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
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
Hotel Starts Boost Dubai Business
DUBAI, UAE — Some Dubai government officials in attendance at the recent Dubai Hotel Show expect over 300 new hotels to be built here with many other existing hotels to be refurbished in time for the Expo 2020 World’s Fair in Dubai,… Read more.November 25, 2014
Western Exhibitors At Intertextile Shanghai, Patiently Wait For Chinese Buyers to Buy Their Products
SHANGHAI, China — Overseas exhibitors with the exception of a few large American and European big name firms, find the potential China market is still a riddle to solve. Those who are working with Hong Kong based agents, or with an agent… Read more.November 25, 2014
Jabtex Launches Remodeled Dubai Showroom
DUBAI — After 17 years in the market, Jabtex has opened a state of the art showroom for designers, architects and hotel owners.In 1998, Nader Oubari came to the Emirates and established JAB and Kobe, situated in an impressive showroom.Unfortunately… Read more.November 25, 2014
Keystone Weavers Sold
Greensboro, North Carolina — Banyan, a private investment firm headquartered in Miami, Florida and majority shareholder of Burlington® Technologies (BT) has announced their acquisition of Keystone Weaving (KW) located in Lebanon, Pennsylvania.… Read more.November 25, 2014
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
Conneaut Leather Acquires Cortina Leathers
NEW YORK, NY – Conneaut Leather, a U.S. manufacturer of upholstery leather since 1903 in Conneaut, OH has acquired the sister companies Cortina Leathers and DMS Leathers.“Bringing together these two great companies offers our customers a… Read more.October 14, 2014
