Window Treatments And Wallcoverings
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SECTION 1
U.S. WINDOW TREATMENT AND WALLCOVERINGS MARKET TRENDS.......... 1
Executive Summary.............................................................................................. 1
Window Shades And Blinds.................................................................................. 2
Curtains And Draperies ........................................................................................ 3
Drapery Hardware ................................................................................................ 4
Wallcoverings ....................................................................................................... 5
Outlook ................................................................................................................. 6
Table 1-1
Value Of U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings Market
Sales, 1982-2008 (dollars): Window Shades, Blinds, And
Drapery Hardware; Curtains And Draperies; And Wallcoverings.......... 7
Figure 1-1
Value Of U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings Market
Sales, 1993-2008 (dollars): Window Shades, Blinds, And
Drapery Hardware; Curtains And Draperies; And Wallcoverings.......... 8
Table 1-2
Value Of Real U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings
Market Sales, 1987-2008 (dollars): Window Shades, Blinds, And
Drapery Hardware; Curtains And Draperies; And Wallcoverings.......... 9
Table 1-3
Value Of U.S. Window Treatment Market Sales By Major
Product Sector, 1997-2003 (dollars): Window Shades And
Blinds, Drapery Hardware, Knit And Woven Non-Custom
Curtains And Draperies, And Custom Curtains And Draperies .......... 10
Figure 1-2
Value Of U.S. Window Treatment Market Sales By Major
Product Sector, 2003 (dollars): Window Shades And Blinds,
Drapery Hardware, Knit And Woven Non-Custom Curtains And
Draperies, And Custom Curtains And Draperies ................................ 11
SCOPE AND METHODOLOGY ............................................................................................. 12
SECTION 2
U.S. MARKET TRENDS FOR WINDOW SHADES, BLINDS, AND
DRAPERY HARDWARE ........................................................................... 15
Summary Of Major Findings ............................................................................... 15
U.S. Supply And Price Trends ............................................................................ 15
Plastic Shades.................................................................................................... 16
Cloth Shades ...................................................................................................... 17
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Wood Blinds ....................................................................................................... 18
Venetian Blinds................................................................................................... 19
Drapery Hardware .............................................................................................. 19
Leading Suppliers............................................................................................... 20
Table 2-1
Value Of U.S. Window Shades, Blinds, And Drapery Hardware
Supply, 1982-2008 (dollars): Total Supply, Domestic Shipments,
And Imports ........................................................................................ 22
Table 2-2
Real U.S. Window Shade, Blind, And Drapery Hardware Supply
And Producer Price Trends, 1987-2008 (dollars and index)............... 23
Table 2-3
Value Of U.S. Window Shade And Blinds And Drapery
Hardware Shipments, Imports, And Market Supply, 1992-2003
(dollars) .............................................................................................. 24
Table 2-4
Value Of U.S. Complete Window Shade And Blind Shipments
By Type, 1982-2008 (dollars): Plastic Window Shades, Other
Window Shades, Aluminum Venetian Blinds, Other Venetian
Blinds, And Other Shades And Blinds ................................................ 25
Table 2-5
Value Of U.S. Shipments Of Window Shade And Blind Parts
And Accessories And Curtain And Drapery Hardware, 19822008 (dollars) ..................................................................................... 26
Table 2-6
Value Of U.S. Window Shade, Blind, And Drapery Hardware
Imports By Product, 1992-2003 (dollars): Plastic Shades And
