JF Throws Open Its Doors, Shows Off Meredith Heron Collection, Headquarters
Oakville, Ontario, Canada — The JF crew opened their doors in June to show off their relatively new warehouse and showroom and showcase its new Meredith Heron Collection of fabrics. The open house party brought in key vendors likes Crypton… Read more.July 28, 2015
Unifi More Than Doubles Recycled Yarn Capacity for Repreve®
GREENSBORO, North Carolina — Unifi, Inc. Broke ground for its planned 85,000 square foot addition to the Company’s REPREVE® Recycling Center in Yadkinville, North Carolina.The expansion will increase capacity to produce Unifi’s recycled… Read more.July 28, 2015
Stof Builds $30 Million Business Selling French Prints
St. Etienne in La Tourette, France — There’s a great untapped potential for French inspired print designs in the USA—at least $3 million within five years if Claude Pelardy, the owner of Stof is correct.He will test his prediction shortly… Read more.July 28, 2015
Pierre-Edouard Prevot Heads Casal-Luciano Marcato While Father Jean-Mathieu Retires
PARIS, France — Pierre-Edouard Prevot has become President of Casal and Luciano Marcato brands with the retirement of his father Jean-Mathieu Prevot this year.The two-editeur brand generates annual sales in excess of 12 million Euros according… Read more.July 28, 2015
TWD Fibres Hones Marketing, Production Strategy for Growth
DEGGENDORF, Germany—4K Invest International, the Munich based owner of TWD Fibres since January expects to further expand the domestic German market as well as the international business as a filament yarn specialist, according to Markus Zöllner,… Read more.July 28, 2015
K.C.G ‘Premier Home’ Brand Brings Highly Styled Egyptian Readymades to American, European Retailers
ISTANBUL, Turkey — K.C.G. Textile Egypt S.A.E., a division of the Kucukcalik Group, says it is having great success in competing with Chinese suppliers with its Premier Home brand of readymade curtain sets in Cairo, Egypt for the American… Read more.July 28, 2015
Boyteks Grows Upholstery Business With a Big Base in Mattress Ticking
Kayseri, Turkey — The Boydak Group campus is tucked away in the hills about 30 minutes from Cappadocia airport, an hour flight from Istanbul but the impact of this $3 billion colossus is felt globally in 60 countries, especially when it comes… Read more.July 28, 2015
Katie Matushak joins HillBrown as Creative Director
NEW YORK--Katie Matushak, the former Vice President of Design at F. Schumacher & Co., joined HillBrown as Creative Director June 23. She reports to Bob Appelbaum, President of Clarence House, the producer of HillBrown. Matushak… Read more.July 20, 2015
