Exhibitors from China Come to New York
New York—Some 180 textile, apparel and home furnishing manufacturers from China came to the Jacob Javits Center in New York June 6-8 for the second annual China Textile & Apparel…
Pakistan’s Meena Bazaar Comes to New York
New York—Recently, a delegation of 13 women business owners hand picked by the Pakistani Export Promotion Bureau (EPE) exhibited their products to U.S. buyers at the Consulate of Pakistan in…
Kravet Buys GP&J Baker, Parkertex; Crowson Winds Up With Monkwell
Bethpage, NY (USA) – In a bidding race almost too close to call, U.S.-based Kravet Fabrics Corp. has completed its acquisition of the assets of GP&J Baker and Parkertex, and…
Silentnight sells Monkwell to Crowson Fabrics
Barnoldswick, Lancashire (UK) — Silentnight Holdings, the U.K.’s largest furniture manufacturer, has disposed of the first of the fabric companies it acquired when it bought Cornwell Parker for about $34…
Lim Wants to Help Chinese Suppliers
New York – Anthony Lim, president of AUSSINO (U.S.A.) INC., would like to help the buyer invest in China or at least buy from Chinese suppliers. 10-year-old Aussino Group currently…
Davis and Intohome: Not a Match
After sending a press release announcing Bill Davis’s return to TPS, there are new reports that no agreement was reached between Davis, the founder of Intohome and TPS, the organizing…
Davis Returns to Intohome
Birmingham (UK) – TPS, the organizer of the U.K. exhibition Intohome, announced that Bill Davis has returned and will take direction of the show. Davis founded Intohome and sold it…
Westgate Files Petition For Chapter 11
Grand Prairie TX (USA) – Westgate Fabrics, Inc has filed voluntarily a petition for Chapter 11 – bankruptcy – according to a company press release. With support from its primary…
Influential Paris Yarn Fair Launches Furnishings Forum
Paris — One of Europe’s most influential trade shows for apparel yarn is expanding into the furnishings sector and opening up to international exhibitors. The next Expofil yarn and fibers…
Tapestria, a Managed Marketplace by Hunter Douglas
Upper Saddle River, NJ (USA) – Hunter Douglas has launched the first international business-to-business marketplace for top-range interior fabrics with Tapestria (www.tapestria.com). There, designers can find, view and order materials…