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Boyd Revamps My Mattress Now Program

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NEWS RELEASE BRICK-AND-MORTAR STORES TO ENJOY   MAJOR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE OVER ONLINE DEALERS WITH BOYD’S REVAMPED MATTRESS SHIPPING SERVICE  ST. LOUIS—Boyd Specialty Sleep has redesigned its My Mattress Now™ program and will re-introduce the unique shipping service to current and prospective brick-and-mortar retail customers at the Las Vegas Market, announced company president Denny Boyd. First made available […]

Boyd Specialty Sleep Offering Multiple Product Introductions

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NEWS RELEASE BOYD PLANNING MULTIPLE LV INTRODUCTIONS UNDER POPULAR BROYHILL CONSUMER BRAND; NEW PLATFORMS, ADJUSTABLE BASES ALSO ON AGENDA ST. LOUIS—Making the Broyhill® brand the centerpiece of its introductions for Las Vegas, Boyd Specialty Sleep® plans to launch at market two new Broyhill mattress collections, new Broyhill bed-in-box concepts, plus three new Broyhill toppers.    […]

Danican Unveils Private-Label Program

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NEWS RELEASE DANICAN MAKES PRIVATE LABELING EASY FOR U.S. RETAILERS Retailers Do Not Need to Be a National Chain to Have Their Own Brand ATASCADERO, CA, Jan. 12, 2016—EverRest Inc., dba Danican, the US subsidiary of EverRest ApS, based in Aahrus, Denmark now offers their expertise in private label manufacturing for a collection of superior-quality […]

Blu Sleep Launches Pillow Selection Program, ‘Cool’ New Identity

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NEWS RELEASE BLU SLEEP PRODUCTS CREATES A NEW “CHOOSE YOUR PILLOW PROGRAM” AND INTRODUCES A NEW, “COOL” IDENTITY MARKETING CAMPAIGN POMPANO BEACH, FL – December 11 – 2015 – Blu Sleep Products is launching both a new Umbrella Marketing program around the theme of “Cool Engineering” and an easy and convenient consumer and retailer “How […]

Sleep Savvy magazine is born and more mattress industry history

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This year, the International Sleep Products Association, which publishes Sleep Savvy, is celebrating its centennial. In researching ISPA’s first 100 years for an anniversary series in our sister publication BedTimes, we’ve found plenty that is of interest to mattress retailers. Here we share some news and trends from the period 1991 to 2015. We might […]

News Release: BSC Welcomes New Leadership and Members

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 29, 2015 Contact: Jasmine Wood (703) 683-8371 BSC WELCOMES NEW LEADERSHIP AND MEMBERS: Mark Hobson, chair; Dan Schecter, vice chair; and new members Marcus Baffoe-Bonnie, Julia Rosien and Don Wright (Alexandria, VA) – The Better Sleep Council, the consumer education arm of the International Sleep Products Association, today announced several leadership […]

California approves MRC mattress recycling budget and fee

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 1, 2015 Media Contact: Amanda Wall Office: (571) 482-5431 Cell: (713) 829-7748 awall@mattressrecyclingcouncil.org CALRECYCLE APPROVES MATTRESS RECYCLING COUNCIL’S RECYCLING BUDGET & FEE MATTRESS RECYCLING FEE COLLECTION BEGINS DECEMBER 30, 2015 ALEXANDRIA, VA – Today, the California Department of Resources Recycling and Recovery (CalRecycle) approved the budget and recycling fee that the […]

The 60s and 70s, happening times in bedding

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As the International Sleep Products Association digs into its archive for a series of BedTimes magazine articles celebrating its 100th anniversary, the association has discovered a lot of interesting tidbits for mattress retailers, too. ISPA, which also publishes Sleep Savvy, is happy to share with you some of the news and trends from the period […]

Bigger (bedding) is better

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This year, the International Sleep Products Association, which publishes Sleep Savvy, is celebrating its centennial. In researching ISPA’s first 100 years for an anniversary series in our sister publication BedTimes, we’ve found plenty that is of interest to mattress retailers. Here we share some news and trends from the period 1941 to 1965. The era […]

Rooms To Go creates mattress-buying guide

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Furniture and mattress retailer Rooms To Go, based in Seffner, Florida, has created a mattress buying guide at www.roomstogo-mattress.com. The guide to choosing and buying a mattress provides information about mattress sizes, comfort levels, construction methods and more. It also includes information about sleep and a list of the retailer’s best-selling sleep sets. In addition, […]

