Rug editor Lissa Wyman provides in-depth coverage of the rug industry, including news, analysis and style trend reports. Includes coverage of style, color, construction, marketing, merchandising, manufacturing and sourcing.
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GoodWeave certifies 3 more rug importers as child-labor-free
Alex Lemonde-Gray, February 6, 2012WASHINGTON — GoodWeave, an organization working to end child labor in the hand-made rug industry, announced that three more U.S. rug companies have joined its certification program, committing to a child-labor-free supply chain. More -
Karastan iPad app useful
Alex Lemonde-Gray, February 6, 2012DALTON, Ga. - Karastan's new Karastan on the Go iPad app, which allows consumers access to the rug and carpet source's full catalog from anywhere, is helping dealers boost their website traffic, according to the company. More -
Linon moves to bigger WMC space
Furniture Today Staff, February 6, 2012LAS VEGAS - Importer Linon Home Décor is moving to a larger showroom for this week's Las Vegas Market. More -
Home furnishings retailers better open virtual stores
Lissa Wyman, February 6, 2012Long before Wal-Mart gave independent retailers the heebiejeebies, the A&P drove Main Street grocers, butchers, bakers and candlestick makers to despair. I heartily recommend a new book, "The Great A & P and the Struggle for Small Business in America" by Marc Levinson (Hill & Wang, $27.95). Not only is it an interesting history of the A&P, which started in 1859, it also provides a valuable overview of how we buy and sell goods and services. More -
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Surya offers seven new Dick Idol area rugs
Furniture Today Staff, February 2, 2012
LAS VEGAS - Surya is offering seven new Dick Idol licensed rugs in its showroom at this week's Las Vegas Market. More
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Rug vendors cite energized, upbeat buyers
Ray Allegrezza, January 27, 2012ATLANTA - Rug exhibitors showing at last week's Atlanta Gift and Rug Market here played to a packed house of energized and upbeat buyers. More -
Safavieh offers lower-priced Jamie Drake rug collection
Alex Lemonde-Gray, January 27, 2012PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. - Safavieh says it will introduce a new collection of eight Jamie Drake rugs in a lower-priced construction than the company's existing Drake-licensed rugs at the Las Vegas Market, Jan. 30-Feb 3. More -
Atlanta market heats up
Thomas Russell, January 27, 2012ATLANTA - Furniture vendors showing at the Jan. 11-18 edition of the Atlanta International Gift & Home Furnishings Market continued to broaden their distribution to smaller furniture retailers and specialty accent and gift shops in and outside the Southeast. More -
Capel giving away Kindle Fires in Las Vegas promotion
Furniture Today Staff, January 26, 2012LAS VEGAS — Capel Rugs is giving away one Kindle Fire tablet computer each day from Monday, Jan. 30 through Wednesday, Feb. 1, in its showroom here at market. More -
Safavieh to launch lower-priced Jamie Drake rug line in Las Vegas
Alex Lemonde-Gray, January 19, 2012
PORT WASHINGTON, N.Y. — Safavieh says it will introduce a new collection of eight Jamie Drake rugs in a lower-priced construction than the company's existing Drake-licensed rugs at the Las Vegas Market, Jan. 30-Feb 3. More
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