Kravet and Walker Greenbank Make Distribution Deal
BETHPAGE, N.Y. – Kravet Inc. is joining in a new distribution agreement with U.K.-based Walker Greenbank PLC, a luxury interior furnishings group, for distribution of Clarke & Clarke and Studio G brands in the United States. It is available… Read more.July 2, 2019
MoOD/ Indigo Canceled This September, According to Easyfairs Source
BRUSSELS – The MoOD+Indigo trade show has been canceled this year, according to a source close to the company. Last year, Easyfairs, a Brussels trade show organizer, bought the MoOD organization, an annual decorative fabric, window covering,… Read more.June 28, 2019
Tony Lopez Heads Maxwell Fabrics’ Newly Created Contract Division; Bill Finn Dedicated to Residential
VANCOUVER, CA—Maxwell Fabrics Inc., the Canadian wholesaler has created its first contract sales division. Tony Lopez, with over 20 year’s experience in the contract industry, has been named to head the new contract sales team as vice… Read more.June 18, 2019
DCOTA Building in Foreclosure Suit As Showrooms Relocate; Nationwide Pattern
MIAMI—An exodus of tenants from designer showroom buildings, due to high rents and a drop-off in traffic, has resulted in the foreclosure of the 777,000-square-foot DCOTA (Design Center of the Americas) building in Dania Beach, Florida. Wells… Read more.June 14, 2019
Showtime Reflects a More Careful, Studied Market with More Tailored Product Introductions and Tariff Concerns
Editor’s Opinion
OPINION: By F&FI Editor Eric Schneider HIGH POINT, N.C.—Fabric suppliers are taking no great chances by introducing too many products not readily sought by the furniture fabric buyer. This was my impression at this most recent Showtime. Attendance… Read more.June 7, 2019
RADG Plans New Headquarters
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Brant Enderle and RADG Holdings LLC. ,the new owners of Robert Allen Duralee Group (RADG), is packing up its Hauppauge, N.Y. headquarters as well as the RADG design studio on Broad Street, N.Y. , and will relocate both in… Read more.May 17, 2019
Lee Silberman, former CEO Robert Allen Duralee, Says Farewell
Lee Silberman, the former CEO of RADG (Robert Allen Duralee Group), has sent out a farewell note to industry colleagues, confirming approval of the chapter-11-protection plan and proposed sale of RADG Holding. Brant Enderle, a Knoxville-based,… Read more.May 8, 2019
Brant Enderle Buys RADG for $19 Million
Real Estate Developer Was Only Bidder
KNOXVILLE, TN—Lee Silberman, CEO of RADG (RobertAllenDuraleeGroup) Hauppauge, NY and his entire management team was reportedly dismissed as of Friday, April 26 by the new owners of the company. Read more.
