But the key is to stick to bath towels, linens and other home products, and leave the high-fashion clothing to others.

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Pier 1 introduced a mobile site in September 2012 and has plans to make some new items and categories such as bath towels and bedding available exclusively online.

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One thing Mr. Rosen has also learned from staying in hotels, he said, is that guests often leave thinking about the small details: the pillows, the down comforters, a nice sofa, bath towels of a certain quality.

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In our corner of the supermarket, enhanced versions of Marcal Small Steps bath tissue and paper towels are hitting shelves now.

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Especially the green marketer in me: I'm a chief marketing officer at Marcal, the segment leader in bath tissue, paper towels and other paper goods made from 100% recycled paper.

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Western commercial angels are soothing creatures: in a world of stress their wings are as soft as fresh towels or bubble bath, their expressions gentle, their activity nothing more strenuous than praying, singing, or lightly dancing.

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