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 …
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.
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. …
Who gets your bet: MotoMotion or Ethan Allen?
Analyzing the retail strategies of 2 companies in the news ROME, Ga. — The pace here at the Rome, Georgia, bureau of Home News Now …
Franchise Group’s litigation trust sues Kahn, Riley and others
What has become a familiar narrative is presented in case against those who took FRG private in 2023 WILMINGTON, Del. — The buffet of litigation that …
MotoMotion to leverage Palliser as a 4th brand
Company publicly discloses plans for its Canadian acquisition for the 1st time CHANGZHOU, CHINA — For the first time, Changzhou Jiangxin Duju Smart Home, aka MotoMotion, …
Bauhaus and Nazi Germany: Exploring modernism in Berlin
And a Berlin surprise: Oscar Wilde, furniture designer and interior decorator? BERLIN — Just as I did two years ago in Vienna, this summer while …
Is Ethan Allen dividend a sound business strategy or an attempt to win shareholder votes?
Activist shareholder Doug Bergeron calls dividend a distraction and a deflection DANBURY, Conn. — By now you have probably read or heard of Ethan Allen’s …
American Freight sues Wayfair for hijacking bedding trademark
AF Newco claims that it flagged the practice to Wayfair in an August 2025 demand letter WILMINGTON, Del. — AF Newco, the company that emerged …
