Ethan Allen shareholder Bergeron pushes board slate to revive growth at Nov. 4 meeting

• Activist shareholder Doug Bergeron launched a video push backing five director nominees ahead of Ethan Allen’s Nov. 4, 2026 annual meeting.
• Bergeron group disclosed about 5.2% beneficial ownership, seeking board seats via a dissident slate on a universal proxy card.
• Campaign argues the retailer has suffered decades of contraction, citing weakened revenue, earnings, payroll, relevance versus peers.
• Nominees call for brand modernization, upgraded digital and omnichannel capabilities, improved merchandising, retail execution, operations to restore growth.
• Effort also targets governance, highlighting 38 years under the same CEO as a key driver of underperformance.

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