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Ted Evans

MINK
PROMOTES
EVANS
TO VP OF
OPERATIONS


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SABRY RUG & TEXTILES
OPENS NY SHOWROOM


NEW YORK -- Sabry Rug & Textiles has opened its first New York showoom, located at 295 Fifth Ave. "This is an exciting event for us because the New York Home Fashions Market is the natural market for our products,"  Mohamed Sabry, president, told Rugnews.com.


 

 

BEST DISPLAYS INTRODUCES
FREE-STANDING RUG RACKS

GALVA, IL – Best Displays has introduced a new free-standing area rug display system.



 


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Kevin Welch

WELCH NAMED  MIDWEST
REGIONAL VP
FOR KARASTAN RUGS

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Mikala Moller

ORIAN NAMES MOLLER
DIRECTOR OF MARKETING
AND
MERCHANDISING


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Shaw Living

Concord Global

Safavieh

Oriental Weavers USA 

NEW PRODUCT
UPDATES
FOR NY
HOME FASHIONS MARKET
WEEK


Loloi

Trans-Ocean

Karastan

Kas


Click here to see lots of new product pix!


 Rugnews.com Editorial:
WHAT IF? IMAGINE A WORLD
WITHOUT HAND-TUFTED RUGS

By Lissa Wyman

Last month, a Rugnews.com reader approached me at the Las Vegas market and suggested I do a "What If?" column. "What if we didn't have hand tufted rugs?" he asked. "A lot of people complain about how tufted rugs have over-run the market, but if we didn't have them, our industry would not be nearly as large as it is today."


 

OW USA TO INTRODUCE FIVE COLLECTIONS
AT NY HOME FASHIONS WEEK

DALTON, GA. -- Oriental Weavers USA, Inc. will  introduce five new collections and will expand the Accentuate program at  New York Home Fashions Market Week, March 8 to 12.


 

LOLOI AND
KATE McROSTIE
IN LICENSING AGREEMENT
FOR
ACCENT RUGS


Kate McRostie

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SHAW SPRING PROMOTION
KICKS OFF IN APRIL

DALTON, GA – Shaw Industries is launching its national promotion, Spring is Green as part of its sponsorship of the HGTV Green Home Giveaway. The event will run April 16 to June 7.


 

 


Surya
Cabin in the Woods

Nourison
Pumped-Up Florals

828 International
Roundabout

Karastan
New Classics

BEST OF
WINTER MARKETS SPRING INTO STORES


Couristan
Fashion on a Budget


Orian
Tempting Textures


Shaw Living
Reddddd Hot!


Jaipur
Colors of the Sea

Click here to see rug fashion trends for Spring


 

ETHAN ALLEN REPORTS
INCREASED SALES

DANBURY, CT – Ethan Allen’s sales for the first two months of 2010, have increased approximately 25% over the prior year, according to Ethan Allen chairman and chief executive officer, Farooq Kathwari.


 

7 W NEW YORK ANNOUNCES RUG
TENANTS FOR HOME FASHIONS WEEK

NEW YORK – More than 20 rug importers and manufacturers will participate at 7 W New York during Home Fashions Market  March 8 to 12.


 INDUSTRY VET EDDIE WATTS
DIES AT AGE 73

PENDERGRASS, GA -- Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 22 for industry veteran Edward Earl "Eddie" Watts. He died Friday, Feb. 19 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center after suffering a heart attack.  He was 73.


 SURFACES REFINES  DATES
FOR JANUARY 2011 MARKET

LAS VEGAS -- Surfaces 2011 has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Jan. 25 to Thursday, Jan. 27, 2011 at the Mandalay Bay convention center here.


 

RUGNEWS.COM POSTS FLIP-THROUGH
CATALOGS FOR READERS TO BROWSE


Rugnews.com has introduced a new flip-through catalog program. Surya's 400-page book is the first. Click here to see the full catalog. Flip-through catalogs are the latest way for vendors to easily and economically  interface with customers and potential customers.

Retailers can browse the catalog and immediately log on to the vendor's website to order. It's  a quick and seamless process and we will be introducing new catalogs to the library during early 2010.


For more information on how to launch your flip-through catalog on Rugnews.com, contact lwyman@rugnews.com.

 



 

 

 

MARKET SQUARE AND SUITES SET FOR GRAND RE-OPENING AT APRIL MARKET

HIGH POINT, NC – Historic Market Square and Suites at Market Square will open its newly renovated campus at the upcoming High Point Market, April 17 to 22, 2010, according to Karen Olson, vice president of marketing for MMPI High Point, the managers of the showroom complex.


 

CAPEL RECEIVES ECONOMIC IMPACT AWARD FROM NC STATE UNIVERSITY

TROY, NC – Capel, Inc. was recently honored by the North Carolina State University Industrial Extension Service (IES) as a recipient of the “1B4NC” award for the company’s dedication to sustaining North Carolina’s industry and economic growth. The award was presented in a ceremony held  at Capel’s headquarters on Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, in the same building the Capel family business began in 1917.


 

HOME DEPOT REPORTS FOURTH QUARTER AND FISCAL 2009 EARNINGS; PROVIDES FISCAL 2010 OUTLOOK

ATLANTA – The Home Depot reported sales for the fourth quarter of fiscal 2009 of $14.6 billion, a 0.3% decrease from the fourth quarter of fiscal 2008. Total company comparable store sales for the fourth quarter grew 1.2%. Comparable store sales for U.S. stores were down 1.1%.




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