Why Kim Kardashian is good for the furniture industry
Now that’s a headline I never thought I would write. Famous for basically being famous, Kardashian is that quintessentially American phenomenon: A celebrity spawned by …
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.
Big Lots annual report shows 13.6% drop in overall sales, 16% decline in furniture
Soft retail sales, store closures and Universal shutdown contributed to loss, company says After posting unaudited financials in early March, Big Lots now has filed …
Are there more sensible ways to ‘do’ the High Point Market?
I’m sure I’m not alone in thinking about how much time, money, resources and new product is spent every six months at the High Point …
Conn’s quarterly results a mixed bag
6 weeks into Badcock acquisition, retailer already seeing benefits THE WOODLANDS, Texas — The much-anticipated fourth-quarter and fiscal-year earnings results for Conn’s were made public …
Despite a drop in revenues, investors still counting on RH
As NYU professor Jonathan Haidt puts it, “The human mind is a story processor, not a logic processor.” Though RH revenues dropped 4.4% to $738 million …
Showroom talking points: Counting our blessings and embracing imperfections
This week’s roundup of news and notes specific to our industry finds an interesting blend of luck, tragedy, hope and climate awareness. First, the luck. …
Jamie Lee Curtis and Niraj Shah: A study in contrasts
It’s my intuition that most of Home News Now’s readership are leaders of various sorts. Based on the comments I’ve received over the past few …
A charcuterie board of furniture biz news bytes: Conn’s, B. Riley and Scherer & Sons
When no column idea tickles the little gray cells, my pro move is to hit the research databases and shake a few trees to see …
Back to the future: malls, train heists … pirates?
If the past is a prison, I suggest that there’s been some sort of jailbreak. In last week’s news, I read of the heady returns …
Licensing, leveraging and layoffs: the advantages of being ‘asset light’
What do Conn’s, Badcock, Sports Illustrated and Shaquille O’Neal have in common? You’re going to need a beer for this answer, and maybe a finger or …
