Immersive ‘experiences’ blend physical, digital worlds
Consumers will find themselves at the center of these technologies aimed at maximizing their spending at retail In the past few days, I’ve toured a …
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.
Mixing metaphors: The attention economy and the experience economy
More reasons why the metaverse is worth our attention In the last column, we looked at the metaverse with respect mainly to what is called …
The inevitability of the metaverse
Competing in the ‘attention economy’ Earlier this month, HNN Executive Editor Clint Engel warned us against getting sucked into the vortex of hype surrounding what …
Making sense of CSC Generation’s buyout offer of Flexsteel
Just who is ‘No Comment’ king Justin Yoshimura? This past week, CSC Generation initiated an unsolicited takeover bid of Flexsteel with an offer of $20.80 …
Roles and titles as prophecy
You are who and what you are called My best friend growing up liked to call me Word Man. When I said something he believed …
Learning from Ikea’s long game and ‘glocal’ sourcing strategy for India
A snapshot of furniture retailing in one of the world’s largest markets Reading through the various reports on the opening of Ikea’s 460,000-square-foot store in …
Leading Irish furniture retailer embraces the metaverse
Irish-owned EZ Living Furniture leading the way in consumer-facing technology GALWAY, Ireland – To visit Ireland in 2022 is to see the world turned upside …
In photos: What’s selling in Ireland
Home News Now contributor Brian Carroll checked out the retail furniture scene Galway, Ireland during a month-long multimedia journalism trip with college students this summer. …
What’s selling in Ireland
A dispatch from the furniture stores on the Emerald Isle I last visited Ireland in October 2019, well before Covid. Returning with a student group …
Skilled labor the next front in the war for disposable income
Globalization fraying at the edges and everywhere in between In my town, probably like yours, “Help Wanted” signs are ubiquitous and, as I prepare to …
