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This month please check out the exciting new stories in our January issue.

Surviving the Year Ahead
All indications are the window coverings and interior fashions industries have a rough road ahead—but it’s not impassable. Top industry leaders agree that differentiation is the key to success in the year ahead. In some cases, that means technological innovations are giving some products an edge in the marketplace. In other cases it means offering exclusive products or services that customers will want but can’t find everywhere. There are rewards to be earned in 2003, they say, for companies that plan ahead, stay

Getting Excited About Fabrics
Ever wonder what one million yards of fabric looks like? Abe Reichbach would love to show you around Summerdale Mills Fabric & Home Decorating Center so you can see for yourself. Reichbach loves everything about textiles, and he brings it to work every day at Philadelphia’s largest fabric and custom treatments center. If he can’t get you excited about fabrics, home decorating and custom window fashions, he’ll at least get you laughing. If not, then you’re just beyond help!

An Artistic Adventure
Cheryl Strickland’s Custom Home Furnishings Trade School is going on location with a new, ongoing educational project it Atlanta’s Buckhead.

Pricing Guidelines
Revisiting your labor price list to fine-tune it for current business demands should be an annual practice, writes Kitty Stein. Many businesses do this in the first few months of the year. Adopting some rules and recognizing pricing issues can make determining prices more profitable.

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