Blinds, Wood Blinds And Shades, Aluminum Venetian Blinds,
And Shade And Drapery Hardware .................................................... 27
Table 2-7
Quantity U.S. Plastic Shade And Blind And Drapery Hardware
Imports, And Average Value Per Unit Imported, 1992-2003
(quantity and dollars) .......................................................................... 28
Table 2-8
U.S. Plastic Shade And Blind Imports For The Top Five
Countries Of Origin, 1997-2003 (number and dollars)........................ 29
Table 2-9
Value Of U.S. Wood Blind And Shade And Aluminum Venetian
Blind Imports For The Top Four Countries Of Origin, 1997-2003
(dollars) .............................................................................................. 30
Table 2-10
U.S. Drapery Hardware Imports For The Top Six Countries Of
Origin, 1997-2003 (pounds and dollars) ............................................. 31
Table 2-11
U.S. Producer Price Trends For Blind, Shade, And Drapery
Hardware Products By Type, 1987-2003 (index): Window
Shades By Type, Venetian Blinds By Type, Other Shades And
Blinds, And Curtain And Drapery Hardware ....................................... 32
SECTION 3
U.S. MARKET TRENDS FOR CURTAINS AND DRAPERIES .......................... 34
Summary Of Major Findings ............................................................................... 34
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U.S. Supply And Price Trends ............................................................................ 34
Woven Versus Knit Products .............................................................................. 36
Fabric Trends ..................................................................................................... 36
Custom Products ................................................................................................ 37
Leading Suppliers............................................................................................... 37
Table 3-1
Value Of U.S. Curtain And Drapery Supply, 1982-2008 (dollars):
Total Supply, Domestic Shipments, And Imports ............................... 38
Table 3-2
Real U.S. Curtain And Drapery Supply And Producer Price
Trends, 1987-2008 (dollars and index)............................................... 39
Table 3-3
Value Of U.S. Non-Custom Curtain And Drapery Supply By
Type, 1992-2003 (dollars): Knit And Woven....................................... 40
Table 3-4
Value Of U.S. Curtain And Drapery Shipments By Type, 19822008 (dollars): Knit, Woven, And Custom........................................... 41
Table 3-5
Value Of U.S. Non-Custom Curtain And Drapery Shipments By
Fabric, 1987-2003 (dollars): Cotton, Rayon/Acetate, Other
Manmade, And Other Materials.......................................................... 42
Table 3-6
Quantity U.S. Non-Custom Curtain And Drapery Shipments By
Product And Fabric, 1987-2003 (pairs or sets): Woven Curtains
And Draperies And Knit Curtains And Draperies; Cotton,
Manmade Fibers, And Other Materials............................................... 43
Table 3-7
Average U.S. Value Per Pair Or Set Of Non-Custom Curtain
And Drapery Shipped By Product And Fabric, 1987-2003
(dollars): Woven Curtains And Draperies And Knit Curtains And
Draperies; Cotton, Manmade Fibers, And Other Materials................. 44
Table 3-8
U.S. Knit And Not Knit Curtain And Drapery Imports And
Average Value Per Unit Imported, 1992-2003 (number and
dollars)................................................................................................ 45
Table 3-9
U.S. Curtain And Drapery Imports By Fabric And Average Value
Per Unit Imported, 1992-2003 (number and dollars): Cotton,
Synthetic Fibers, And Other Textile Materials .................................... 46
Table 3-10
U.S. Curtain And Drapery Imports For The Top Eleven
Countries Of Origin, 1997-2003 (number and dollars)........................ 47
Table 3-11
U.S. Producer Price Trends For Curtains And Draperies By
Type, 1987-2003 (index): Woven By Fabric And Knit......................... 48
SECTION 4
U.S. MARKET TRENDS FOR WALLCOVERINGS ........................................ 49
Summary Of Major Findings ............................................................................... 49
U.S. Supply And Price Trends ............................................................................ 49
