8-K

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

The Brand House Collective, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Kirkland’s, Inc.

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report.)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers

On August 1, 2025, The Brand House Collective, Inc. (the “Company”) entered into an Amendment No. 1 to the Employment Agreement with Amy E. Sullivan, the Company’s President and Chief Executive Officer (the “Amendment”), pursuant to which the Company will pay Ms. Sullivan an annual salary of $700,000 effective August 3, 2025. The preceding description of the Amendment is a summary of its material terms, does not purport to be complete, and is qualified in its entirety by reference to both the Amendment and the Employment Agreement, copies of which are being filed as Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and are incorporated herein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

* Incorporated by reference

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

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Exhibit 10.2

AMENDMENT No. 1 to EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT

THIS AMENDMENT No. 1 to EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT (the “Amendment”) is made and entered into this 1st day of August, 2025, by and between AMY E. SULLIVAN, a resident of Nashville, Tennessee (the “Executive”), and THE BRAND HOUSE COLLECTIVE, INC., a Tennessee corporation (the “Company”), and modifies and amends that certain Employment Agreement, dated as of January 19, 2024 (the “Employment Agreement”), by and between the Executive and Kirkland’s, Inc. (the previous name of the Company).

W **** I **** T **** N **** E **** S **** S **** E **** T **** H :

WHEREAS, the Company employs the Executive as its Chief Executive Officer pursuant to the terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement and may adjust the Executive’s compensation as contemplated by Section 4(a) thereof; and

WHEREAS, the Company desires to adjust the annual base salary of the Executive by means of, and pursuant to, the terms and conditions of this Amendment;

NOW, THEREFORE, for and in consideration of the mutual premises and covenants set forth herein, and other good and valuable consideration, the receipt and sufficiency of which are hereby acknowledged, the Company and the Executive agree to amend the Employment Agreement as follows:

1.**** Amendment to Section 4(a) of the Employment Agreement. Section 4(a) of the Employment Agreement is hereby amended by deleting the first sentence thereof and substituting, in lieu thereof, a new sentence to read as follows: “Effective as of August 3, 2025, as base compensation for the services rendered hereunder to the Company, Executive shall be paid an annual base salary of seven hundred thousand and No/100ths dollars ($700,000.00), payable in accordance with the Company’s standard payroll practices as in effect from time to time.”

2.**** Miscellaneous.

(a)     All other terms and conditions of the Employment Agreement shall remain and continue in full force and effect, and shall be deemed unchanged, except to the extent provided for in this Amendment.

(b)    All capitalized terms used in this Amendment shall have the meanings ascribed to them in the Employment Agreement, unless otherwise defined herein.

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(c)    This Amendment shall govern in the event of an inconsistency between this Amendment and the Employment Agreement.

(d)    The Employment Agreement, as amended hereby, shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive and their respective successors and assigns.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Company and the Executive, intending to be legally bound, have executed and delivered this Amendment by their respective duly authorized and acting representatives, as applicable, to be effective as of the day and year first set forth above.

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