Blog: Home furnishings, corporate speech and a new law in Florida
Furniture companies in the Sunshine State should proceed with caution At a time when many, if not most, big U.S. companies are promoting diversity, including …
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.
Bauhaus at 100
Celebrating another of furniture’s enduring style categories As I write, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is dominating the news, driving up oil prices and reminding us …
A Covid pulse check on Ikea’s 5-year plan
New stores imminent in San Francisco and South America; price hikes on the way In October 2018, roughly 18 months before Covid first asserted itself …
Blog: New metrics needed for market success
‘Traffic is down, but orders are up’ a mantra in need of retirement “We are drowning in information but starved for knowledge.” — John Naisbitt, …
Thinking inside and outside the box
“Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.” –Herman Melville Since filing the first part of this series on the container revolution, supply chain …
How the lowly shipping container changed the world
First of a one-part series on the power of the box “Beneath those stars is a universe of gliding monsters.” –Herman Melville I spent part …
The 12 Days of Christmas: A supply chain lament
What else can we do but laugh and cry and hope for better days? On the first day of Christmas, my true love tried to …
Blog: Volcanoes, Legos and the lessons of war
Reaching into Santa’s toy bag for a few end-of-year surprises In light of Omicron putting a party-pooping damper on global travel, I invite you to …
Blog: Re-sale furniture marketplaces, sustainability and the circular economy
Helping consumers make room for some new furniture Coming out of the Thanksgiving holidays after having gathered around the big, two-leaf dining table (Pennsylvania House, …
Blog: Hail Mary or shrewd business move?
Wayfair’s foray into brick-and-mortar stores Wayfair keeps popping into my news feed. Brick-and-mortar stores in the offing for the brand in 2021, streaming video technology …
