127-Year Old F. Schumacher Executes Modern On-Line Strategy to Reduce Conventional Sampling Costs
NEW YORK, New York — F. Schumacher is making a major bet on on-line sales with its latest efforts to email its client base information about its new collections. The U.S. Department of Commerce tracked the percentage of retail sales made… Read more.May 17, 2016
Darling Fashion Wins Friends, Customers at Proposte
SHANGHAI, China — New sourcing venture continue to spring up in China with all eyes on supplying Western made fabrics. Darling Fashion is one of the newer players in the market offering consignment selling in a free trade zone. Johnson… Read more.May 17, 2016
Mode Says It’s In The Black After Less Than Three Years
BULCIAGO, Italy — While some Italian mills are struggling to maintain a full workforce and stay open, Mode says it has turned profitable in less than three years according to Marco Guggi one of the three owners of this new enterprise which… Read more.May 17, 2016
Fathers & Sons
NEW YORK, New York —Integrated Textile Group started life in 1986 under the watchful eye of Joe Romano principal but his son Josh (28) joined the company six years ago after graduating SUNY Binghamton-NY and is slowly taking the reins of power… Read more.May 17, 2016
Don Hurwitz Remembers Art Richards
GAITHERSBURG, Maryland — “If there was any American who was Mr. Proposte it was Art Richards.” “Not only did he help me countless times finding me reliable sources, giving me valuable advice about products, but his range of technical… Read more.May 17, 2016
VALDESE WEAVERS BECOMES A 100% EMPLOYEE-OWNED COMPANY
VALDESE, N.C., May10, 2016 – In the year following the company’s 100 YEAR Centennial celebration, Valdese Weavers is proud to announce today another extraordinary milestone – becoming a 100% employee-owned company, through its Employee… Read more.May 11, 2016
Morris Leaves Calico
KENNETT SQUARE, PA. (USA)—Julie Morris left her post in March as Vice President of Merchandising at Calico, a major fabrics retailer that started in 1950. Prior to that post, she was Vice President of Stores & Operations for this 73-outlet… Read more.May 5, 2016
Leonard Silberman Passes, 93
GREAT NECK, NY-- Leonard Silberman known to the industry as one of the co-founders of Duralee Fabrics in 1952, passed away in his home at age 93 on April 16, 2016. He was the husband of his late wife Rosalie and father to David Silberman… Read more.April 18, 2016
