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Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.hometextilestoday.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563379-Ullman_Private_labels_and_promotions_back_in_the_spotlight_at_JCPenney.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563379-Ullman_Private_labels_and_promotions_back_in_the_spotlight_at_JCPenney.php?rssid=20968 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:53:08 GMT Plano, Texas - Five weeks after returning to the helm, JCPenney ceo Mike Ullman said the... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563378-Penney_home_remodel_has_new_opening_date_more_hard_goods.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563378-Penney_home_remodel_has_new_opening_date_more_hard_goods.php?rssid=20968 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:50:35 GMT Plano, Texas - When the new vision for a JCPenney home department anchored by a Martha Stewart... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563377-Bloomingdale_s_heads_for_the_Aloha_State.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563377-Bloomingdale_s_heads_for_the_Aloha_State.php?rssid=20968 Fri, 17 May 2013 16:48:12 GMT New York - Bloomingdale's will open its first Hawaiian store in Honolulu in late... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563325-Study_JCP_shoppers_keen_on_Macy_s.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563325-Study_JCP_shoppers_keen_on_Macy_s.php?rssid=20968 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/563247-Gordmans_names_senior_vp_for_planning_allocation.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563247-Gordmans_names_senior_vp_for_planning_allocation.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:13:36 GMT Omaha, Neb. - Apparel and home décor retailer Gordmans has hired Geoffrey Ayoub senior vp of... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563246-HSNi_announces_promotions.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563246-HSNi_announces_promotions.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 15 May 2013 17:11:18 GMT St. Petersburg, Fla. - Multi-channel retailer HSNi, parent of HSN and the Cornerstone brands,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563135-Target_to_launch_summer_collection_drawn_from_DC_Comics_archives.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563135-Target_to_launch_summer_collection_drawn_from_DC_Comics_archives.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 13 May 2013 17:01:29 GMT Minneapolis - Target has teamed with Warner Bros. Consumer Products on a broad summer collection... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563050-Bon_Ton_to_close_Wisconsin_Rapids_unit_in_July.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563050-Bon_Ton_to_close_Wisconsin_Rapids_unit_in_July.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 08 May 2013 17:03:19 GMT York, Pa. - The Bon-Ton Stores Inc. will close its Younkers store in the Rapids Mall in... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563002-Target_readies_another_wave_of_soft_openings_in_Canada.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/563002-Target_readies_another_wave_of_soft_openings_in_Canada.php?rssid=20968 Tue, 07 May 2013 17:27:55 GMT Mississauga, Ont. - Target began the soft open of its first 24 stores in Western Canada today... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562938-Stein_Mart_closes_2012_on_high_note_revs_up_for_e_commerce.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562938-Stein_Mart_closes_2012_on_high_note_revs_up_for_e_commerce.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 06 May 2013 16:29:09 GMT Jacksonville, Fla. -- Stein Mart reported steady increases in sales and net income in the recent... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562937-Kohl_s_opens_West_Coast_IT_office.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562937-Kohl_s_opens_West_Coast_IT_office.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 06 May 2013 16:27:25 GMT Milpatis, Calif. - Kohl's has opened a new information technology office here in Silicon Valley... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562936-Hayneedle_incorporates_Foundary_flash_sale.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562936-Hayneedle_incorporates_Foundary_flash_sale.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 06 May 2013 16:24:39 GMT Omaha, Neb. - Online home furnishings retailer Hayneedle today began offering special, curated... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562920-Decorating_Den_expands.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562920-Decorating_Den_expands.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 06 May 2013 13:32:42 GMT Easton, Md. - Decorating Den Interiors recently announced the selection of five new franchise... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562883-Home_a_driver_for_HSNi_HSN_and_Cornerstone_in_Q1.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562883-Home_a_driver_for_HSNi_HSN_and_Cornerstone_in_Q1.php?rssid=20968 Fri, 03 May 2013 16:26:49 GMT St. Petersburg, Fla. - Home goods proved an important component of sales in the first quarter... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562815-Jo_Ann_taps_JCP_home_sourcing_exec.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562815-Jo_Ann_taps_JCP_home_sourcing_exec.php?rssid=20968 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:10:08 GMT Hudson, Ohio -Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores has hired Kris Arabia as vice president of product... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562814-Williams_Sonoma_lands_down_under.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562814-Williams_Sonoma_lands_down_under.php?rssid=20968 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:08:33 GMT San Francisco - Williams-Sonoma today opened four stores in the Bondi Junction suburb of... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562813-NRF_Foundation_launches_new_research_website.