Israeli Upholstery Powerhouse Strikes It Rich With Exports
TEL AVIV, Israel—Upscale upholstery distributor Ilith has purchased a 700-square-meter building adjacent to the company's Herzel Street location to accommodate the burgeoning family business, Ilith Managing Director Nachik Weberman, 35,… Read more.December 19, 2003
Hazel Siegel Retires From Textus After 40 Years in the Contract Textile Industry
BEDFORD, N.Y. - Hazel Siegel has announced she will retire as President of Textus at the end of December after devoting 40 years to the contract textile industry. In the fall, Siegel - who holds a masters degree in education - will teach the… Read more.December 17, 2003
For Herman Krieger, Burgeoning Business Abroad Spells Profit Back Home
NEW YORK - Though most American textile suppliers groan at the mention of buyers taking their business offshore, manufacturer Herman Krieger has found plenty to smile about. The chairman of CDS Ensembles, a 25-year-old sewing, warehousing and… Read more.November 26, 2003
Waverly Names Leahy VP, Friedman Departs
NEW YORK-Thomas J. Leahy has been named to the position of vice president, fabrics, Waverly Lifestyle Group reporting to Dale Williams, president and general manager, Waverly Lifestyle Group. Leahy replaces Arthur Friedman, vice president of… Read more.November 14, 2003
Delsack Leaves Robert Allen
MANSFIELD, Mass.--Sheldon Delsack resigned October 9 as vice president of marketing, after 20+ years with The Robert Allen Group. He will continue as a consultant to Robert Allen through the end of 2003. His plans beyond that date will be… Read more.November 14, 2003
West Opens Third Office
LAFAYETTE, Colorado-Benjamin West, an independent, 40-person hospitality purchasing firm has opened a new office in Rockville, Maryland one year ago which ''is going to be the number one purchasing firm in the USA'', said Kathleen Jones, project… Read more.November 14, 2003
Showtime exhibitors are 'cautiously optimistic'
HIGH POINT – After two years of what Bud Caywood describes as the "clock stopping," thanks to 9/11 and the economy, he and others were upbeat about the opportunity to show new goods at Showtime (3-9 April; High Point). Some 200-plus exhibitors… Read more.April 10, 2003