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Yearning for a trip to High Point Market | Jerry Epperson
High Point Market is more than just a business event for me. As I have said often, it is more like a reunion with hundreds of friends.
Listening to a 20-something on furniture, housing and more | Jerry Epperson
I am proud of my 20-year-old granddaughter ... and we had a long conversation this weekend about her plans for graduate school and life ... and her furniture feelings.
What’s missing in those private equity deals? | Jerry Epperson
I am sitting at home, and I get a text photo of a door with a sign that a highly recognized upholstery manufacturer in western North Carolina had closed all its operations without notice.
Introducing Hans Klaussner to Stuart Love | Jerry Epperson
The sad news about Klaussner’s closing has brought back many memories. Back in 1979 when I was working for ...
Looking for a pick-up in the second half | Jerry Epperson
Is there a perfect word to describe the most recent June quarter’s furniture and mattress sales? Disappointing? Poor?
A window into an economy that hurts | Jerry Epperson
Decades ago, I was convinced that being public was the right goal for most larger companies. Given the last decade’s unfriendly takeovers and vulture investors, I cannot imagine ...
Keeping an eye on wood furniture | Jerry Epperson
Upholstery has grown more in the past three decades than wood, it’s true.
Baby Boomers still bring something to the table | Jerry Epperson
Until about a decade ago, we “Boomers” were the largest population segment in the United States at 77 million, but we have been surpassed by the Millennials.