Home Textiles Help Soften 2Q Blow for Stein Mart

摘要

Stein Mart Inc. experienced a difficult second quarter, but the period was a good one for home textiles, which was singled out among the top categories. Improved performances in home are part of the 260-unit off-price mid-tier department store chain's overall effort to sharpen merchandise mixes and align inventory more closely with sales trends across the store. More tweaking in home has begun with the recent addition of major brands, like Vera and Eileen West as well as some further "reinvigo-rating" in linens, gifts and other home-related areas, noted president and ceo David Stovall Ir.