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What Retailers Can Tell Shoppers About Mattress Recycling

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Retailers can help shoppers understand what may happen to an old mattress after delivery, including when recycling is available and how materials such as steel, foam, fiber, fabric and wood can be recovered for new uses.




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One Brand, Three Ways: How Therapedic International Markets Its Products Around...

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Why Shoppers Replace Their Mattresses—and How Retailers Can Respond

Mattress replacement often starts with subtle cues: soreness, poor sleep, sagging, sleeping hot, or realizing a bed no longer feels right. Retailers who understand those reasons can guide shoppers toward better comfort, support, and overall sleep.
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Memorial Day Mattress Shoppers Are Looking for More Than a Markdown

Memorial Day remains a major mattress-shopping moment, but retailers can do more than promote discounts. Clear education, timely outreach, and a strong in-store experience can help turn deal-driven traffic into confident purchases.
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Supporting Independence and Comfort for Aging Sleepers

Between ages 40 and 50, many adults experience more pressure sensitivity, often one of the earliest reasons they begin reconsidering their mattress. The hips,...
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Talking Sustainability on the Sales Floor: a Quick Reference for RSAs

Consumer research suggests shoppers want more informative in-store materials about sustainability, along with knowledgeable salespeople. Unfortunately, sustainability questions don’t look the same in every store—or with every...
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Helping Parents Choose a Mattress for a Growing Child

Buying a mattress for a child is usually a practical decision. Parents are often focused on fit, safety, durability, and whether the mattress will work for the child’s current stage and room setup.
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Selling Cooling Without Overpromising

Cooling is one of the most common shopper questions, but broad claims can blur together. Clearer explanations around materials, construction, and temperature comfort can make the conversation more credible and easier for shoppers to trust.
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For Value-Focused Shoppers, Small Sleep Add-Ons Can Drive Bigger Sales

Mattress pads and protectors can solve real sleep concerns while creating natural add-on opportunities.
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Forecasts

Housing Activity Offers a Useful Signal for Mattress Retailers

The housing market may be giving mattress retailers a modest reason to pay attention this spring.
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Forecasts

Shipping Disruptions Keep Delivery Costs in Play

Mattress retailers may not see the impact of global conflict on the sales floor right away, but it is showing up in freight and delivery economics.
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Features

Spending With Purpose: What Today’s Consumer Mindset Means on the Sales Floor

Consumers aren’t saying no—they’re just thinking harder before they buy. Better Sleep Council research reveals how more intentional spending is shaping the sales floor, and what RSAs can do to build confidence and close the sale.
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Helping Mattress Shoppers Move From Research to Confidence: Winter Market Insights

Retailers are encountering a familiar challenge on the sales floor: Today’s mattress shopper often arrives informed, but not necessarily confident. Consumers are researching online, comparing...
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Mark Quinn Joins Shifman Mattress Co.

Editorial Director Beth English talks with industry veteran Mark Quinn about his new role as senior vice president of sales and marketing at Shifman...
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One Brand, Three Ways: How Therapedic International Markets Its Products Around the World

Mattress and sleep products manufacturer Therapedic International has been in business since 1957, beginning as a factory producing mattresses and foundations. Now, the company...
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Half of Remote Workers Admit to “Bed Rotting”

Have you heard of “bed rotting?” Although it might sound a bit off-putting, the term just means long periods in bed while doing activities...
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Features

To-Do Power: Time Mastery Hacks for Boosting Productivity

Ah, April! It’s an energizing month, with the landscape greening and the days lengthening.  You or other members of your team may have recently returned...
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Las Vegas

A Jackpot of New Products in Las Vegas

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE Want more Vegas? Us, too! We always leave the January Las Vegas Market with so many product debuts and updates that we can’t...
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Online Exclusive: Q&A with Casper’s Chief Sales Officer Brad Bailey

New York City-based sleep products company Casper Sleep Inc. recently unveiled a new retail concept inside its recently refreshed store at South Coast Plaza...
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How to Sell to Women: 7 Steps to Success from Restonic and WomenCertified’s Black Friday Webinar

Did you know financial services company Bankrate has predicted women will own 75% of discretionary spending by 2028? If you aren’t tailoring your retail...
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Retail Rx | How Mattress Next Day Embraced Technology for Success

In this series, we sit down with founders of successful sleep products retailers who struggled in the nascent days of their business. Here, they...
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Las Vegas

Las Vegas Market Flashback

ONLINE EXCLUSIVE Unlike the July Las Vegas Market in 2022, this year’s market surprised us with new product introductions and updates — too many to...
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