Donatelli Expects Sales Boost With Opening of 11th Store in Sao Paulo, Brazil
SAO PAULO, Brazil — Donatelli Tecidos, one of the largest fabric wholesalers in South America with headquarters on Avenida São Gabriel here, will open its 11th shop in September on Alameda Gabriel Monteiro da Silva, a street where all… Read more.August 5, 2013
Emporio Beraldin Seeks High End Brazilian Market
SAO PAULO, Brazil — With the launch of its new collection, Emporio Beraldin finds it is having a good business year in 2013 according to Zeco Beraldin, principal. A new corporate line for hotels and an accessories line to be sold through… Read more.August 5, 2013
Why Made in USA Rings Cash Registers Again!
Moderator: Eric Schneider - Fabrics & Furnishings International Jan Jessup - Director of Merchandising: Calico Bob McKinnon - Keystone Weaving Mills, Inc. Claudine Simone - Henredon… Read more.August 5, 2013
Oussoren, Velvet Piecegoods Guru, Chen Launch The VelvetLab®
HELMOND, The Netherlands — Richard Oussoren and Nick Chen have become partners in a new venture under the name of The VelvetLab® in order to make finished textiles and upholstered furniture from velvet. Oussoren is the managing director… Read more.August 5, 2013
Contract Powerhouse Crypton Builds Home Fabrics Business
HIGH POINT, North Carolina — Buoyed by its success in the contract/hospitality market for the past 20 years, Crypton is starting to make waves in the residential fabrics business with its first collection of 250 sku’s for the furniture manufacturer,… Read more.August 5, 2013
Hellwig Joins Dorell Fabrics as COO
FOUNTAIN VALLEY, CA.— Mark Hellwig has been named Chief Operating Officer of Dorell Fabrics Company, reporting to Ron Frankel, principal and co-partners with Richard Zack, President. Hellwig, who joined Dorell April 15, was previously… Read more.August 5, 2013
Brazil’s Donatelli, Beraldin, Artefacto Lead South American Fabric Importers
SAO PAULO, Brazil — The Brazilian economy is growing at a 2.5 percent growth rate this year following a one percent increase in 2012 in sharp contrast to greater growth in previous years. Inflation is also heating up in Brazil to about… Read more.August 5, 2013
Indonesian Wholesalers Rack Up 15-20 Percent Increase in 2013, Hotel Business Strong, Middle Class Drives Residential Sales
JAKARTA, Indonesia — The Southeast Asia’s biggest economy has been ‘quietly’ growing around 6.5 percent a year and residential demand in the past four years has been growing around by six to seven percent annually. Fabric wholesalers… Read more.August 5, 2013
