HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network

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Articles in March 1995 issue of HFN: The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network

• American Textile Co., a manufacturer of pillow protectors, mattress covers and mattress pads based here, and American Home Fashions, a maker of cotton woven bed coverings in Calhoun, Ga., are opening a 2,500-square-foot showroom.(Brief Article)
• QVC puts Briggs at helm.(Douglas S. Briggs)(Brief Article)
• Brand royalty.(brand awareness in the rug industry)
  by Naughton, Julie
• Weave in transition.(Weave Corp. management change)
  by Herrera, Camilla A.
• Federated: just a start. (Federated Department Stores announces New Vendor Fair)
  by Erlick, June Carolyn
• Most hail U.S.-China pact. (U.S. software companies approve of China's agreement to control intellectual property piracy)(Brief Article)
  by Ryan, Ken
• Replacements executives. (Kelly Smith named chief financial officer of Replacements Ltd.)(Brief Article)
• Piecing RTA together: network offers help in homes. (ready-to-assemble, Furniture Medic)(Company Profile)
  by Sorcher, Jamie
• Ametex steadfast with $3.99 prints.
  by Rush, Amy Joyce
• Catalina: record sales. (Catalina Lighting)(Brief Article)
• Bristol Farms Gourmet to add housewares, tabletop annexes. (Bristol Farms Gourmet Specialty Food market to expand)
  by Stankevich, Debby Garbato
• Canada's Danby adds room air to its appliances for sale in U.S.(Danby Products Ltd., air conditioners)
• Crown Corning glassware no more. (line will be discontinued)(Brief Article)
  by Bernard, Sharyn
• Gump's: new store, old cachet. (San Francisco, California retailer moves to new location)(Brief Article)
  by Erlick, June Carolyn
• Rubbermaid. (introduces printer stand to line of computer furniture)(Brief Article)
• Turning the dial: Flamberg now in phones. (Dial-A-Mattress marketing director Daniel Flamberg moves to PriCellular)
  by Sorcher, Jamie
• Holmes realigns lighting unit. (Holmes Products names Bob Livergood president of lighting division)(Brief Article)
• New tack for jacs. (jacquard fabrics)
  by Rush, Amy Joyce
• People watching. (Ann Connolly named new national sales manager of Kennebunk Weavers Inc.)(Brief Article)
• Boom time at Fedders. (Fedders Corp. targets increase sales of air conditioners)
• Fedders North America's. (room air conditioner manufacturing plant receives ISO 9001 certification)(Brief Article)
• Russell's cooktop line gets stainless. (Russell Range Inc. adds stainless steel cooktops)(Brief Article)
• Apple No. 1 in multimedia PCs. (Apple Computer leads in sales of multimedia personal computers in 1994)(Brief Article)
• Prospecting the multimedia mine. (software conference addresses future trends in multimedia hardware and software)(Brief Article)
  by Greenman, Catherine
• Telegen takes a toll route. (Telegen Corp. introduces automated telephone dialer that routes calls to specific carriers)(Brief Article)
  by Silberg, Laurie
• Tamor looks West, buys Mo. plant. (Tamor Plastics Corp., Louisiana, Missouri)(Brief Article)
  by Hill, Dawn
• IDA: hot sales on room air.(Independent Distributor Association, room air conditioners)(includes related article on IDA executives)(Brief Article)
• Pionex, Novell ink licensing pact.(Pionex Computers)(software contract)(Brief Article)
  by Greenman, Catherine
• Videonics Inc. (video-editing product) (Incoming)(Brief Article)
• Zenith picks time Warner for DVD. (Zenith Electronics, digital video disc)
  by McConville, James A.
• StarSight gets 2nd satellite placement. (StarSight Telecast)(Brief Article)
• Lexmark's Medley series offers 4-in-1 functions. (copier, printer, fax and scanner)(Brief Article)
  by Ryan, Ken
• Reveal aims beyond multimedia kits to broad array of PC accessories. (Reveal Computer Products)(Brief Article)
  by Olenick, Doug
• DreamWorks gets Gates for new unit. (Bill Gates, DreamWorks Interactive)(Brief Article)
  by Greenman, Catherine
• Most OKI Mobile gets moved to U.S. (OKI Electric Industry Company Ltd. of Japan consolidates mobile communications business)(Brief Article)
  by Silberg, Lurie
• More Dacron due. (DuPont to increase production of Dacron polyester staple)(Brief Article)
  by Herrera, Camilla A.
