West Palm Beach’s CityPlace welcomes Wayfair’s Perigold
A look at the high-end retailer’s 30,000-square-foot showroom WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. — Perigold’s second foray into brick-and-mortar, full-line retail makes quite a statement. A …
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AF Newco fires back at Franchise Group in court
Comprehensive countersuit paints a very different picture, cites “extortion“ The new owners of Franchise Group filed suit in bankruptcy court on Sept. 24 against AF Newco, accusing …
SEC silent treatment: Prophecy Asset & Franchise Group
Key questions remain following SEC lawsuit filed against Kahn, Spotts, Prophecy Monday proved rather hectic. First off, I teach full-time. Between classes, I got word …
SEC sues former Franchise Group CEO Brian Kahn
Filing says 3 co-conspirators “caused Prophecy to spend investor funds on risky, highly illiquid investments, including investments into Kahn entities, for which Prophecy Asset Management …
FRG’s new owners sue AF Newco, buyers of American Freight
Included in the claims: Misleading the court about ties to former FRG CEO Brian Kahn The new owners of Franchise Group, led by Octagon Credit …
Legal roundup: B. Riley, Franchise Group, Badcock, Arhaus-RH
B. Riley finally files 10K, FRG Litigation Trust ramping up B. Riley Financial finally filed its 10K for fiscal 2024, doing so on late Friday afternoon. So, finally we …
Walker Edison bankruptcy sets aside war chest to battle former owners in court
At first blush, Walker Edison’s bankruptcy filed just over a week ago appears to be simply the latest of a disturbingly long line of fiscal …
False Claims Act presents new risks for importers
The contrasts between the previous administration and the current one could not be starker, and nowhere is this more evident than in law enforcement, particularly …
The future of AI-powered market research
Don’t ask me why, but I kept an article from The New York Times from February 2002 on a “groundbreaking” method of market research at the time called …
Arhaus sues competitor RH for trade secret misappropriation
BOSTON HEIGHTS, Ohio — Williams-Sonoma sued Arhaus for trade secret misappropriation in 2015. RH sued Crate & Barrel for trade secret misappropriation in 2017. Arhaus …
