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 …
Category: Brian Carroll
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 …
Chairman of Easyhome home furnishings chain in China jumps to his death
Wang Linpeng, also the CEO of the country’s largest home furnishings retailer, was reportedly the subject of an official investigation BEIJING — Multiple news organizations …
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 …
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 …
Remembering Sofa Super Store and the Charleston 9
CHARLESTON, S.C. — Just days before many of us fired up the grill for what I hope was a fun Fourth, two firefighters in Idaho …
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 …
Smarter than you think
Making the most of language generators such as ChatGPT Like other significant moments in technological development as that development relates to knowledge creation – think Wikipedia …
