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ISPA Sustainability Conference 2023: End-of-Day Recap with Waynette Goodson and Kathryn Greene

Join Waynette Goodson, Managing Editor of BedTimes and Sleep Savvy magazines, and Senior Editor Kathryn Greene as they wrap up the second annual ISPA...




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City of Hope Calls on Industry to #PinkOutHighPoint

International Home Furnishings Industry group and philanthropic partner begin new fundraising season with breast...

Piper Sandler Reports Strong Labor Day Weekend Sales

Now that Labor Day Weekend has concluded, Minneapolis-based bank and financial services company Piper...

Hot Trends and Cool Innovations: Highlights from the Summer Las Vegas...

Despite the sluggish environment, bedding manufacturers debuted innovative new lines at the summer show,...

BIA Expands Fieldcrest Line with JCPenney

Bedding Industries of America is building on the success of its Fieldcrest collection with JCPenney. The line is now available in over 250 stores...

Meet Kate Caddy

ISPA’s sustainability manager shares her take on the importance of sustainability within the bedding industry and what attendees can look forward to at ISPA’s...

Ante4autism Continues its Winning Streak

The 14th annual Ante4autism poker tournament held July 23 at the South Point Hotel and Casino during the Summer Las Vegas Market raised $140,212....

Mattress Sales Down in Second Quarter

Total unit shipments of mattresses and foundations from U.S. producers and imports dropped 13.3% in the second quarter of 2022, compared with the second...

Spring Air Extends South Korean Licensing Agreement

Woburn, Massachusetts-based Spring Air International will continue its licensing agreement with South Korean bedding manufacturer BMB Co., Ltd, until 2030, granting the licensee the...

Mattress Sales ‘Disappointing’ in June

Firm cites ‘continued softness,’ said July 4th weekend fizzled on retail floors Mattress units and dollars saw double-digit declines in June as the industry experienced...

Standard Fiber Launches SmarTrak Global Order Tracking System

Burlingame, California-based Standard Fiber has developed a new SmarTrak global order tracking system to allow customers to view real-time visibility of their inbound shipments. Standard...

May Mattress Sales ‘Disappointing’

Piper Sandler retail survey reports dollars down 14%, units down 26% The summer selling season, a key period for mattress sales, got off to a...

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...

ISPA Forecast Sees Wholesale Dollar Growth in 2022, 2023

The total United States mattress market will enjoy dollar growth this year and next year, but will see a drop in units this year...

ISPA Releases Results of June Mattress Optimism Index

The results of the June International Sleep Products Association Bedding Industry Optimism Index showed a negative outlook. The survey asked mattress producers if their businesses...

Retail Mattress Sales Fall Again in April

Piper Sandler bedding retailer survey finds 22% drop in units but 16% gain in average unit price Retail mattress sales dropped by double digits in...

Spring Air Holds First Manufacturing Summit for Domestic Licensees

Spring Air International recently gathered the senior leadership of its domestic licensees for its first manufacturing summit, allowing them to share best practices in...

RMC Retail and Furniture First Partner to Offer Financing Options

RMC Retail, a division of Regional Management Corp., and Furniture First, a purchasing cooperative made up of locally owned furniture dealers across the United...

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...

Supply Chain Issues Take Toll on Industry

Big-ticket categories like furniture and appliances also feeling pinch as Covid-19 continues to impact shipments, but shoppers don’t blame retailers About one in 10 shoppers...

International Chiropractors Association Endorses Mlily Mattresses

Mlily received the International Chiropractors Association’s endorsement, and the ICA seal will soon appear on Mlily-branded products. The group also will collaborate with the...

Sleep Savvy Welcomes 2 to Editorial Team

The International Sleep Products Association has strengthened its editorial team for BedTimes and Sleep Savvy, adding Waynette Goodson as managing editor and Kathy Rush...

Retail Display Ideas Dazzle

Winter Las Vegas Market offered a host of ideas retailers can borrow to add energy and excitement to store floors There was a lot to...

Mattress Sales Down 6% in January, Survey Says

The new year got off to slow start for bedding retailers, with total delivered mattress sales declining in January by a mean of 6%,...

Mattress Dollars and AUP Up, Units Down to Close Out 2021, Survey Finds

Retailers say hybrids enjoyed strongest sales growth for the year, rising 33% U.S. mattress retailers saw single-digit dollar growth in December, while unit sales remained...