Tariff Trend: Chinese Kentex Mills Relied Solely on U.S. Upholstery, But Now Adds Domestic Upscale Curtains
Intertextile Shanghai Exhibitors Say Trade War’s Effects Still Unknown
SHANGHAI – Doris Deng, who has been selling upholstery fabric the last decade in the U.S., has pivoted this year into the Chinese domestic market with upscale curtains. Last week at Intertextile Shanghai Home Textiles [Aug. 28-31], most exhibitors… Read more.September 3, 2019
Koni Hospitality Appoints Steve Ladd as Sales VP
SAN DIEGO – Koni Hospitality has named Steve Ladd as the new executive vice president of sales, responsible for leading sales, developing national accounts and assisting with brand integration. The position means Ladd reports to Donald Flor,… Read more.August 22, 2019
Mixed Bag: Some Chinese Fabrics Hit With 10% Tariff Increase Sept. 1, Others Delayed Until Dec. 15
WASHINGTON – U.S. federal officials have listed the Chinese imports, including textiles, subject to an additional 10% tariff on Sept. 1, and those delayed until Dec. 15. Earlier this week, the Trump administration suspended its additional… Read more.August 16, 2019
Rockland Industries Exits Several Textile Trade Shows. Are Trade Fairs Obsolete?
MoOD+Indigo Closes, Proposte Changes Dates and NADFD Pivots Format
By RAY PARKER BALTIMORE -- Rockland Industries President Darren Fradin says he started questioning attending textile fairs during this year’s Heimtextil in Frankfurt, Germany, then had serious doubts during the HD Expo in Las Vegas. Fradin,… Read more.August 13, 2019
Dominion Sample Expands North Carolina and Mexico Manufacturing Warehouses
The U.S. Largest Trading Partners Are Now Mexico and Canada so far this year, Edging Out China
PARK CITY, Utah -- Dominion Sample recently opened manufacturing warehouses in Charlotte, North Carolina, and in Tijuana, Mexico. Officials say this move shelves any worries about the latest tariffs on goods from China by President Trump’s… Read more.