Better Sleep Month is born

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This year, the International Sleep Products Association, which publishes Sleep Savvy, is celebrating its centennial. In researching ISPA’s first 100 years for an anniversary series in our sister publication BedTimes, we’ve found plenty that is of interest to mattress retailers. Here we share some news and trends from the period 1941 to 1965. Annual public-relations […]

Seven deadly sins of social media, part 2

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SOCIAL GRACES | Sponsored by Restonic Thou shalt not do that again! BY JULIA ROSIEN Got a social-media strategy or are you winging it and praying it all works out? We’re all guilty of cutting corners once in a while, but if you’re engaging in the deadly sins of social media, you’re on a crash course […]

Celebrating mattress industry history

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This year, the International Sleep Products Association, which publishes Sleep Savvy, is celebrating its 100th anniversary The research team poring over old documents for a series of articles in our sister publication BedTimes has come across a trove of trivia and trends about mattress retailing that we know you’ll enjoy, too. Like the stories we […]

Hollywood Bed hosts congresswoman

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U.S. Rep. Lucille Roybal-Allard paid a visit to the Commerce, California, headquarters of Hollywood Bed Frame Co., which in the previous 12 months has doubled the size of its workforce. The congresswoman toured the bed-frame, base and hardware supplier’s plant and learned more about the company’s recent growth from Hollywood Bed Chief Executive Officer Larry […]

Seven deadly sins of social media, Part 1

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SOCIAL GRACES | Sponsored by Restonic Thou shalt not do that again! BY JULIA ROSIEN I try to live a good life, free from temptation and sin. I try to do what’s right online, too, but that’s tricky some days. Why can’t there be a shortcut to some of this social collateral we’re working so hard […]

Mattress retailing, the early years

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A look back at bedding sales trivia and trends from 1915 to 1940 This year, the International Sleep Products Association, which publishes Sleep Savvy, is celebrating its 100th anniversary. The research team poring over old documents for a series of articles in our sister publication BedTimes has come across a trove of trivia and trends […]

March mattress-recycling updates

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Connecticut approves recycling plan Mattress Recycling Council program to begin May 1 The Connecticut Department of Energy and Environmental Protection has approved the Connecticut Mattress Stewardship Plan developed by the Mattress Recycling Council, a nonprofit organization created by the mattress industry to develop and manage mandated statewide mattress-recycling programs. The approval Dec. 31 makes Connecticut […]

Park Place names new president, VP

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Mattress producer Park Place Corp. has named Jason Kelley as president and promoted Jerry Burgess to vice president of sales. The Greenville, South Carolina-based company was founded in 1931 and is the King Koil licensee for the south and mid-Atlantic regions. Kelley, who joined Park Place in 2012, is responsible for providing “a strategic plan […]

Retailers, the ISPA Industry Conference is for YOU

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You’ve earned it. Get away from the cold and snow to the magnificent Vinoy Renaissance Resort and Golf Club in St. Petersburg to the ISPA Industry Conference AND … Sharpen your store’s competitive edge. Our keynoter, bestselling author, publisher and entrepreneur Rich Karlgaard will give you a roadmap to gaining a leg up on the competition. […]

PFA clarifies proposed EPA ruling on flexible polyurethane foam safety

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The Polyurethane Foam Association, based in Loudon, Tennessee, announced today it has prepared the position paper “What Regulators Need to Know” to clarify the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s recently proposed Significant New Use Rule pertaining to toluene diisocyanate use in consumer goods. TDI is a raw material used in the manufacture of flexible polyurethane foam. […]

Gov. Brown signs bill to tweak California mattress law

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California Gov. Jerry Brown recently signed a bill that adds specificity and assurances that preserve regulatory oversight to mattress-recycling legislation that was originally signed in 2013. The International Sleep Products Association supported the changes to the law, which were introduced through legislation in August and signed by Brown in September. The Mattress Recycling Council, a […]

Mattress store by day, dance studio by night

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Discount Mattress Outlet outside of Columbia, Missouri, has something of a secret identity. “It’s a mattress store by day, dance studio by night,” Linda Vorce told KBIA Mid-Missouri Public Radio. She co-owns the store with her husband Steve. During the day, mattresses occupy the central floor space. But every Tuesday and Thursday, mattresses are moved […]

Spring design trend

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From chandeliers to garden gates, in “Reduce, reuse, redecorate,” BedTimes reports on the myriad ways old bed springs and metal frames are being reused–and reimagined–into stylish products for the home: At a time when mattress-recycling legislation is making headlines and states begin addressing the problem of keeping old beds from clogging local landfills and entangling heavy […]