Pillowtex Corporation

Infobox Defunct Company
company_name = Pillowtex Corporation
company_
slogan = All the comforts of home.
fate = bankrupt, sold
successor = Iconix Brand Group
foundation = 1954
defunct = 2003
location = Dallas, Texas, Kannapolis, North Carolina
industry = Textile
key_people = David H. Murdock
products = Bedding: pillows, towels, bed sheets, etc.
num_employees = 14,000
parent =
subsid = Cannon Mills Company, Fieldcrest Cannon, Beacon Blankets

Pillowtex was a United States textile manufacturing company from 1954 to 2003. Pillowtex made products by the brands Cannon, Royal Velvet, Fieldcrest, Charisma, and others. Its brands were purchased by Iconix Brand Group in 2007. [http://www.reuters.com/article/governmentFilingsNews/idUSN0130531720071001] It was publicly traded on NYSE as PTX. It ended its operations in 2003 when it filed for bankruptcy.

See also

* Cannon Mills Company, the Kannapolis, North Carolina facility

References

* http://www.answers.com/topic/pillowtex-corporation?cat=biz-fin
* http://web.archive.org/web/20030404021509/http://pillowtex.com/
* http://www.fool.com/dtrouble/1999/dtrouble990730.htm