 13 May 2013 17:04:01 GMT Washington D.C. - Improved employment data, better housing prices, and a record-breaking stock... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563136-comScore_Ecommerce_up_13_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563136-comScore_Ecommerce_up_13_in_Q1.php?rssid=20966 Mon, 13 May 2013 17:02:38 GMT Reston, Va. - Consumers' online retail spending in the first quarter climbed 13% to $50.2... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563129-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563129-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 Mon, 13 May 2013 16:48:39 GMT New York - Friday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 86 cents. The... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563108-Restoration_Hardware_raises_Q1_guidance.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563108-Restoration_Hardware_raises_Q1_guidance.php?rssid=20966 Fri, 10 May 2013 17:05:14 GMT Corte Madera, Calif. - Encouraged by is strong performance lately, Restoration Hardware Holdings... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563100-Cotton_price_88_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563100-Cotton_price_88_cents.php?rssid=20966 Fri, 10 May 2013 16:40:46 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for May contracts was 88 cents. The... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563079-A_slow_start_but_April_comps_flowered.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563079-A_slow_start_but_April_comps_flowered.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 09 May 2013 15:46:35 GMT New York - Despite unseasonably cold weather and the delay of brighter springtime temperatures,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563078-Alco_Q1_sales_make_modest_gain.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563078-Alco_Q1_sales_make_modest_gain.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 09 May 2013 15:45:19 GMT Abilene, Kan. - Alco Stores said first quarter sales, excluding fuel, rose 0.9% with positive... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563076-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563076-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 Thu, 09 May 2013 15:39:30 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for May contracts was 86 cents. The... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563052-Stein_Mart_happy_with_home.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563052-Stein_Mart_happy_with_home.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 08 May 2013 17:07:42 GMT Jacksonville, Fla. - Soft home turned in a strong performance at Stein Mart during the first... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563051-JCP_says_home_department_redo_impacted_Q1_sales.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563051-JCP_says_home_department_redo_impacted_Q1_sales.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 08 May 2013 17:06:10 GMT Plano, Texas - JCPenney announced its first quarter sales fell 16.4% to $2.635 billion, with... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563049-Newell_Rubbermaid_to_sell_drapery_hardware_business.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563049-Newell_Rubbermaid_to_sell_drapery_hardware_business.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:53:50 GMT Atlanta - Newell Rubbermaid is preparing to exit its remaining position in the window... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563047-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563047-Cotton_price_86_cents.php?rssid=20966 Wed, 08 May 2013 16:46:47 GMT New York - Yesterday's end-of-day price on Cotton #2 futures for May contracts was 86 cents. The... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563007-JCP_says_home_department_redo_impacted_Q1_sales.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563007-JCP_says_home_department_redo_impacted_Q1_sales.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 07 May 2013 20:34:52 GMT Plano, Texas - JCPenney announced its first-quarter sales fell 16.4% to $2.635 billion, with... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563004-April_comps_dampened_by_early_Easter.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563004-April_comps_dampened_by_early_Easter.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 07 May 2013 17:34:02 GMT New York - Comps were up 2.3% in the fourth and final week of April, said The Johnson Redbook... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563003-Mohawk_Inc_has_strong_Q1_but_rugs_lag.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563003-Mohawk_Inc_has_strong_Q1_but_rugs_lag.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 07 May 2013 17:32:31 GMT Calhoun, Ga. - Mohawk Industries Inc. generated first quarter gains in net earnings and sales... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562998-Cotton_price_85_cents.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562998-Cotton_price_85_cents.php?rssid=20966 Tue, 07 May 2013 17:19:04 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for May contracts was 85 cents. The... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562938-Stein_Mart_closes_2012_on_high_note_revs_up_for_e_commerce.php?rssid=20966 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562938-Stein_Mart_closes_2012_on_high_note_revs_up_for_e_commerce.php?rssid=20966 Mon, 06 May 2013 16:29:09 GMT Jacksonville, Fla. -- Stein Mart reported steady increases in sales and net income in the recent...