Sleep Savvy editor at large Dave Perry chats with Brooklyn Bedding CEO John Merwin about why the direct-to-consumer player is courting bedding retailers and how the company is going vertical to keep up with demand.
Quick: Look Under the Bed
Bed frames and platform bases aren’t as sexy as adjustables but still provide value for shoppers Stationary bed bases don’t have the power to raise heads and feet, massage lower backs or connect to smart devices in the home, but don’t call them basic. These traditional bed frames and platforms play a key role in […]
Weighted Blankets: Wrapped in Comfort
Weighted blankets can help ease your customers’ anxieties, stress, health issues and sleep disorders. Consider these benefits and merchandising tips to provide a long winter’s nap By improving sleep and reducing feelings of stress and anxiety, the wellness benefits of weighted blankets are “worth their weight in gold,” says Sarah Bergman, vice president of marketing […]
Youth Bedding: Child’s Play
Whether crib mattresses or beds marketed for young, first-time mattress buyers, adding an array of options for ages 0 to 30 can grow sales How can you grow your bedding sales faster than an adolescent shooting past the inch markings on a height chart? Carry a selection of mattresses aimed at young sleepers, from crib […]
How to Sell More Adjustables from the Showroom Floor
Selling adjustable bases is one of the best ways to boost the average ticket in your store — and to help your customers sleep well and feel great when they wake up each morning. Here are some tips for increasing sales in your brick-and-mortar locations. * Go big. If you can, put an adjustable base […]
The Power of Adjustables
Increase your average ticket and improve your customers’ sleep with an adjustable base. They are the coolest products around Is it time to adjust your adjustable base lineup? Savvy bedding retailers know that a solid, step-up assortment of adjustables can boost your average ticket, entice new shoppers to check out your store or e-commerce site […]
The Search for the Perfect Pillow
Regardless of your customers’ needs, suppliers offer pillows for every preference. The key is knowing what options are available and how to merchandise them. Other than shoes, there is perhaps no other product that consumers are as fussy about as pillows. Finding the right fit and feel is essential or the pillow will wind up […]
Top of Bed: It’s the Temperature, Silly
Thermoregulating innovations in bedding products — including mattress pads, protectors and toppers — can help keep your customers from sleeping too hot or cold. Here’s a rundown of the latest technologies Too hot. Too cold. Too hot again. No one can get a good night’s sleep when sweating or shivering, tossing bed linens off — […]
Fluffing Up Pillow Sales
By investing time and energy into merchandising and properly selling this critical part of a sleep products system, you can bolster your bottom line while winning consumer trust As Sleep Savvy visits mattress stores, something is clear. At far too many, the pillow-selling strategies are falling flat. No pillow fitting. No mention of the importance […]