RH CEO Begs ‘Come Talk to Us’ in Desperate Plea Over Tariffs

RH Chief Executive Officer Gary Friedman is known for speaking his mind. He did that again — and then some — during an earnings call as he raised alarm bells over how US tariffs are hurting the furniture industry.

“God forbid they throw another tariff on furniture,” Friedman said on Thursday night. “Someone has got to come talk to us. Talk to me. Call me. I run the biggest luxury home brand in the world.”

RH, which operates the chain formerly known as Restoration Hardware, has the scale and financial resources to shift production out of countries such as ...