Franchise Group’s litigation trust sues Kahn, Riley and others
What has become a familiar narrative is presented in case against those who took FRG private in 2023 WILMINGTON, Del. — The buffet of litigation that …
Category: Contributors
Ten out of 10:00 with Nancy Freda-Smith, risk management expert
HNN contributor Mark Schumacher talks with Freda-Smith about today’s evolving risk landscape and how businesses need to identify those changes and build this into their …
MotoMotion to leverage Palliser as a 4th brand
Company publicly discloses plans for its Canadian acquisition for the 1st time CHANGZHOU, CHINA — For the first time, Changzhou Jiangxin Duju Smart Home, aka MotoMotion, …
Bauhaus and Nazi Germany: Exploring modernism in Berlin
And a Berlin surprise: Oscar Wilde, furniture designer and interior decorator? BERLIN — Just as I did two years ago in Vienna, this summer while …
Today’s Home is building the retailer of tomorrow
As high-end off-price inventory becomes harder to source, the Pittsburgh retailer is replacing its 26-year-old Designer Furniture Outlet with a new concept PITTSBURGH, Penn. Founded …
Ten More with Iman Schrock, president of GigaCloud Technology
Here, the executive talks about the company’s purchase of New Classic Furniture earlier this year and how that has introduced its many retail customers to …
Is Ethan Allen dividend a sound business strategy or an attempt to win shareholder votes?
Activist shareholder Doug Bergeron calls dividend a distraction and a deflection DANBURY, Conn. — By now you have probably read or heard of Ethan Allen’s …
Ten out of 10:00 with Iman Schrock, president of GigaCloud Technology
Home News Now contributor Mark Schumacher speaks with the executive, who describes GigaCloud as a business-to-business marketplace for big and bulky products with an integrated …
Consumers are still spending — but not on furniture
Retail sales rose 5% year over year in July, but home furnishings sales fell 1.2% as consumers continued to spend in other categories WASHINGTON — …
American Freight sues Wayfair for hijacking bedding trademark
AF Newco claims that it flagged the practice to Wayfair in an August 2025 demand letter WILMINGTON, Del. — AF Newco, the company that emerged …
