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
Proposte Schedule Earlier Than Ever Due to May 1 Expo
NIBIONNO, Italy —Proposte has scheduled early dates for 2015, April 27-29 due to the May 1 dates of the International Food Expo in Milan which is held every four years. “The customer wants to attend Proposte on the earlier dates,” according… Read more.November 25, 2014
Hospitality Business Surfs Business Wave at BDNY
New York — The hospitality fabrics jobber was in strong evidence at the 400+ exhibits at BoutiqueDesign-NY in November as the industry celebrates its best year yet since 2008. To a man, everyone had a great year, making the hospitality… Read more.November 25, 2014
Tessile Di Nole Specializes in Velvets, Streamlines Production Ferrari Emphasizes Automated Equipment to be Competitive
NOLE, Turin, IT—“Many customers look for price alone and that’s what makes the market so difficult,” says Luca Ferrari, owner of Manifattura Tessile Di Nole, the Italian velvet producer with 7,911 custom colors to its credit.“Every… 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