High Point Market takes new name
The International Home Furnishings Market dropped its more formal name in favor of the one most attendees know it by, the High Point Market.   more >>

Eastern Accents, fabric companies sue Ashley Furniture
Earlier this month Eastern Accents, American Silk Mills, Duralee Fabrics, Joan Fabrics, P. Kaufmann Fabrics, Quaker Fabric and Sunbury Textile Mills filed suit in the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina here against Ashley Furniture Inds. and Southwestern Furniture of Wisconsin claiming the defendants have committed “unlawful and intentional copying and sales of copyrighted fabric designs, as well as deceptive trade practices constituting unfair competition.   more >>

OneCoast launches online buying source for independent retailers
OneCoast recently announced the launch of a new online shopping destination that enables independent retailers and designers to purchase gift and home decor products at discounted prices previously enjoyed by national discount chains. The storefront, Special Buys, is located at www.onecoast.com, and is available to the wholesale trade only, requiring independent retailers and designers to first register with the site in order to see prices and place orders.   more >>

Dallas Market Center unveils Fast Pass system
Dallas Market Center will introduce Market Fast Pass, an easier way for buyers to receive their badge beginning with the January 2007 show set for Jan. 17-23, 2007. Market Fast Pass will replace badges that have been mailed prior to gift and home markets.    more >>

Sea Gull debuts Energy Star catalog 
Sea Gull Lighting Products is offering a 90-page, full-color catalog highlighting the company’s complete line of energy-efficient lighting products.   more >>