Russian Furniture Tycoon Murdered
MOSCOW--Mikhail Kravchenko, a 46-year-old self-made furniture multi-millionaire, was buried by his parents Galina and Vyacheslav here May 23 after being gunned down in a mob style hit near his home in the upscale suburb of Peredelkino early… Read more.June 11, 2012
Joanne Adds Fulltime Creative Director To Market Growing Home Product Mix
TORONTO, CANADA--Joanne Fabrics/ JF Fabrics Inc. has hired Lisa Nicholl to its management team as creative director, a new position. She reports to Shelley Hovesen Camilleri and her sister Kim, both principals in the company. Nicholl was previously… Read more.June 3, 2012
Turkey’s Persan in Growth Spurt
ISTANBUL, TURKEY—Persan, the largest wholesaler operating in Turkey has significantly expanded its world market according to Mehmet Kish, the export manager for the past two years. Kish is finding distributors in other countries at a fairly… Read more.May 30, 2012
Designtex Executive Refutes May 21 Posting About Susan Lyons
“Your statement that “Designtex has been losing money the last few quarters” is totally false. For overa decade Designtex has been profitable, which has been maintained throughout two major recessions.In addition never at any time during… Read more.May 29, 2012
Lyons Named DesignTex President After Tom Hamilton’s Retirement
NEW YORK, NY—Susan Lyons has been named president of DesignTex and will start her new post in June. Neither Steelcase Inc., the owner of DesignTex nor DesignTex executives would comment on this development but for whatever reason, they will… Read more.May 21, 2012
RM Coco Builds Contract Division, Hires Heritage House Industry Vet
Cape Girardeau, MO – Deborah Newberger joined RM Coco in April to lead the company’s newly formed contract division.Jim Rust, president, said the company hasn’t ever “pushed” a contract line but sees a new appetite for this market… Read more.May 18, 2012
International Market Centers, ITMA Feature 21 Foreign Mills for June Showtime
HIGH POINT, NC -- International Market Centers and the International Textile Market Association (ITMA) will launch 21 foreign mills at International Pavilions at the upcoming semi-annual Showtime Fabric Market, June 3-6, 2012 in High Point,… Read more.May 11, 2012