• Pfaltzgraff pares china. (dinnerware supplier discontinues bone china giftware and nine bone china dinnerware patterns)
  by Bernard, Sharyn
• Target goes private in bath, kitchen. (Target Stores' private-label household furnishing products)(Coordinates for Bath, Table and Kitchen)
  by Brumback, Nancy
• Kmart coordinates prints in-store. (coordinated household furnishings)(Coordinates for Bath, Table and Kitchen)
  by Brumback, Nancy
• Carter Carpet-Wools of New Zealand pact. (licensing agreement signed)(Brief Article)
• High Point premarket really ready. (premarket introductions at International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, North Carolina)
  by Marks, Robert
• Cotter finds true value in knowledge. (Cotter & Co.'s True Value store, in Hartville, Ohio, excels in selling Hoover floor care products)
  by Frinton, Sandra
• Management shuffle at O'Cedar Vining. (O'Cedar Vining Household Products)(Brief Article)
• Vegas show under central vac attack. ('Home Improvement' show, central vacuum cleaning systems manufacturers)
  by Frinton, Sandra
• U.S. tabletop buyers at Ambiente find high Euro fashion at a price. (Ambiente Fair, Frankfurt, Germany)(housewares industry)(Brief Article)
  by Bernard, Sharyn
• BASF Magnetics Corp. has reported it is increasing prices 7 percent.(Communique)(Brief Article)
• Majors up in Cologne. (major appliance manufacturers at Domotechnica fair, in Cologne, Germany)
  by Wilson, Claire
• Toshiba launches FST TV campaign. (flat screen television)(Brief Article)
• Viking starts shipping, broadens price range.(Viking Range Corp.)
• 2Market, too cool. (new interactiveCD-ROM shopping service)(Brief Article)
  by Ryan, Ken
• Spectrum HoloByte: PCs go Hollywood. (new CD-ROM title based on motion picture 'Top Gun')(Brief Article)
  by Greenman, Catherine
• Soaking up sales: NPD Group study shows slight shift in towel purchases.(part two)
  by Schwartz, Donna Boyle
• Bodum shop bows in Field's flagship. (Marshall Field's State Street store in Chicago, Illinois)
  by Stankevich, Debby Garbato
• Cataloger for sale; analysts rate Lillian Vernon a good buy.
  by Stankevich, Debby Garbato
• Sur La Table baking-only catalog due.(Brief Article)
  by Gustke, Constance
• ISF '95 breaks records. (International Spring Fair at Birmingham, England)(Brief Article)
• Pelonis fray is getting hotter. (ceramic heaters, Pelonis USA Ltd. and Del-Rain)(Brief Article)
  by Botton, Sari
• Royal shutting a plant. (Royal Appliance Manufacturing Co.'s Macedonia, OH plant)(Brief Article)
• DVD war: software support key. (digital video disc formats)
  by McConville, James A.
• Home brew comes back, simplified. (Mr. Beer)
  by Abdeddaim, Michelle Nellett
• DirecTv to air World Football. (World League of American Football)
• Darned machines; PC support costly. (personal computer technical support centers are flooded with calls)
  by Ryan, Ken
• Amer. Pacific, Waverly patchwork quilt pact. (licensing agreement signed with Waverly Fabrics to produce patchwork quilts)(Brief Article)
  by Williams, Alexander H.
• The latest in shrinking shrinkage.(electronic article surveillance tags in retail stores)
  by Bergman, Joan
• Interactive Sam's pilot in the works for Atlanta.(computer shopping at Sam's Club stores)(Brief Article)
• Classy rugs for mass.(area rugs, mass merchant retailers)
  by Naughton, Julie
• House of Troy expands, consolidates, adds space.(Brief Article)
• Valdese fuels expansion. (Valdese Weavers)
  by Rush, Amy Joyce
• Optiva sues Teledyne. (Optiva Corp.files lawsuit against Teledyne Water Pik)(Brief Article)
• Imperial for sale: lamp vendor woos 3 potential buyers. (Imperial Crystal and China Co.) (Brief Article)
  by Meyer, Nancy
• Hanover Direct's net income for fiscal year ended Dec. 31 declined 14 percent to $14.8 million.(Brief Article)
• Audio Craft takes its show on the road and educates.(Home Theater Merchandising)
• Is the business going south? Fieldcrest's move spurs migration talks. (Fieldcrest Cannon)
  by Williams, Alexander H.
• Oneida net up 61% in 4th quarter. (1994)(Brief Article)
• Javits Ctr. probe targets corruption. (New York, NY, exhibition center)
  by Williams, Alexander H.
• Sunbeam in talks to buy Remington.(includes related article)
  by Bernard, Sharyn
• Add a player to RTA. (Indian Country enters ready-to-assemble furniture market)
  by Marks, Robert
• The Neonnish Co. (introduces line of lamps that simulate neon light)(Brief Article)
• HTPI broadcasts 'acoustivision'. (Home Theater Products International introduces new furniture line)
  by Marks, Robert
• Teaseco for accessories from Orient. (Teaseaco Inc. develops decorative accessories)(Brief Article)