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Subject to its Terms of Use (http://www.hometextilestoday.com/info/terms-and-conditions.php) http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551698-Cotton_price_74_cents.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551698-Cotton_price_74_cents.php?rssid=20964 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:56:00 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 74 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551696-Sealy_signs_licenses_with_Downlite_American_Textile_Co_.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551696-Sealy_signs_licenses_with_Downlite_American_Textile_Co_.php?rssid=20964 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:47:23 GMT Archdale, N.C. - Sealy has signed new licensing agreements with two companies to manufacture and... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551695-Proposte_sees_upswing_in_U_S_visitors.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551695-Proposte_sees_upswing_in_U_S_visitors.php?rssid=20964 Fri, 25 May 2012 15:43:47 GMT Cernobbio, Italy - The 20th edition of Proposte held earlier this month experienced a 14.5%... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551668-Costco_keeps_up_momentum_in_3Q.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551668-Costco_keeps_up_momentum_in_3Q.php?rssid=20964 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:36:11 GMT Issaquah, Wash. - Costco Wholesale Corp. produced double-digit increases for both the third... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551667-Fred_s_Q1_results_on_higher_end_of_expectations.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551667-Fred_s_Q1_results_on_higher_end_of_expectations.php?rssid=20964 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:29:25 GMT Memphis - Regional discount chain Fred's Inc. got the new fiscal year off to a decent start,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551666-Cotton_price_72_cents.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551666-Cotton_price_72_cents.php?rssid=20964 Thu, 24 May 2012 16:24:22 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 72 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551638-Martha_Stewart_goes_to_the_head_of_the_table.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551638-Martha_Stewart_goes_to_the_head_of_the_table.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:34:00 GMT New York - Martha Stewart has been elected non-executive chairman of the board of Martha Stewart... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551637-Big_Lots_blames_poor_execution_for_Q1_miss.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551637-Big_Lots_blames_poor_execution_for_Q1_miss.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:23:59 GMT Columbus, Ohio - Closeout chain Big Lots Inc.'s produced below-guidance results in its first... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551635-Cotton_price_75_cents.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551635-Cotton_price_75_cents.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 23 May 2012 16:02:08 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 75 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551633-Target_Food_drives_frequency_but_discretionary_goods_still_important.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551633-Target_Food_drives_frequency_but_discretionary_goods_still_important.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:16:58 GMT New York - Target's newly appointed evp and cfo John Mulligan sought to put the investor and... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551631-Deal_will_put_Macy_s_brands_into_China.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551631-Deal_will_put_Macy_s_brands_into_China.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:07:46 GMT Cincinnati - Macy's will become a stakeholder in China's VIPStore Co. Ltd. and will sell its... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551630-Bullish_Arlee_ramps_up_table_division_with_veteran_Pierce.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551630-Bullish_Arlee_ramps_up_table_division_with_veteran_Pierce.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:04:56 GMT New York - Looking to broaden distribution, family-owned Arlee Home Fashions' brothers David and... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551629-Savannah_College_senior_tops_in_Surtex_competition.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551629-Savannah_College_senior_tops_in_Surtex_competition.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 23 May 2012 15:00:46 GMT White Plains, N.Y. - Kirby Lee Smith, a senior at Savannah College of Art and Design, was named... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551628-Six_awarded_Celia_Moh_home_furnishing_scholarships.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551628-Six_awarded_Celia_Moh_home_furnishing_scholarships.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 23 May 2012 14:49:47 GMT High Point, N.C. - Six students bound for careers in the home furnishings industry have been... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551567-Cotton_price_76_cents.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551567-Cotton_price_76_cents.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 22 May 2012 16:01:53 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 76 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551562-Williams_Sonoma_pushes_personalized_marketing.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551562-Williams_Sonoma_pushes_personalized_marketing.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 22 May 2012 15:25:57 GMT San Francisco - Williams-Sonoma Inc. is moving aggressively with technology that personalizes... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551548-Shoppers_pause_to_catch_their_breath.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551548-Shoppers_pause_to_catch_their_breath.