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Cottoning to carpeting. (Cotton Inc. campaign to increase cotton's share of rug and carpet market)(includes information on consumer recognition of carpet and rug fibers)
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Cotton Inc hopes to increase cotton's share of the carpet and rug market to 5% by 2001. Cotton's share of that market stands at less than 1%, the organization estimates. One component of Cotton Inc's campaign is a new trademark intended to raise consumer awareness of cotton as a rug and carpet fiber. Cotton's share of the accent and bathroom rug markets has been rising since 1991, according to Cotton Inc's Berrye Worsham.
DALTON, Ga. -- Cotton Inc. has launched a major campaign inten...
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NEW TWISTS IN RUGS, BELIEVE IT OR KNOT.
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
; NEW YORK-Rug suppliers continue to find interesting ways to give rugs a new twist -- or weave -- or knot. In smaller accent rugs especially, designers have let their imaginations loose to come up with the different looks that are fueling consumer interest. At last week's New York Home Textiles
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Cottoning to floor coverings. (Cotton Inc. holds conference on floor coverings)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
; DALTON, GA. (FNSAfter convincing consumers to wear cotton and sit and sleep on cotton, now Cotton Inc. wants consumers to walk on cotton. With less than a 1 percent share of the total floor coverings market, Cotton Inc. views this area of home furnishings as its next great growth opportunity,
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Strahl: cotton carving a niche. (Cotton Inc. senior vice president Wolfgang Strahl)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
; LAS VEGAS--Cotton will grow from less than 1 percent to a 5 percent share of the fiber used in rugs over 6-by-9-feet in the next five years, according to Wolfgang Strahl, Cotton Inc.'s senior vice president of textile research and implementation. That's an ambitious leap but certainly not
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Tones in cotton on tap for use in rugs, carpet. (Cotton Inc. and Avondale Mills to develop cotton yarn)
HFN The Weekly Newspaper for the Home Furnishing Network
; Cotton Inc. and Avondale Mills of Sylacauga, Ala. have reported the joint development of a cotton yarn that is suitable for use in the carpet and area rug markets. The carpet yarn program -- called Tones in Cotton -- represents a major step towards increasing cotton's market share in
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Accent, Scatter & Area Rugs: Rugs go back to natural roots.(Brief Article)
Home Textiles Today
; NEW YORK -- Rugs are getting back to their roots, sticking with natural fibers for a casual lifestyle. Lacey Mills, Cartersville, GA, debuts its West Indies collection of natural fiber rugs, which uses jute and cotton. It's part of a tropical, chic look, said Karen Townsend, design director. It's
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