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U.S. Shipment And Import Trends...................................................................... 51
Leading Suppliers............................................................................................... 51
Table 4-1
Value Of U.S. Wallcoverings Supply, 1982-2008 (dollars): Total
Supply, Domestic Shipments, And Imports ........................................ 53
Table 4-2
Real U.S. Wallcoverings Supply And Producer Price Trends,
1987-2008 (dollars and index) ............................................................ 54
Table 4-3
Value Of U.S. Wallcoverings Shipments By Type, 1982-2003
(dollars): Paper Coated, Woven And Nonwoven Fabric-Backed,
And Other Wallcoverings.................................................................... 55
Table 4-4
Value Of U.S. Wallcoverings Imports By Material, 1992-2003
(dollars): Paper, Plastics, And Textiles ............................................... 56
Table 4-5
Quantity U.S. Wallcoverings Imports By Material And Average
Value Per Unit Imported, 1992-2003 (square yards or pounds):
Paper, Plastics, And Textiles .............................................................. 57
Table 4-6
Value Of U.S. Wallcoverings Imports For The Top Eleven
Countries Of Origin, 1997-2003 (dollars)............................................ 58
Table 4-7
U.S. Wallcoverings Imports By Material For The Major Countries
Of Origin, 1997-2003 (pounds or square yards and dollars):
Paper, Textile, And Plastics................................................................ 59
SECTION 5
U.S. END-USE MARKET ANALYSIS AND CONSUMER DEMOGRAPHICS ....... 61
Summary Of Major Findings ............................................................................... 61
Window Shade, Blind, And Drapery Hardware End-Use Markets ...................... 61
Curtain And Drapery End-Use Markets .............................................................. 62
Wallcoverings End-Use Markets And Contractor Trends ................................... 63
Household Window Covering Purchasing Demographics................................... 63
Table 5-1
Value Of U.S. Window Shade, Blinds, And Drapery Hardware
Purchases By End-Use Market, 1982-2003 (dollars): Consumer,
Commercial, Government, And Component Inputs ............................ 65
Table 5-2
Value Of U.S. Curtain And Drapery Purchases By End-Use
Market, 1982-2003 (dollars): Consumer, Commercial,
Government, Mobile Home And Recreation Vehicle Plants, And
Curtain And Drapery Plants................................................................ 66
Table 5-3
U.S. Household Spending On Window Coverings, 1987-2003
(dollars): Window Shades and Blindings And Curtains And
Draperies............................................................................................ 67
Table 5-4
U.S. Household Spending On Window Treatments By
Demographic Characteristic, 1997-2002 (dollars): Income, Age,
Size, And Region................................................................................ 68
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Table 5-5
U.S. Household Spending On Window Shades And Blinds By
Demographic Characteristic, 1997-2002 (dollars): Income, Age,
Size, And Region................................................................................ 69
Table 5-6
U.S. Household Spending On Curtains And Draperies By
Demographic Characteristic, 1997-2002 (dollars): Income, Age,
Size, And Region................................................................................ 70
Table 5-7
Percent Of Total Household Spending On Window Treatments
By Product By Demographic Characteristic, 1997-2002 (dollars):
Window Shades And Blinds And Curtains And Draperies;
Income, Age, Size, And Region.......................................................... 71
Table 5-8
Average Annual U.S. Household Spending On Window Shades
And Blinds And Curtains And Draperies By Demographic
Characteristic, 1997-2002 (dollars): Income, Age, Size, And
Region ................................................................................................ 72
Table 5-9
U.S. Consumer Price Index For Window Coverings, 1998-2003
(index) ................................................................................................ 73
Table 5-10
U.S. Revenues From Paper Hanging And Wallcovering
Contractor Work, 1982-2003 (dollars) ................................................ 74
Table 5-11
Number, Employment, And Operating Ratios For U.S.