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:09:54 GMT New York - Same-store sales slacked off a bit during the third week of May as consumers wound... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551547-Former_Martha_Stewart_editor_new_Williams_Sonoma_svp.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551547-Former_Martha_Stewart_editor_new_Williams_Sonoma_svp.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:07:43 GMT San Francisco - Anna Last, who had been editor-in-chief of Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia's... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551546-Bevy_of_seminars_planned_for_Licensing_Expo.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551546-Bevy_of_seminars_planned_for_Licensing_Expo.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:06:03 GMT Las Vegas - More than 35 learning sessions will be offered during the Licensing International... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551545-Ruggiero_looks_to_Americana_for_Showtime_collection.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551545-Ruggiero_looks_to_Americana_for_Showtime_collection.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 22 May 2012 13:04:34 GMT High Point, N.C. - Joe Ruggiero's Sunbrella introductions at next month's Showtime fabric fair... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551531-Gordmans_plans_IPO.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551531-Gordmans_plans_IPO.php?rssid=20964 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:31:39 GMT Omaha, Neb. - Gordmans Stores, the regional value-priced department store for apparel and home,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551530-Lowe_s_boosts_1Q_earnings_cuts_fiscal_year_outlook.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551530-Lowe_s_boosts_1Q_earnings_cuts_fiscal_year_outlook.php?rssid=20964 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:28:17 GMT Mooresville, N.C. - Lowe's generated a 14.3% in net earnings to $527 million, or 43 cents per... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551529-Executives_Working_in_Home_Textiles_contributes_to_travel_fund_for_FIT_home_students.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551529-Executives_Working_in_Home_Textiles_contributes_to_travel_fund_for_FIT_home_students.php?rssid=20964 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:23:44 GMT New York - The steering committee for the industry group Executives Working in Home Textiles... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551528-Cotton_price_78_cents.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551528-Cotton_price_78_cents.php?rssid=20964 Mon, 21 May 2012 16:20:18 GMT New York - Friday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 78 cents. The... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551518-Kevin_O_Brien_Studio_relocating.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551518-Kevin_O_Brien_Studio_relocating.php?rssid=20964 Mon, 21 May 2012 13:54:37 GMT Philadelphia- Kevin O'Brien Studio next month will move into a new space that is triple the size... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551512-Sharyn_Blond_Linens_finds_niche_in_handmade_Madeira_linens.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551512-Sharyn_Blond_Linens_finds_niche_in_handmade_Madeira_linens.php?rssid=20964 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:18:40 GMT Fairway, Kan. - There is an unlikely yet steadfast link between this small, Middle American... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551511-KooKoo_Bear_Kids_designs_for_Roswell_Women_s_Club_Designer_Showcase_Home_Tour.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551511-KooKoo_Bear_Kids_designs_for_Roswell_Women_s_Club_Designer_Showcase_Home_Tour.php?rssid=20964 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:16:35 GMT Atlanta - KooKoo Bear Kids, an online, catalog, and retail store marketer of designer kids'... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551510-Pioneer_Linens_to_offer_Miele_for_yachts.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551510-Pioneer_Linens_to_offer_Miele_for_yachts.php?rssid=20964 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:15:13 GMT West Palm Beach, Fla. - Pioneer Linens' yacht & estate division has been name an official dealer... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551509-NYIGF_lines_up_events_for_At_Home.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551509-NYIGF_lines_up_events_for_At_Home.php?rssid=20964 Mon, 21 May 2012 12:13:19 GMT White Plains, N.Y. - The At Home section of the New York International Gift Fair will host a... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551478-Ross_Stores_touts_first_quarter_gains_ups_guidance.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551478-Ross_Stores_touts_first_quarter_gains_ups_guidance.php?rssid=20964 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:06:22 GMT Pleasanton, Calif. - Ross Stores attributed favorable weather across many of its markets and... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551477-Cotton_price_77_cents.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551477-Cotton_price_77_cents.php?rssid=20964 Fri, 18 May 2012 16:01:44 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 77 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551476-Surtex_opens_in_NYC_on_Sunday.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551476-Surtex_opens_in_NYC_on_Sunday.php?rssid=20964 Fri, 18 May 2012 15:55:33 GMT New York - The 26th edition of art and design market trade show Surtex will take place here May... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551453-Stein_Mart_s_home_business_makes_a_comeback_in_Q1.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551453-Stein_Mart_s_home_business_makes_a_comeback_in_Q1.php?rssid=20964 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:58:49 GMT Jacksonville, Fla. - After several years of experimenting with its merchandise approach, Stein... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551452-Cost_Plus_loss_shrinks_in_Q1.