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Sleeping with a Partner

The latest Better Sleep Council research delves into bed partners and sleep. Every day, Retail Sales associates encounter people looking for a new mattress and...




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Talking Design Trends With Thom Filicia

The celebrity designer shares his thoughts on why it’s important for designers and retailers...

A Concrete Advertising Tool for Your Toolbox

Your brick-and-mortar store is one of the most powerful instruments you have to reach...

Sleeping with a Partner

The latest Better Sleep Council research delves into bed partners and sleep. Every day, Retail...

Wright Creative Branding & Labels Launches Enhanced Website

Wright Creative Branding & Labels (formerly Wright Global Graphics) has refreshed its website with a new URL at www.wrightlabels.com to enhance the user experience...

Survey: October Mattress Sales Fall 14%

Piper Sandler cites Black Friday as ‘positive selling event’. Retail mattress sales were weaker than expected in October and the fourth-quarter outlook has worsened, a...

“Inside the Mind of Today’s Mattress Shopper” – Craig McAndrews Profiles Today’s Mattress Consumer

Today’s consumers are already about three-fourths through the buying process before they even begin to interact with a seller — meaning consumers are more...

Survey: Many Consumers Would Pay More for Sustainable Mattress

BSC’s latest consumer survey explores key sustainability issues, finds strong interest among younger consumers. Two-thirds of consumers say they would pay more for a mattress...

NRF Forecasts Healthy Holiday Sales

Spending is expected to be up between 6% and 8% in November and December. Despite consumers’ worries about inflation, holiday sales are forecast to be...

Answers to Frequently Asked Questions

If you have a question about the new Oregon mattress recycling program, take a look. The MRC explains everything you need to know. In March,...

Retail Survey Notes Improving Outlook

Retail mattress sales were down 5% in dollars and 11% in units in September, but the fourth quarter bedding outlook is improving. Piper Sandler’s September...

The Next Generation

What do Generation Z and sustainability have in common? Quite a lot. When I first started working with the International Sleep Products Association in 2014,...

“Inside the Mind of Today’s Mattress Shopper” | MLILY and the International Chiropractors Association

Sleep Savvy Magazine Managing Editor, Waynette Goodson talks with Glenn Kobylarczyk, Executive Vice President of MLily, and Dr. Joe Betz of the International Chiropractors...

The Gen Z Guide

They may only be teens or in their mid-20s, but Generation Z is shaping the shopping trends of the future. With the eldest just now...

Room for Everyone

Creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive workplace is a worthy goal. Here’s how to get started. You might have a laudable goal of creating a...

Kids These Days

Teens can open our eyes to the value of diversity, equity and inclusion I have two teenagers (well, one teen and one young adult) in...

Staying on Top

Bedding retailers can boost sales of protectors, toppers and linens by committing to the category and making it easy for consumers to buy from...

“Inside the Mind of Today’s Mattress Shopper”– Better Sleep Council Plans to Up Game on Social Media

Mary Helen Rogers talks about the BSC’s commitment to sharing consumer insights, and its strategy of keeping better sleep messages a priority for consumers https://youtu.be/peVtrXuwft4 Transcript Dave...

Smart Screening

Social media platforms serve all sorts of purposes, but in recent years a new function has become available for employers — social media background...

New BSC Survey: Shoppers Want to Upgrade to Better Sleep Accessories

And they are most likely to visit big discount retailers or e-commerce sites to make their purchases Sheets and pillows were the most commonly purchased...

Bedding Retailers May Need to Work Harder to Lure Customers

Industry analysist Jerry Epperson forecasts a challenging economy ahead but offers practical ways retailers can attract shoppers’ interest The International Sleep Products Association recently had...

Retail Survey: Sales of Mattress Units Down 20% in March

Dollar volumes also show a decline as retailers report a drop in shopper traffic Mattress retailers saw their dollar volume decline by single digits in...

“Inside the Mind of Today’s Mattress Shopper”

Better Sleep Council member Brent Limer looks at how the bedding industry will fare in a post-Covid world and sees an opportunity to regain...

The 5 Zeros Reshaping Retail

Making changes to your operations can add up to success, new McKinsey report says Consumers are more demanding than ever “and tolerate fewer shortfalls,” according...

Are You Frustrated?

Short days, Covid-19 variants, supply chain issues and more test our patience The last weeks of winter feel eternal. I'm lucky enough to live in...