Contractors Specializing In Paper Hanging And Wallcovering,
1997 And 2002 (number and dollars) ................................................. 75
SECTION 6
U.S. WINDOW TREATMENT AND WALLCOVERING RETAIL CHANNELS ....... 76
Summary Of Major Findings ............................................................................... 76
Discount And Conventional Department Stores ................................................. 76
Window Treatment Stores .................................................................................. 78
Full Line Home Furnishing Stores ...................................................................... 79
Paint And Wallpaper Stores................................................................................ 79
Home Centers And Other Growing Retail Channels........................................... 80
Table 6-1
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Value Of U.S. Window Treatment Retail Stores By Type Of
Outlet, 1997 And 2002 (dollars): Mass Merchants, Department
Stores, Window Treatment Stores, Warehouse Clubs, Nonstore
Retailers, Home Centers And Building Material Retailers,
Flooring Stores, Clothing Stores, Paint And Wallpaper Stores,
And Others ......................................................................................... 82
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Table 6-2
Number Of U.S. Retailers Carrying Window Treatments By
Type Of Outlet And Average Sales Per Outlet, 1997 And 2002
(number and dollars): Mass Merchants, Department Stores,
Window Treatment Stores, Warehouse Clubs, Nonstore
Retailers, Home Centers And Building Material Retailers,
Flooring Stores, Clothing Stores, Paint And Wallpaper Stores,
And Others ......................................................................................... 84
Table 6-3
Value Of Curtain And Drapery And Window Shade And Blind
Retail Sales By Select Retailer, 1997 (dollars): Mass Merchants,
Department Stores, Window Treatment Stores, Home Centers
And Other Building Material Dealers, Flooring Stores, Paint And
Wallpaper Stores, And Others............................................................ 86
Table 6-4
Value Of U.S. Wall Coverings Retail Sales By Type Of Outlet,
1997 And 2002 (dollars): Paint And Wallpaper Stores, Flooring
Retailers, Home Centers, Hardware Stores, Window Treatment
Stores, Nonstore Retailers, And Others ............................................. 87
Table 6-5
Number Of U.S. Retailers Carrying Wallcoverings By Type Of
Outlet And Average Sales Per Outlet, 1997 And 2002 (number
and dollars): Paint And Wallpaper Stores, Flooring Retailers,
Home Centers, Hardware Stores, Window Treatment Stores,
Nonstore Retailers, And Others Retailers........................................... 88
Table 6-6
U.S. Home Furnishing Retailer Sales By Type Of Outlet, 19972003 (dollars): Total, Furniture, Flooring, Window Treatment,
And Other Household Furnishings Stores .......................................... 89
Table 6-7
Sales Of U.S. Window Treatment Stores By Region And State,
1992-2002 (dollars) ............................................................................ 90
Table 6-8
Number Of U.S. Window Treatment Stores By Region And
State, 1992-2002 (dollars) .................................................................. 92
Table 6-9
Monthly Window Treatment Store Sales, 2001-2003 (dollars) ........... 94
Table 6-10
Lowe's Companies Sales Of Wall/Window Fashions, 1998-2002
(dollars) .............................................................................................. 95
SECTION 7
FACTORS AFFECTING U.S. WINDOW TREATMENT AND
WALLCOVERINGS DEMAND .................................................................... 96
Summary Of Major Findings ............................................................................... 96
Residential Replacement And Remodeling Markets........................................... 96
New Residential Construction Market................................................................. 97
Recreation Vehicle Market.................................................................................. 98
Nonresidential Markets....................................................................................... 98
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Table 7-1
U.S. Spending On Building Construction, 1977-2003 (dollars):
Total Buildings, Residential Buildings, And Nonresidential
Buildings............................................................................................. 99
Table 7-2
U.S. Spending On Construction Put In Place By Market And
Building Type, 1999-2003 (dollars)................................................... 100
Table 7-3
Total U.S. Housing Demand By Sector By Region, 1998-2003
(number): Northeast, Midwest, South, West, And Total ................... 102