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551452-Cost_Plus_loss_shrinks_in_Q1.php?rssid=20964 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:55:46 GMT Oakland, Calif. - On the heels of its May 9 merger announcement with Bed Bath & Beyond Inc.,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551450-Cotton_price.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551450-Cotton_price.php?rssid=20964 Thu, 17 May 2012 16:02:48 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 77 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551448-Asset_sales_push_Sears_Holdings_into_the_black_Canada_next_on_the_block.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551448-Asset_sales_push_Sears_Holdings_into_the_black_Canada_next_on_the_block.php?rssid=20964 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:26:49 GMT Hoffman Estates, Ill. - Shortly after reporting a first-quarter profit this morning, Sears... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551447-Wal_Mart_gains_traction.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551447-Wal_Mart_gains_traction.php?rssid=20964 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:23:18 GMT Bentonville, Ark. - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. posted its biggest first quarter sales gain in three... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551446-Bon_Ton_net_loss_widens.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551446-Bon_Ton_net_loss_widens.php?rssid=20964 Thu, 17 May 2012 15:19:27 GMT York, Pa. - The Bon-Ton Stores is re-evaluating its assortments as it seeks to turn around the... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551386-Target_sets_new_Threshold_for_home_with_new_private_label_program.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551386-Target_sets_new_Threshold_for_home_with_new_private_label_program.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 16 May 2012 17:12:55 GMT Minneapolis - As an improving economic climate encourages Target shoppers to shop discretionary... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551385-Did_JCP_s_everyday_pricing_message_resonate_a_little_too_well_.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551385-Did_JCP_s_everyday_pricing_message_resonate_a_little_too_well_.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:25:05 GMT New York - After a multi-media campaign touting its new streamlined pricing strategy resulted in... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551384-ShopNBC_to_expand_home_narrows_1Q_loss.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551384-ShopNBC_to_expand_home_narrows_1Q_loss.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:22:29 GMT Minneapolis - Putting more emphasis on other departments as it makes consumer electronics a less... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551383-Sears_Canada_swings_to_profit_in_1Q.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551383-Sears_Canada_swings_to_profit_in_1Q.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:21:11 GMT Toronto - Sears Canada reported a first quarter profit of $93.1 million, or 91 cents per share,... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551382-Feizy_Import_Export_Co_launches_design_contest.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551382-Feizy_Import_Export_Co_launches_design_contest.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:19:58 GMT Dallas - With social media sites Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest as its venues, Feizy Rugs has... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551381-Glen_Raven_Custom_Fabrics_premieres_Sunbrella_Contract_at_HD_Expo.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551381-Glen_Raven_Custom_Fabrics_premieres_Sunbrella_Contract_at_HD_Expo.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:17:33 GMT Las Vegas - Glen Raven Custom Fabrics continues the growth of its Sunbrella branded offerings... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551380-Umbra_to_receive_industry_achievement_award.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551380-Umbra_to_receive_industry_achievement_award.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:11:02 GMT New York - Umbra and its co-founders, Les Mandelbaum and Paul Rowan, will receive the Gift for... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551379-Cotton_price_79_cents.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551379-Cotton_price_79_cents.php?rssid=20964 Wed, 16 May 2012 16:09:27 GMT New York - Yesterday's end of day price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 79 cents.... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551365-JCPenney_unveils_new_home_brands.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551365-JCPenney_unveils_new_home_brands.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 15 May 2012 23:16:16 GMT New York - JCPenney at its meeting with analysts here Tuesday evening unveiled a host of new... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551363-JCPenney_sales_dropped_20_1_in_the_first_quarter.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551363-JCPenney_sales_dropped_20_1_in_the_first_quarter.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 15 May 2012 20:23:15 GMT Plano, Texas - JCPenney just released the numbers on its first quarter performance, saying that... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551359-TJX_HomeGoods_brand_more_and_more_powerful_.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551359-TJX_HomeGoods_brand_more_and_more_powerful_.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 15 May 2012 17:02:36 GMT Framingham, Mass. - Reflecting on the strong first quarter, TJX ceo talked up the HomeGoods... http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551358-Cotton_price_79_cents.php?rssid=20964 http://www.hometextilestoday.com/article/551358-Cotton_price_79_cents.php?rssid=20964 Tue, 15 May 2012 16:05:32 GMT New York - Yesterday's closing price on Cotton #2 futures for July contracts was 79 cents. The...