At Summer Las Vegas Market held at the World Market Center, the editors of BedTimes and Sleep Savvy magazines shot these short videos of some new bedding products and technologies that launched at this show. Check out these silents and talkies fresh from market. The videos are all under 30 seconds and they’re all straight […]
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Power Up Your Adjustable Base Sales
Adjustable bases are one of the most exciting products mattress retailers can sell—and not just because they are the only thing on the sales floor that does something besides lie there. (Just a little “motion” humor for you.) With features like head and foot tilt and massage, power bases help solve people’s real sleep […]
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Best Web Practices to Refresh Your Website and Increase Online Presence
Have you refreshed your website lately? Increase traffic to your site—and store—by following these best web practices for a robust online presence BY JULIE A. PALM What’s more important: How your store looks and functions, or how your website looks and functions? It’s a trick question. Both are mandatory for success. It’s easy to think […]
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Never a dull moment at Sweet Dreamzzz
BY JULIE A. PALM In Southern California, fun-loving Spencer Ace and Robin Stuart attribute success at Sweet Dreamzzz to personalized service, differentiation and promoting sales Photography by Brian Valente Years of selling mattresses and managing stores for other retailers taught Spencer Ace and Robin Stuart how they would run their own bedding shop. Their philosophy […]
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How to be a well-rested trendsetter
BY LISSA COFFEY Try these latest sleep aids and apps to catch up on your zzz’s at home, work or anywhere. Editor’s note: Savvy mattress retailers want to do everything they can to help their customers sleep better, including offering them sound advice and tips. Feel free to share this great guidance from Better Sleep […]
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News release: BSC sleep positions survey
News release from the Better Sleep Council, the consumer-education arm of the International Sleep Products Association Does Sleep Position Indicate Intelligence? Research from the Better Sleep Council uncovers how you sleep may reveal more than you think ALEXANDRIA, Virginia – August 11, 2017 – New research suggests the position you sleep in may tell you […]
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- 10 Ways to Make Time for Sleep & Why it Matters 07/18/2017A woman once asked me if I think the recommendations for appropriate sleep durations of 7–9 hours of sleep are totally unrealistic (with much emphasis on the word totally). I explained how very few people are truly “short sleepers” —about 3% of the population by some estimates. Many are short-sleeper wannabes, trying to function on […]Jasmine Wood
- 10 Plants to Have When Trying to Get Zzz’s 07/05/2017Most of us know that in order to perform at our best every day, we have to maintain a healthy lifestyle. All that that lifestyle entails will vary with each person, but what we do know to be true in all cases, is that a balanced diet and regular sleep routine is key! It doesn’t […]Jasmine Wood
- 6 Super Summer Sleep Tips 06/27/2017One of the best parts about summer for most of us is the anticipation of some time away from the normal routine. Whether that is a trip to Grandma’s a few blocks away, a week or two of summer camp, a day at the beach, a European getaway, or a staycation with the inflatable pool […]Jasmine Wood