Table 7-4
New U.S. Privately Owned Housing Units Started And By Type
Of Structure, 1980-2003 (number): Total Starts; In Structures
With 1 Unit, 2 To 4 Units, And 5 Units Or More ................................ 104
Table 7-5
Monthly New Private U.S. Housing Units Authorized By 19,000
Building Permit Places By Region, 2002 And 2003 (number) .......... 105
Table 7-6
New Privately Owned Housing Units Authorized By 19,000
Building Permit Places By Region And State, 1997-2003
(number)........................................................................................... 106
Table 7-7
Characteristics Of New U.S. Housing Units Affecting Window
Covering Product Demand, 1990-2002 (units): Region, Number
Of Bathrooms, Number Of Bedrooms, Garages, Number Of
Stories For Single-Family, Multi-Family Structures, And Mobile
Homes .............................................................................................. 108
Table 7-8
New U.S. Single-Family Houses Sold By Sales Price, 19852003 (number and dollars): Under $100,000, $100,000 To
$149,999, $150,000 To $199,999, $200,000 To $299,999, And
$300,000 And Over .......................................................................... 111
Table 7-9
U.S. Residential Property Owner Expenditures For
Improvements, Additions, Alterations, And Repairs And
Spending By Single-Family Homeowners, 1985-2003 (dollars)........ 112
Table 7-10
Quantity U.S. Prime Window Unit Shipments By Market, 19872002 (number): New And Replacement Residential, And
Nonresidential................................................................................... 113
Table 7-11
U.S. Home Mortgage Interest Rates And Personal Income,
1980-2003 (percent and dollars) ...................................................... 114
Table 7-12
Distribution Of U.S. Households By Demographic Characteristic,
1985-2002 (percent): Household Income, Age Of Household
Head, Household Size, Region, And Total Households ................... 115
Table 7-13
Number Of U.S. Hotels And Motels, Number Of Guest Rooms,
And Lodging Industry Construction Spending, 1982-2002
(number and dollars) ........................................................................ 116
Table 7-14
U.S. Recreation Vehicle Shipments, 1987-2004 (number):
Recreation Vehicles And Conversion Vehicles................................. 117
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SECTION 8
U.S. WINDOW TREATMENT AND WALLCOVERINGS EXPORTS ................. 118
Summary Of Major Findings ............................................................................. 118
Window Shade, Blind, And Drapery Hardware Exports .................................... 118
Curtain And Drapery Exports............................................................................ 118
Wallcovering Exports........................................................................................ 119
Table 8-1
Value Of U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings Exports
And Share Of U.S. Shipments,1982-2008 (dollars): Window
Shades And Blinds, Curtains And Draperies, And Wallcoverings..... 120
Table 8-2
Value Of U.S. Window Shade, Blind, And Drapery Hardware
Exports By Product, 1992-2003 (dollars): Plastic Shades And
Blinds, Wood Blinds And Shades, Aluminum Venetian Blinds,
And Shade And Drapery Hardware .................................................. 121
Table 8-3
Quantity U.S. Plastic Shade And Blind And Drapery Hardware
Exports And Average Value Per Unit Exported, 1992-2003
(quantity and dollars) ........................................................................ 122
Table 8-4
U.S. Knit And Not Knit Curtain And Drapery Exports And
Average Value Per Unit Exported, 1992-2003 (number and
dollars).............................................................................................. 123
Table 8-5
U.S. Quantity Curtain And Drapery Exports By Fabric, 19922003 (number and dollars): Cotton, Synthetic Fibers, And Other
Textile Materials ............................................................................... 124
Table 8-6
Value Of U.S. Wallcoverings Exports By Material, 1992-2003
(dollars): Paper, Plastics, And Textiles ............................................. 125
Table 8-7
Quantity U.S. Wallcoverings Exports By Material And Average
Value Per Unit Exported, 1992-2003 (square yards and
pounds): Paper, Plastics, And Textiles ............................................. 126
Table 8-8
Value Of U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings Exports By
Product By Major Country Of Destination, 1997-2003 (dollars):
Curtains And Draperies, Plastic Shades And Blinds, Wood
Blinds And Shades, Aluminum Venetian Blinds, Drapery
Hardware, And Wallcoverings .......................................................... 127
SECTION 9
COMPETITIVE ENVIRONMENT AND PROFITABILITY OF U.S.
