As home textiles suppliers prepare for the Winter 2026 markets for home furnishings, a clear theme is emerging across categories and price tiers: consumers and retailers alike are becoming far more ...

New York – Despite tariffs – or perhaps because of them – the biggest response to news about home textiles suppliers involved key strategic moves. Here are the stories that got the biggest traction.

After several years of economic and operational whiplash, the U.S. area rug industry managed to eke out a modest gain in 2025 — growing 0.4% in 2025, according to Home Textiles Today’s latest research ...

New York – Iconix Brand Group is making changes to key brands to give its lagging home business a boost. Royal Velvet is transitioning from an exclusive direct-to-retailer brand (DTR) to a wholesale ...

Note: This report originally appeared in HTT’s Business Annual edition in December. When it comes to ready-made curtains for volume retail, China owns the lion’s share of the market. So, when ...

Note: This story was originally published in HTT’s Summer Special edition in July. It covers sheets, top of bed and utility bedding. Bedding manufacturers say the business overall has been slack in ...

Note: This story was originally published in HTT’s Summer Special edition in July. It covers bath towels, bath rugs and bath accessories. After two years of disruption and volatility, the U.S. bath ...

More than 50 representatives from Brazil’s cotton sector and agricultural supply chains gathered for a forum in early December to approve a permanent governance structure the country’s Better Cotton ...

Faced with uncertainly about where President Trump’s tariffs levels will ultimately land, bedding producers mined pockets of opportunity where they could find them.

Stephen Budd (center) with Chairman Shadow Wang (right) and SVP Mina Liu (left) at Sunwin’s Shanghai headquarters. New York – With a new leadership in place for North American business, Sunwin Global ...

Beverly, Mass. – The United States Patent and Trademark Office has issued a patent to Sciessent, which develops customized antimicrobial, odor control, and water-repellent technologies. “This patent ...