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562813-NRF_Foundation_launches_new_research_website.php?rssid=20968 Thu, 02 May 2013 17:04:44 GMT Washington D.C. - National Retail Federation's careers and education division, NRF Foundation,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562775-Now_What_Does_JCP_Do_.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562775-Now_What_Does_JCP_Do_.php?rssid=20968 Thu, 02 May 2013 11:14:32 GMT The irony that this lyric is from a song called “Won’t Get Fooled Again,” will probably... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562708-JCPenney_gets_green_light_to_sell_Martha_designed_goods.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562708-JCPenney_gets_green_light_to_sell_Martha_designed_goods.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 01 May 2013 15:59:26 GMT New York - An appeals court here has turned down Macy's request to overturn a recent ruling that... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562707-HGTV_Home_pop_up_stores_opening_at_shopping_malls.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562707-HGTV_Home_pop_up_stores_opening_at_shopping_malls.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 01 May 2013 15:57:15 GMT New York - HGTV Home products will be popping up at several U.S. shopping malls this year,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562674-Big_Lots_names_new_ceo.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562674-Big_Lots_names_new_ceo.php?rssid=20968 Tue, 30 Apr 2013 17:16:05 GMT Columbus, Ohio - Retail veteran David Campisi will succeed Steve Fishman as ceo of Big Lots,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562640-Brylane_parent_company_acquired.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562640-Brylane_parent_company_acquired.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 29 Apr 2013 17:32:37 GMT Boston - OneStopPlus Group, the parent company of online and catalog retailer Brylane Home, has... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562211-Ikea_to_fete_San_Fran_area_store_redesign_with_three_day_event.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562211-Ikea_to_fete_San_Fran_area_store_redesign_with_three_day_event.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 17 Apr 2013 16:12:30 GMT Emeryville, Ca. - International home furnishings chain Ikea has completed a redesign project at... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562165-Macy_s_appeals_Martha_merch_ruling.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562165-Macy_s_appeals_Martha_merch_ruling.php?rssid=20968 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 16:09:55 GMT New York - Macy's Inc. is appealing ruling on Friday that would allow JCPenney to carry home... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562084-BBB_to_stake_omnichannel_claim.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562084-BBB_to_stake_omnichannel_claim.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:15:53 GMT Union, N.J. - Bed Bath & Beyond - the top retailer for showrooming - is fighting back, building... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562082-Overstock_ceo_returns_from_leave.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562082-Overstock_ceo_returns_from_leave.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 17:14:08 GMT Salt Lake City - Online retailer Overstock.com announced today that founder and ceo Patrick... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562064-Shabby_Chic_returns_to_San_Francisco.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562064-Shabby_Chic_returns_to_San_Francisco.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 15 Apr 2013 13:46:54 GMT San Francisco - Rachel Ashwell Shabby Chic Couture has opened a new store here four years after... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562018-Court_gives_JCP_go_ahead_for_Martha_designed_products.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562018-Court_gives_JCP_go_ahead_for_Martha_designed_products.php?rssid=20968 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 20:19:36 GMT New York - They won't carry the Martha Stewart name, but home products designed for JCPenney by... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562009-More_on_Macy_s_Martha_and_JCPenney.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/562009-More_on_Macy_s_Martha_and_JCPenney.php?rssid=20968 Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:17:06 GMT New York - The week began with a bang on the JCPenney front and is closing out with one as... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561931-Pier_1_banking_on_e_commerce_to_take_it_to_multichannel_heights.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561931-Pier_1_banking_on_e_commerce_to_take_it_to_multichannel_heights.php?rssid=20968 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:58:58 GMT Fort Worth, Texas - The days of recovery are long gone for home furnishings chain Pier 1 Imports... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561928-Shopko_adds_senior_marketing_exec.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561928-Shopko_adds_senior_marketing_exec.php?rssid=20968 Thu, 11 Apr 2013 17:54:19 GMT Green Bay, Wis. - Shopko has hired Michael Cooper as senior vp, marketing. He reports to Jill... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561893-Consumables_claw_at_Family_Dollar_home_space.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561893-Consumables_claw_at_Family_Dollar_home_space.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:15:55 GMT Matthews, N.C. - Family Dollar said it is actively cutting back discretionary receipts - mostly... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561815-Ullman_returns_to_helm_JCPenney_on_Johnson_ouster.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561815-Ullman_returns_to_helm_JCPenney_on_Johnson_ouster.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 21:28:29 GMT Plano, Texas - Former JCPenney chief Mike Ullman has rejoined the company as ceo. The tenure of... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561804-Belk_expanding_Biltmore_collection.