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Luxury Home Furnishings Retailer Arhaus Got a Cool Reception on Wall Street

On the surface, premium home furnishings retailer Arhaus (NASDAQ: ARHS) had everything going for it as it made its debut on Wall Street early this month – strong profitable growth in the rapidly expanding furniture market. But investors weren’t necessarily buying it. It originally aimed for a $2.38 billion valuation with shares priced between $14 […]

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1stDibs Has First-Mover Advantage as RH Moves into Antiques

In Gary Friedman’s most recent RH earnings call, he put global antiques marketplace 1stDibs on notice. He’s coming after it, not as an acquisition target, but to eat its lunch. As part of his far-reaching vision for the RH ecosystem of “products, places, services and spaces,” the company will launch RH Antiques & Artifacts. “Walk […]

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Gary Friedman’s RH Earnings Calls Are a Lesson in How To Think Differently about Retail

Quarter-after-quarter RH keeps delivering incredible results. It could almost get boring, but it never is. Gary Friedman’s earnings call should be required listening for every leader or aspiring leader in retail today, not so much to learn about RH but to sit at the feet of an inspiring, retail visionary. More than a brand, more […]

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RH Expands Its Horizons to a Living Ecosystem

Remember when Restoration Hardware was the quirky DIY-fixer’s catalog for people restoring Victorian houses? It’s come a long way from its home-spun roots back in 1979 when Stephen Gordon founded it. Progressive CEO In his most recent shareholders letter, Gary Friedman, the company’s current chairman and CEO, updates RH’s progress since joining the company in 2011: “The first […]

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In a Post-Covid World, Every Retailer Must Find Its ‘Essential’

As in Dicken’s Tale of Two Cities, when we write the story of retail in 2020 it is going to be the best of times for one group of retailers – those deemed essential – and the worst of times for others – non-essential retailers. Two new studies, one from IBM projecting retail through year-end […]

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