Retailers versus manufacturers: Adjudicating who should get tariff refunds
Though this column is guaranteed to offend, the intent is to foster conversation While I teach a law course, I am not a lawyer. I …
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.
MotoMotion’s market mojo dissected
A deep dive on Palliser Furniture’s new ‘partner’ Nature abhors a vacuum, and humans don’t like it one little bit, either. So, in the absence …
Making sense of the Banner House, La-Z-Boy deal
HIGH POINT — When Banner House announced a week ago that it had agreed to acquire American Drew and Kincaid from La-Z-Boy, news coverage outside …
New Franchise Group agrees to end legal battles
Lawsuit against B. Riley also is dismissed WILMINGTON, Del. – The reorganized debtor Franchise Group and AF Newco agreed to drop their lawsuits, filing a …
Taking the evidence wall down: The tragedy of Franchise Group
1 last column explaining in narrative form the saga of FRG-B. Riley-Conn’s-Badcock-Buddy Mac-AF Newco/Phonix RBS A common visual trope in procedural crime dramas, a genre …
Buddy Mac bankruptcy sale still facing hurdles
Former Big Lots becoming an ICE detention center? DALLAS — Although the bankruptcy court here has approved the sale of what’s left of Buddy Mac …
Deep dive: Wayfair’s quiet confidence tells a compelling story
Platform is ‘in full control of its destiny,’ CFO says BOSTON — The one-two semantic punch from CEO Niraj Shah and CFO Kate Gulliver on …
Another twist in the Buddy Mac bankruptcy
Rent One on track to acquire 8 stores, active RTO customer agreements DALLAS — I’ve learned a lot covering the bankruptcies of Franchise Group, American …
Conn’s bankruptcy case still shows signs of life
Court also OKs settlement between Buddy Mac and Phonix RBS HOUSTON – The 2,170th filing in the Conn’s-Badcock bankruptcy has the Texas comptroller pushing back …
Court OKs stalking-horse bid for Buddy Mac, buyer for American Signature stores
Hearings make for busy day Wednesday in the 2 bankruptcy courts In contrast to the Franchise Group bankruptcy, U.S. trustees have proven to be champions …
