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WestPoint Stevens Inc.
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WestPoint Stevens posts loss, as forecast
Jul 26 2001 05:49 AM PDT

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 PROFILE
WestPoint Stevens puts everything from flowers to cartoons in bed with you. The firm is the #1 US maker of bed linens and bath towels and also makes comforters, blankets, pillows, table covers, and window trimmings. It makes the Martex, Utica, Stevens, Lady Pepperell, Grand Patrician, and Vellux brands, as well as the Martha Stewart bed and bath lines; other licensed brands include Ralph Lauren, Disney, and Joe Boxer. Department stores, mass retailers, and bed and bath stores are its main customers. (Federated, J.C. Penney, Kmart, Sears, and Target account for more than half of sales.) It also has nearly 60 outlet stores. CEO Holcombe Green controls about 37% of WestPoint Stevens.

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 FINANCIAL OVERVIEW
Fiscal Year-End: December
2000 Sales (mil.): 1,815.90
1-Yr. Sales Growth: (3.6)%
Employees: 16,700
Revenue per employee: $108,736.53

 KEY PEOPLE
• Holcombe T. Green
    CEO
• Lester Dupuy Sears
    CFO

 CONTACT INFO
507 W. 10th St.
West Point, GA 31833
US
Phone: 706-645-4000
Fax: 706-645-4121
Online: Web Site

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