MANUFACTURERS ............................................................................... 129
Summary Of Major Findings ............................................................................. 129
Number And Size Of U.S. Companies And Plants ........................................... 129
Plant Cost Structure And Profitability................................................................ 130
Industry Concentration ..................................................................................... 131
Competitive Strengths Of Leading Manufacturers ............................................ 132
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Table 9-1
Number Of U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings
Companies, Plants, And Facility Revenues, 1982-2003 (number
and dollars): Window Shades, Blinds, And Drapery Hardware;
Curtains And Draperies; And Wallcoverings..................................... 135
Table 9-2
U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings Plant Operating
Ratios And Gross Profit Margin, 1982-2003 (percent): Window
Shades, Blinds, And Drapery Hardware; Curtains And
Draperies, And Wallcoverings .......................................................... 136
Table 9-3
U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings Plant Labor
Situation, 1992-2003 (number, dollars, and percent): Window
Shades, Blinds, And Drapery Hardware; Curtains And
Draperies; And Wallcoverings; Number Of Employees,
Shipments Per Employee, Average Hourly Wages; And Average
Weekly Hours ................................................................................... 137
Table 9-4
U.S. Producer Price Trends For Major Material Inputs, 19972003 (index): Aluminum And Steel Mill Shapes, Plastic Resins,
Coated Fabrics, Finished Broadwoven Fabrics, Cordage And
Twine, And Coated Paper ................................................................ 138
Table 9-5
U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings Plant Capital
Expenditures, 1982-2003 (dollars): Window Shades, Blinds, And
Drapery Hardware; Curtains And Draperies, And Wallcoverings...... 139
Table 9-6
U.S. Plant Operating Ratios By Facility Window Shade, Blind,
And Drapery Hardware Line Specialization, 1982-2003 (number,
dollars, and percent): Number Of Plants, Plant Revenues,
Payroll And Material Costs, Hourly Wages, And Capital
Expenditure Rate; Window Shades And Accessories; Venetian
Blinds; And Other Shades, Blinds, And Drapery Hardware .............. 140
Table 9-7
Number Of Window Treatment Plants By State, 2001 (number):
Window Shades, Blinds, And Drapery Hardware; And Curtains
And Draperies; Total Plants And Those With 20 Or More
Employees........................................................................................ 142
Table 9-8
Distribution Of U.S. Window Treatment Plants, Shipments, And
Operating Ratios By Facility Employee Size, 1997 And 2001
(percent): Window Shades, Blinds, And Drapery Hardware; And
Curtains And Draperies .................................................................... 144
Table 9-9
Number Of U.S. Manufacturers By Window Treatment And
Wallcoverings Product Line And Average Shipments Per
Manufacturer, 1992 And 1997 (number and dollars) ........................ 145
Table 9-10
Share Of The U.S. Window Treatment And Wallcoverings
Market Supply By The Top Manufacturers And Marketers, 2002
(percent) ........................................................................................... 147
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Table 9-11
Sales And Profit Trends For Five Window Treatment And
Wallcoverings Manufacturers, 1998-2003 (dollars and percent) ...... 148
Table 9-12
Sales Estimates For Thirty-One Leading U.S. Window
Treatment And Wallcovering Manufacturers And Marketers,
2002 (dollars) ................................................................................... 150
SECTION 10
CANADIAN WINDOW TREATMENT AND WALLCOVERINGS INDUSTRY
TRENDS ............................................................................................. 154
Summary Of Major Findings ............................................................................. 154
Window Shade And Blind Market ..................................................................... 154
Curtain And Drapery Market ............................................................................. 155
Wallcoverings Market ....................................................................................... 156
Table 10-1
Canadian Market For Plastic Shades And Blinds, Curtains And
Draperies, And Wallcoverings, 1992-2002 (Canadian dollars):
Shipments, Exports, Imports, And Market Sales .............................. 158
Table 10-2
Canadian Window Treatment Plants And Operating Ratios,
1998 And 2001 (number, percent, and Canadian dollars):
Curtain And Linen Mills And Blind And Shade Manufacturing .......... 159
Table 10-3
Canadian Imports Of Window Treatments And Wallcoverings By
Major Country Of Origin, 1992-2002 (Canadian dollars): Plastic
Blinds, Curtains, And Draperies By Material; And Paper And
Textile Wallcoverings........................................................................ 160
Table 10-4
Canadian Exports Of Window Treatments And Wallcoverings By
Major Country Of Destination, 1992-2002 (Canadian dollars):
Plastic Blinds, Curtains, And Draperies By Material; And Paper
And Textile Wallcoverings ................................................................ 162
Table 10-5
Value Of Canadian Building Permits And Canadian Housing
Starts, 1993-2002 (number and Canadian dollars)........................... 164
SECTION 11
COMPANY PROFILES ........................................................................... 165
Beacon Looms, Inc. ............................................................................................... 166
Window Covering Products And Sales ............................................................. 166
Manufacturing And Marketing........................................................................... 167
Blonder Co. ........................................................................................................... 168
Wallcoverings Products And Sales................................................................... 168
Brewster Wallpaper Corp....................................................................................... 169
Wallcoverings Products And Sales................................................................... 169
Broome & Wellington ............................................................................................. 170
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Guilford Home Fashion Acquisition .................................................................. 170
