Sikalis Forms Consultancy
Penny Sikalis, an award-winning and highly-regarded executive in the textiles, licensing and trade show industries has formed a creative management consultancy, SIKALIS + co., based in New York City. After twenty years at tradeshow firm George… Read more.November 25, 2014
Covington’s Tarver Smells the Roses of ‘Best Year Yet’
NEW YORK—“Covington finished its best order month in September and October since 2008,” says Greg Tarver, CEO.“This made up for a slow start in January and February,” Tarver explains.Today, the company’s top three markets are retail… Read more.November 25, 2014
GM Fabrics India, Aims to Become a “One Stop Shop” For Home Furnishing Fabrics, Plans Homez Offers In Stock
India — Brand Homez, to offer stock program collection with minimum one roll per SKU orderG. M. Fabrics, India is aiming to become a “One Stop Shop” has widened its product range by adding digital prints & velvet fabrics collections.… Read more.November 25, 2014
D’Décor Opens First of 12 Retail Stores in India; Owners Ajay, Sanjay Arora Seek Lead-Time Cuts
MUMBAI — D’Décor has plans to add 11 more retail stores in India under the name ‘The D’Décor Store’ with the 4,000 square foot flagship in Mumbai already opened. The stores feature complete line of D’Décor’s own collections… Read more.November 25, 2014
Forasassi Outsources Everything But Weaving To Prato Based Suppliers
MONTEMURLO, (Prato) Italy — Prato’s mills are proving that subcontracting everything but the weaving can pay big dividends to owners like Massimiliano and Maurizio Forasassi, brothers and second generation owners of the mill by that name.By… Read more.November 25, 2014
Limonta Interiors Tightens Grip On Fabrics Market, Expects to Increase Market Share Globally In 2015
COSTAMASNAGA, Italy — Limonta Interior Coverings expects to broadly diversify its upholstery and drapery fabric lines in 2015 to offset a decline in the overall fabrics business and the resulting smaller orders according to Luisa Arrigoni,… Read more.November 25, 2014
Ena Shaw Adds Seventh Nameplate With Montgomery Brand Purchase
ST. HELENS, Merseyside, UK--Ena Shaw Ltd., which bills itself as the UK’s “premier manufacturer of readymade and made to measure curtains and blinds” purchased the Montgomery brand from administrators in September and has added it to its… Read more.November 25, 2014
Boselli Targets More Home Fabric Business Under De Benedetti
Olgiate, Comasco, Italy—E. Boselli & C. is taking advantage of a slower lingerie market to push more deeply into home fabrics under the direction of Marco De Benedetti who joined the company this past June as manager of decorative fabrics.Boselli… Read more.November 25, 2014
