Southern Motion debtors respond to creditors’ objections to DIP financing
Hearing scheduled for Wednesday PONTOTOC, Miss. — Southern Motion reworked its $6 million bankruptcy loan to reduce its cost, but the unsecured creditors committee has …
Author: Brian Carroll
Brian Carroll covered the international home furnishings industry for 15 years as a reporter, editor and photographer. He chairs the Department of Communication at Berry College in Northwest Georgia, where he has been a professor since 2003.
Is the ocean freight squeeze real?
Breaking down the rumors about canal bottlenecks and carrier capacity Heading into this month’s High Point Market, two of the more persistent rumors had the …
Jonathan Charles stake valued at $7.4 million; cash at closing under $1 million
Markor focused on clearing off debt, preparing for reorganization HIGH POINT — Just before the High Point Market, we reported that Jonathan Sowter had regained …
Fact-checking Ethan Allen’s recent letter to shareholders
Proxy war continues as election season kicks into high gear Editor’s note: This story first appeared in our High Point Market daily on Friday last …
Trouble at Kuka Home? Financials and key departures suggest tough sledding
6-month report shows a mixed bag of results and an acutely soft domestic market Kuka Home, aka Jason Furniture (Hangzhou), one of China’s larger upholstered …
Self storage: Purgatory for home furnishings
Learning from America’s $40B storage industry George Carlin, may he rest in satiric peace, had a classic routine on “stuff” that still resonates. In the …
Asymmetrical war in bedding: Brick and mortar vs. no-names
The hidden costs of buying ‘blind’ and the invisible costs of retail HIGH POINT — When a consumer buys from a mattress store, she is …
Wayfair 10-Q brushes off litigation
Customers, former employees keeping Wayfair busy in the courts BOSTON Wayfair filed its second-quarter financials in early August, and most of the numbers were either …
MotoMotion proposes new incentive plan to boost retention
Plan awards some 3 million shares, about 1% of the company, to members of its board of directors, middle managers and managers in the United …
A tale of 2 legacy brands, Ethan Allen and Natuzzi
Can Aldo Uva navigate Natuzzi back to the promised land? DANBURY, Conn. Last week should have been a big one for Ethan Allen and Natuzzi. …