Carole Fabrics, Inc................................................................................................. 171
Window Covering Products And Sales ............................................................. 171
CHF Industries, Inc. ............................................................................................... 172
Window Covering Products And Sales ............................................................. 172
Comfortex Corp...................................................................................................... 173
Window Covering Products And Sales ............................................................. 173
Comfortex Blindcrafters Retail Program ........................................................... 174
Cone Mills Corp. .................................................................................................... 176
Decorative Fabric And Sales ............................................................................ 176
Croscill, Inc. ........................................................................................................... 178
Window Covering Products And Sales ............................................................. 178
Decorator Industries, Inc........................................................................................ 179
Window Covering Products And Markets ......................................................... 179
Sales And Profit Trends.................................................................................... 179
Fabtex, Inc. ........................................................................................................... 180
Window Covering Products And Sales ............................................................. 180
Falcon Products, Inc. ............................................................................................. 181
Wallcoverings Products .................................................................................... 181
Hunter Douglas N.V. .............................................................................................. 182
Window Covering Products And Distribution .................................................... 182
Sales And Profit Trends.................................................................................... 183
North America................................................................................................... 183
Europe .............................................................................................................. 184
Other Markets................................................................................................... 184
Imperial Home Decor Group .................................................................................. 185
Wallcoverings Products .................................................................................... 185
New Products ................................................................................................... 185
Sales And Market Share................................................................................... 186
S. Lichtenberg & Co., Inc. ...................................................................................... 187
Window Covering Products And Sales ............................................................. 187
Newell Rubbermaid, Inc......................................................................................... 188
Window Treatment Products And Brands......................................................... 188
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Sales And Market Share................................................................................... 189
Newtex Industries, Inc............................................................................................ 190
Wallcoverings Products .................................................................................... 190
Norwall Group, Inc. ................................................................................................ 191
Wallcoverings Products .................................................................................... 191
Manufacturing And Distribution......................................................................... 192
Sales And Profit Trends.................................................................................... 193
OMNOVA Solutions, Inc. ....................................................................................... 194
Wallcoverings Products .................................................................................... 194
Sales Trends And Market Share....................................................................... 194
Royal Group Technologies, Ltd.............................................................................. 196
Window Covering Products .............................................................................. 196
Sales And Profit Trends.................................................................................... 196
F. Schumacher & Co.............................................................................................. 198
Wallcoverings And Related Products ............................................................... 198
New Products ................................................................................................... 199
Sales And Market Share................................................................................... 199
Springs Industries, Inc. .......................................................................................... 200
Window Coverings Products............................................................................. 200
Sales And Market Share................................................................................... 200
Suncoast Window Treatments, Inc. ....................................................................... 201
Window Covering Products And Sales ............................................................. 201
3 Day Blinds, Inc. ................................................................................................... 202
Window Covering Products And Sales ............................................................. 202
The Warner Co. ..................................................................................................... 203
Wallcoverings Products .................................................................................... 203
York Wallcoverings ................................................................................................ 204
Wallcoverings Products And Sales................................................................... 204
Report Number: CR028
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