Some joy in the Conn’s bankruptcy
Ad hoc group of Badcock dealers, B. Riley Financial, debtors settle surcharge dispute Just a week ago, an ad hoc group of 93 former Badcock …
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.
Former Badcock dealers battle B. Riley Financial over commissions
Judge in Conn’s bankruptcy authorizes funds to be paid to independent dealers I don’t know which bankruptcy is messier, Franchise Group’s or Conn’s-Badcock’s. In the …
Evidence mounting of a brick-and-mortar comeback
Exactly one year ago, I wrote of the seeming revivals of malls, train heists and piracy. We’ll call this column Throwback Tuesday, because since mid-February 2024, …
Judge removes Franchise Group legal team
An auction now is likely of FRG assets including Buddy’s Home Furnishings and American Freight DELAWARE, Ohio — After a fast, even frenetic start to …
Coroner’s report: Bargain Hunt latest to file bankruptcy
Almost directly adjacent to the Big Lots here in Rome, Georgia, is Bargain Hunt. Less than two blocks in the other direction is, or was …
Postcards from Las Vegas
Notes from the January furniture market LAS VEGAS — We can have fun in such different ways, and few places put this on such gaudy, …
Additional subpoenas served in FRG investigations
LA Times report notes that B. Riley Financial and Chairman Bryant Riley are fully cooperating with the SEC LOS ANGELES — Bankruptcy court documents show …
Thinking through the proposed tariffs
Vietnam, India, Mexico among the chief beneficiaries President Trump has proposed applying a 60% levy on all Chinese goods imported to the U.S., a tariff …
It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Tariffs: Another furniture industry carol
Two years ago, I used this space to bring you a home furnishings twist on “It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year.” This reprise came a …
Big Lots deal with Nexus Capital falls through
Retail chain could be liquidated as early as Feb. 1 if deal can’t be salvaged or no new buyer emerges WILMINGTON, Del. — Nexus Capital …
