D’Décor Targets Window Blinds, MTM Draperies Expects $50 Million Business Within Five Years
MUMBAI, India — D’Décor is aggressively pursuing a new line of business, D’Décor Blinds with roller binds, Roman blinds, panels, verticals, shutters and sheers according to Sanjay Arora, one of the principals with his brother Ajay and… Read more.May 18, 2015
Kravet Expects Big Sales Boost From To-The-Trade Only e-Commerce Website By Leveraging Existing Resources
New York, New York — Cary Kravet, CEO, Kravet Corp., expects a substantial sales boost from Kravet’s newly launched e-commerce site for finished products but he says he won’t know how big the gain will be for several months.“It depends… Read more.May 18, 2015
$100 Million Coulisse Expands Roller Shade Business in Americas With Unique, Fabtex
MIAMI, Florida —Coulisse B.V., a $100 million plus window coverings converter and hardware supplier, is capitalizing on the trend towards roller shades with a major expansion in the USA and South American markets.Jop Vos, who joined Coulisse… Read more.May 18, 2015
Yumusaklar Replaces Eagle at F. Schumacher & Co.
NEW YORK--Timur Yumusaklar has been named President and CEO of F. Schumacher & Company.Yumusaklar reports to Gerald Puschel, Schumacher Chairman who retired from the CEO post in 2010.The German borne Yumusaklar was previously… Read more.May 4, 2015
Max Baumann Returns to Baumann Dekor
GMUND, Austria—Max Baumann found his way back to this formerly Baumann owned family business Baumann Dekor here after three plus years as a consultant and agent to the hospitality/cruise trade.As Director of Sales & Marketing, Max is managing… Read more.April 28, 2015
Obituary: Michael’s Executive Karen Hayes, 49
PETERSBURG, VA.—Karen Kathleen Tyo Hayes, 49, passed away February 14, 2015 after a long illness. She was Vice President of Michael’s Textiles, Inc., a fabric jobber here. She was the fabric buyer for Michael’s, where she worked… Read more.April 28, 2015
Kravet Introduces To-The-Trade Only e-Commerce Website
APRIL 17, 2015 – New York, NY – Kravet is pleased to announce CuratedKravet.com, a to-the-trade only e-commerce site launching at 9 a.m. Monday, April 20. CuratedKravet.com offers designers a comprehensive selection… Read more.April 17, 2015
Corrugated Box King Michael Feterik Buys Fabtex, Inc. from Robert Snyder
DANVILLE, PA. Michael Feterik, who made his fortune in the corrugated box industry, has purchased Fabtex, Inc., considered to be the largest fabricator of hospitality industry bedding and window treatments in the USA with $50 million in sales.“However,… Read more.April 9, 2015
