The throwback success of Salt Lake City’s Sterling Furniture
Retailer spanning 7 generations and 150 years has a no-nonsense approach to retail Many of the columns I do require sorting through hundreds of pages …
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.
Conn’s bankruptcy wind-down begins
Court approves 3rd amended plan Capping a busy month for bankruptcy proceedings, a Texas court confirmed Conn’s third amended plan to initiate the company’s final …
Former Buddy’s franchisees file to recover last settlement payment from escrow
Who is steering the ship at what was Franchise Group? A group of former Buddy’s Home Furnishings franchise operators has filed a motion in Delaware …
Books to take to the beach
The summer months bring with them the promise of uninterrupted reading, preferably at the beach, ideally under an umbrella in a lounge chair with a …
Ashley expansion continues with new west Florida distribution center, Las Vegas store
LAKELAND, Fla. — With 75 stores to serve in Florida, Ashley Furniture has acquired a 705,000-square-foot facility in Lakeland, Florida, between Tampa and Orlando, according …
Judge OKs reorganization plan for Franchise Group
WILMINGTON, Del. — U.S. Bankruptcy Court Judge Laurie S. Silverstein confirmed the Ninth Amended Plan of Reorganization for 53 out of the 54 debtors affiliated with Franchise …
How to escape Trump tariffs? How about AI and 3D printing?
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. — When I heard about a micro-factory in St. Petersburg, Florida, deploying AI-powered 3D printing to make furniture, I knew I needed …
Judge considering Franchise Group settlement for approval
One last obstacle: Former CEO Brian Kahn’s objection Tuesday’s much-awaited Franchise Group bankruptcy hearing centered on a last-minute objection from former FRG CEO Brian Kahn …
Franchise Group bankruptcy decision expected today
Today is the big day for the Franchise Group bankruptcy, with a hearing on the ninth and perhaps final amended restructuring plan scheduled to begin …
Wayfair playing the long game
BOSTON — Even though Wayfair once again spent more money than it brought in, as reported by Home News Now last week, CEO Niraj S. Shah did …