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561804-Belk_expanding_Biltmore_collection.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 08 Apr 2013 17:18:32 GMT Ashville, N.C. - Belk department stores are adding to its exclusive Biltmore home collection... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561737-Martha_merch_now_live_on_jcpenney_com.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561737-Martha_merch_now_live_on_jcpenney_com.php?rssid=20968 Fri, 05 Apr 2013 15:46:53 GMT Plano, Texas - Thanks to the lawsuit filed by Macy's, there is no Martha Stewart branded... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561672-Shop_org_creates_Think_Tank_to_tackle_industry_issues_review_trends.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561672-Shop_org_creates_Think_Tank_to_tackle_industry_issues_review_trends.php?rssid=20968 Thu, 04 Apr 2013 15:56:55 GMT Washington D.C. - In hopes of addressing some of the ecommerce industry's key challenges,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561615-HSN_to_launch_India_Hicks_Island_Living_collection.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561615-HSN_to_launch_India_Hicks_Island_Living_collection.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 16:00:18 GMT St. Petersburg, Fla. - HSN will launch India Hicks Island Living, an assortment of bedding,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561614-MSLO_taps_Stein_to_service_Home_Depot_license_program.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561614-MSLO_taps_Stein_to_service_Home_Depot_license_program.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:58:45 GMT New York - Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia Inc. has appointed Janet Stein, a longtime retail... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561517-Restoration_Hardware_expands_into_table_top_table_linens.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561517-Restoration_Hardware_expands_into_table_top_table_linens.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:39:10 GMT Corte Madera, Calif. - Restoration Hardware is branching into a new area of home with the launch... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561516-Ikea_expanding_Boston_area_store_s_warehouse.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561516-Ikea_expanding_Boston_area_store_s_warehouse.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 17:37:35 GMT Stoughton, Mass. - Home furnishings giant Ikea said it will expand the warehouse section of its... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561511-Linens_Lingerie_adapts_to_serve_generations_of_shoppers.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561511-Linens_Lingerie_adapts_to_serve_generations_of_shoppers.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:10:45 GMT Towson, Md. - In just 1,100 square feet of selling space, longtime luxury linens shop owner... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561510-Soronko_goes_live_online.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561510-Soronko_goes_live_online.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 01 Apr 2013 14:08:57 GMT Duluth, Ga. - Soronko, a luxury dec pillow company, has launched its ecommerce site at... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561466-Fred_s_plans_store_reformatting.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561466-Fred_s_plans_store_reformatting.php?rssid=20968 Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:54:07 GMT Memphis, Tenn. - Fred's Stores is setting out on a three-year reconfiguration project to step up... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561438-A_reprise_for_Williams_Sonoma_Home.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561438-A_reprise_for_Williams_Sonoma_Home.php?rssid=20968 Thu, 28 Mar 2013 18:13:26 GMT San Francisco - As a free-standing store nameplate, Williams-Sonoma Home didn't gain enough... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561408-Sustainable_Textiles_Coalition_schedules_webinar_for_home_textiles_suppliers_retailers.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561408-Sustainable_Textiles_Coalition_schedules_webinar_for_home_textiles_suppliers_retailers.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 27 Mar 2013 17:18:42 GMT New York - A group of retailers and home textiles suppliers who are working to develop a... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561346-Family_Dollar_names_senior_merchant.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561346-Family_Dollar_names_senior_merchant.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 16:01:27 GMT Matthews, N.C. - Family Dollar has promoted Scott Zucker to senior vp of merchandise operations,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561344-New_non_Martha_home_brands_go_live_on_jcpenny_com.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561344-New_non_Martha_home_brands_go_live_on_jcpenny_com.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:56:34 GMT Plano, Texas - JCPenney's new home department is under construction in some 500 stores across... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561343-Wayfair_promotes_five_execs.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561343-Wayfair_promotes_five_execs.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 25 Mar 2013 15:54:14 GMT Boston - Home furnishings etailer Wayfair.com announced a slate of executive promotions... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561146-Dallas_Market_sets_events.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561146-Dallas_Market_sets_events.php?rssid=20968 Mon, 18 Mar 2013 01:47:28 GMT Dallas - The Dallas Total Home & Gift Market will kick off March 21 at the Dallas Market Center,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561034-Macy_s_luxury_linens_high_on_Millennial_customer_lists.php?rssid=20968 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/561034-Macy_s_luxury_linens_high_on_Millennial_customer_lists.php?rssid=20968 Wed, 13 Mar 2013 17:56:35 GMT New York - Macy's Inc. described its home business as "exciting" and one the department store...