The soul-less profiteering of container carriers
A news item published by Bloomberg tells us all we need to know about the supposed container shortage on the world’s oceans, a pirate problem …
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.
The future of the home: Smart, sensible, sustainable
VIENNA — “We’re sending you back to the future, Marty!” My name isn’t Marty, but now I can say that I’ve been to the future. …
‘OK, kids. Time to go to bed!’
Children’s furniture source Nugget Comfort unintentionally finds itself a star of the sex furniture trade You’re not going to believe me, but I had no …
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 …
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 …
